2017
Thompson Pipe Group purchased the U.S. pressure pipe assets from Forterra.
Thompson Pipe Group
We’re a privately held family business of engineers, contractors and manufacturers based in Rialto, California. From our humble beginnings, we built a family of products to meet the needs of all kinds of infrastructure. Each generation of products is better than the previous. Thompson Pipe Group (TPG) is now the largest and most diverse drainage, sanitary, pressure and trenchless pipe provider, with manufacturing locations across the country and serving not just the US but all of North America.
We’ve got this.
Our nation’s underground infrastructure is in dire need of rehabilitation and, in many places, replacement. It’s an enormous challenge, but one that TPG is poised to meet head-on with our complete range of pipe products and our collaborative engineering support resources behind them.
Bring it on.
TPG has never been more ready. We’ve evolved to tackle the biggest, most complex challenges on a continental scale. Exactly the right product for the right application. Our legacy is focused on making the world a better place for the next generation and those to come.
“Because of our roots as contractors, we know what’s needed to be the best partners to water owners, engineers and contractors.”
— CEO, Ken D. ThompsonMade with true grit.
You won’t find a company more passionate about this industry than TPG. We’re zealously committed to being collaborative partners. Besides being engineers and contractors ourselves, we operate from the utmost of ethics. We’re big believers in character-driven leadership and practical innovation. Most of all, we believe that good, old-fashioned American grit is the blueprint to success.
A place with a heart and soul.
At TPG, we believe in giving back. We provide a work environment where our employees can build a life. We don’t just offer jobs, we offer careers. And we’re committed to always doing the right thing for our industry, our people and our community.
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Our History
With a background in underground construction, we once installed the very pipe we make today.Company History Timeline
2016
Forterra acquires US Pipe.
2015
Heidelberg Cement sells the Hanson Pressure Pipe Division and the other concrete products divisions to the Lone Star Equity Company. Lone Star changes the name of the division to Forterra Concrete Products.
2014
Thompson Pipe Group acquires the Rinker Pipe Corona location.
2013
The Thompson family rebrands the company to Thompson Pipe Group.
2009
The Thompson family retires underground pipeline operations.
2008
The Thompson family acquires the Flowtite FRP plant in Zachary, Louisiana.
2007
Hanson acquires Price Brothers.
2007
The Thompson family builds the T&T Rock Distributor’s rail terminal.
2006
Thompson Pipe Group expands in Texas; adds U.S. Composite Pipe, Inc. The company produces steel reinforced polymer concrete pipe and structures.
2004
The Thompson family breaks ground on a plant in Alvarado, Texas.
2001
The Thompson family breaks ground on a reinforced concrete plant in Conroe, Texas.
2000
PBC purchased the PCCP facility owned by Cretex in South Beloit, Illinois.
1998
G-H-A purchased by major pipe manufacturer, Hanson, PLC.
1998
The Thompson family acquires a plant in Palmdale, California.
1998
PBC employees purchased the remaining Pressure Pipe Division.
1990
Price Brothers embarked on a venture in China to provide PCCP manufacturing technology for a new plant north of Hong Kong. The company provided large diameter PCCP power plant circulating water systems overseas with shipments to Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, and South America.
1990
To handle increased demand, Thompson family incorporates Pipeline Carriers, Inc., the company’s fleet of trucks.
1987
Thompson family breaks ground on precast plant in Rialto, California.
1981
In Florida nearly 5,000 feet of 192″ prestressed concrete non-cylinder pipe was fabricated for the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant on Hutchinson Island. The Palatka, Florida, plant was initially constructed for this project.
1977
Kenrol incorporates as Ken Thompson, Inc.
1976
Ken M. Thompson leaves Thompson and Lee; opens Kenrol.
1976
G-H-A manufactures 45 miles of 42″ concrete pressure pipe to supply water to Lawton, Fort Sill and Duncan, Oklahoma areas.
1973
PBC patents the Snap Ring®.
1973
Thompson Brothers Utility Contractors expands and forms Thompson & Lee partnership.
1972
Thompson Brothers Utility Contractors founded.
1969
G-H-A breaks ground on a new plant in Houston, Texas.
1956
G-H-A builds a plant in Lubbock, Texas.
1954
G-H-A manufactures its first PCCP E-301 pipe for the City of Dallas.
1952
G-H-A begins manufacturing prestressed concrete cylinder pipe in Grand Prairie, Texas, and builds a plant in Victoria, Texas.
1948
G-H-A manufactures its first prestressed concrete cylinder pipe (PCCP) L-301 project.
1946
Gifford-Hill & Co. and Ameron (GHA)are awarded a joint venture to build a concrete pressure pipeline in Wichita Falls, Texas. Gifford-Hill-American is formed and a plant in Holliday, Texas, is built.
1945
Price Brothers purchases the Lewistown Pipe Company.
1930
Manufacturing of reinforced concrete pipe begins.
1926
The company manufactures over 5 miles of 84” reinforced concrete pipe to transmit raw water from the well fields to the Dayton Ottawa water treatment plant. This pipeline is still in operation today.
1916
Received a contract from the City of Dayton, Ohio, to build levees and dams to prevent future floods by the three rivers that converged in that community.
1899
Harry S. Price, Sr. formed Price Brothers as a construction company in Michigan.
