The Wheatland Standard

Tag: Steel Pipe

Improvements Continue at Wheatland’s Council Avenue Plant

by Tim Feeney on March 10, 2016

We currently are at phase 5.5 of 6 phases of the project. We started up from our winter shutdown on January 4, 2016. During the shutdown we tied in additional capacity to our straightening, facing and testing operations. Since the start-up we have increased our finished tons per week by 17%. Additionally, our shipping capacity has improve...

CPVC Sprinkler Pipe: 31 Flavors of Risk

by Jelani Rucker on March 14, 2013

I’m sure there are some applications where installing CPVC sprinkler pipe makes sense. Like, for instance, when the installer contractors won’t be eating lunch that day. And when you’re certain no one will ever be painting, soldering or wiring anywhere near it. Or caulking. Or spraying for pests. Or using any number of oils, grea...