Company History

1893

Seven acres of land was purchased by Hercules Pipe Co. from West Anniston Land and Improvement Co.  This parcel, along with additional adjacent acreage, would eventually become Union Foundry Company.

1935

Tyler Iron & Foundry opens its doors in Tyler, TX, and in time becomes known as Tyler Pipe.

1977

Union Foundry Company is acquired by McWane, Inc. of Birmingham, AL.

1995

McWane, Inc. acquires Tyler Pipe and merges it with Union Foundry Company.

2005

Tyler Union recognizes the industry need for quicker shipping times to the Western United States and opens a distribution center in Corona, CA.

2006

McWane builds a fitting foundry in China (Xian Xian) to compete against importers of fittings.  This foundry is known as Tyler Xian Xian, or TXX.

2007

Tyler Union is formally created to combine Tyler Pipe and Union Foundry into one name in an effort to aid customers and end users.

2007

Tyler Union begins servicing its Florida customers from an Orlando warehouse.

2008

Tyler Union is placed on the same computer system to allow service to any customer from any stocking location.

2009

Tyler Union inventory is placed at Kennedy Valve in Elmira, NY to service customers in the Northeast quicker.

2011

Tyler Union opens a distribution center in Portland, OR to service the needs of the Northwest.

2012

Tyler Union opens a distribution center in Chicago to better serve customers in the Midwest.

2015

Tyler Union opens a distribution center in Dallas to better serve customers in the South and Southwest.