McWane history

1930: McWane Inc. is incorporated as a holding company for McWane Cast Iron Pipe and Kennedy Valve.

That company was founded in 1935 in Tyler, Texas, as the Tyler Iron and Foundry Company, and over its history expanded both its operations and product line.

Manchester, founded in 1945 by Ed Reifschneider, was the largest North American manufacturer of cylinders and tanks for holding compressed air, propane, and various chemicals.

In 1959, the company introduced the industry's first ten-foot soil pipe.

In 1964, the year in which Tyler purchased East Penn Foundry Company of Macungie, Pennsylvania, Tyler began producing No-Hub pipe and fittings.

To reflect its status as a national company, in 1967 James B. Clow & Sons changed its name to Clow Corporation.

In 1968, then called Tyler Pipe Industries, the company became a subsidiary of Tyler Corporation.

In 1971, William McWane’s son James (Jim) Ransom McWane, became president of McWane Cast Iron Pipe Company.

In 1975, he served as chairman and chief executive officer for McWane, Inc.

In 1977, it also began producing ductile iron pipe.

1984: McWane acquires the M and H Valve Co.

It was in the next year, 1985, that McWane acquired Clow Corporation, purchasing all of its stock and making it a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Its net sales for 1986 were $24.0 million, and its assets were valued at approximately $6.7 million.

In 1987, for example, it sold Waterworks Equipment Company, one of its divisions, to Davis Water & Waste Industries, Inc.

Kennedy Valve Company of Elmira, New York, was added in 1988.

Most recently, McWane acquired the ductile iron pipe production assets of Canron, which led to the formation of Canada Pipe Company in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1989.

Following its entry into Canada, McWane further expanded its manufacturing by establishing Clow Canada in 1990, consolidating manufacturing operations in St Johns, New Brunswick.

McWane International was created in 1992 to accommodate the growing demand for Kennedy Valve products.

In 1995, McWane acquired Tyler Pipe & Coupling in Texas.

In 1996, Tyler Pipe acquired ANACO, giving it a West Coast market share and new products for its soil-pipe division.

In turn, although the company was logging record sales, in 1999, AEA put Manchester up for sale.

In the next year, 2000, McWane acquired the Cedartown, Georgia, LPG cylinder manufacturing facility from Trinity Industries Inc. of Dallas.

Sales: $1 billion (2002 est.)

In 2006, McWane's Atlantic States plant in New Jersey became the first foundry in North America to apply technology to substantially limit mercury emissions.

Also in 2008, McWane Poles developed a new line of ductile iron utility poles for the electric utility industry.

Then, in 2012, McWane began their diversification strategy into technology by adding Synapse Wireless to its portfolio of companies.

In 2014, McWane acquired United Kingdom-based Zinwave, a global company that has pioneered a new approach for reliable multi-service in-building wireless coverage.

In 2015, the McWane ductile iron pipe companies (Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company, Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company and Clow Water Systems Company) unified under the brand McWane Ductile.

Waterman, a leader in the valve manufacturing industry, joined the McWane Valve & Hydrant Group in 2018.