McWane, Inc.

McWane, Inc. is a family-owned manufacturing company founded in 1921, operating from a single foundry in Birmingham, Alabama to more than 25 facilities across North America and around the world. The company employs about 6,000 team members and produces ductile iron pipe, valves, hydrants, fittings, and plumbing products used to deliver clean water to communities. Its ductile iron pipe is engineered for long service life and can serve communities for over a century when properly installed.

Work at McWane spans technical domains including ductile iron casting and foundry operations, waterworks infrastructure manufacturing, and pipe, valve and hydrant production. The portfolio also covers plumbing product manufacturing, fire suppression systems operated through Amerex, pressure vessels manufactured through Manchester Tank, and utility pole manufacturing. The company began adding technology companies to this diversified portfolio in 2012.

Products from McWane facilities deliver clean water to millions of people, and the business has built infrastructure for more than a century. Operations run across North America and globally, spanning industry verticals including waterworks, water infrastructure, fire suppression, pressure vessels, utility infrastructure, and plumbing.

The company's stated philosophy, known as "The McWane Way" and outlined by founder J.R. McWane in 1920, sets out principles of integrity, competence, respect, and fairness. Products are built with a long-term orientation, designed to last for generations.