St. Louis, Mo (Vocus/PRWEB) January 27, 2011
American Piping Products, Inc. (“APP”) has opened a Louisiana office, located outside of Baton Rouge. In conjunction with the opening, APP, a leading steel pipe supplier, hired Bob Viator, who has over 27 years of industry experience. Over his career, Bob has worked for leading suppliers to the petrochemical, oil and gas, refining, and power markets. Bob has extensive experience with Stainless Steels, Alloy Steels, and Carbon Steels. Bob is native of New Iberia, Louisiana.
“Baton Rouge is a critical region in the domestic petrochemical industry. Opening an office in the area was a strategic goal as we work closely with many petrochemical industry leaders” said Al Rheinnecker, Chief Operating Officer of APP.
Mike Phelan, Chief Executive Officer of APP, adds “We are thrilled to add another great talent to our growing company. Bob’s experience, combined with our inventory positions and high service levels, will bring additional momentum to APP.”
About American Piping Products
American Piping Products, Inc. headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, is primarily engaged in the distribution of carbon, stainless steel and chrome moly pipe, tubing, fitting, valves, and flanges used in the processing, energy, manufacturing, fabrication and construction industries. As one of the leading steel pipe suppliers in the world, American Piping Products utilizes steel processing facilities in Houston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago and Dubai that stock over 50,000 tons of material and offers immediate shipment of steel pipe, flanges and fittings to customers across the globe. For more information, please visit http://www.amerpipe.com or call 1-800-316-5737.
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