Plymouth Tube Company’s precision steel tubing mill has received the 2012 American Metal Market (AMM) award for “Best Welded Tube and Pipe Producer of the Year.” They were presented the award and trophy on 6 February 2012 during the 5th Annual Steel Tube and Pipe Conference hosted by AMM in Houston.
“It is an honor to receive this award,” stated Curt McDowell, Plymouth Tube’s Eupora, Mississippi General Manager. “We continually strive to exceed customer expectations in every facet of our operations. So, it is fantastic to be recognized as the industry’s leading welded tube producer in North America.”
The AMM Awards for Steel Tube and Pipe Excellence were created to acknowledge the most innovative companies across multiple categories. Top performers were selected from a pool of nominations. A panel of independent industry experts named 22 nominees as finalists in 10 different categories. The judges evaluated nominations using a point-based qualitative approach to determine the overall winners among mills, distributors and other service providers with operations in North America.
The Eupora Mill was chosen as the winner over two other finalists in the category of Welded Tube and Pipe Producer of the Year. The Eupora Team submitted the winning application as it demonstrated excellence in implementation of lean manufacturing, a high regard to quality, empowerment of all employees, a focus on continuous improvement and a high regard for the use of operational best practices. These are all attributes of Plymouth’s Manufacturing Excellence Program, around which Eupora is driving its continued high level of performance.
The company has methodically transformed its manufacturing operations by bringing in the right people, structure and disciplined systems. McDowell expressed, “Our people are outstanding and they make us who we are.” The Eupora mill provides precision steel tubing to the Fluid Power, Transportation, Medical, Military, Agricultural and Construction markets.
