Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.ameron.com
Employees: 2,300
Employee growth: (4.2%)

Oil, water, and other liquids need a place to flow and that's where Ameron International comes in. The firm designs, makes, and markets fiberglass-composite pipes for transmitting oil, chemicals, corrosive liquids, and other specialty materials. Ameron also makes and sells concrete and fabricated steel products used for water transmission and wind towers. Additionally, its infrastructure unit supplies ready-mix concrete and aggregates, box culverts, and sand for construction projects in Hawaii. The firm's pole products division makes concrete and steel poles for lighting and traffic signals. Oilfield equipment maker National Oilwell Varco bought Ameron for some $777 million in 2011.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending November, 2010:
Sales: $503.3M
One year growth: (8.0%)
Net income: $46.3M
Income growth: 38.9%

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: James S. Marlen
SVP Finance and Administration and CFO: Gary Wagner
SVP Technology: Ralph S. (Rocky) Friedrich

Competitors:
Berg Steel Pipe
Cascade Steel
Denali

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