Industrial Piping Specialists, Inc.

Industrial Piping Specialists, Inc. (IPS) is in the business of warehousing and distributing steel pipe, valve, fittings and flanges. In 1986, six people with more than 150 years of combined experience in industrial distribution began to carefully build a corporate structure with a vision to execute their own philosophies about business management, customer service, and teamwork.

Today IPS is a Total Quality Company with a strong commitment to our customers and to the concepts and operational realities of ISO 9002.

Serving energy, energy-related, petrochemical and general construction industries, IPS, provides materials from qualified domestic and import manufacturing sources to meet the specific requirements for our customers.

Currently, our IPS workforce includes 50 personnel at our corporate headquarters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, 13 at our Corpus Christi, Texas facility, 9 at our newest location in New Iberia, Louisiana, and 3 resident salesmen in Houston, Texas.

All employees at IPS strive to provide the quality and services which make our customers material procurement process trouble-free and an integral part in their program for success:

Total Quality Program ~ A commitment to our customers which encompasses every aspect of our business.

Personnel ~ Knowledge, experience and innovation is the foundation of the IPS team.

Inventory ~ Complete material inventories located in Tulsa, Houston, Corpus Christi and New Iberia to assure on-time deliveries.

Certification and Testing ~ Full traceability, MTR's, COC'c and supplemental testing for critical service applications.

Capabilities ~ Pipe cutting, beveling and special machining available for total customer satisfaction.

Material Handling ~ Modern equipment and our fleet of trucks ensure proper packaging, special handling and timely deliveries.

Computer Technology ~ Automated system for order management, inventory control, MTR tracking, financial reporting and EDI capabilities.

Our policy is to continually make every effort to build customer satisfaction and ensure quality performance at all times by:

Providing the finest customer service before and after the sale.

Supplying defect-free materials at competitive prices.

Providing job skills training and open communications for employees.

Instill dedication to perform error-free work.

Our mission is to be acknowledged as being the best in our field in terms of total value to our customers; to be perceived as the best of workplaces by our employees; to be profitable to our employees and stockholders; and to be recognized as a positive contributor to the communities in which we serve.

To be recognized by our customers as an organization that provides value through commitment to services, positive performance and client satisfaction.

To offer our employees a work environment that portrays an organization of people dedicated to self-satisfaction, loyalty. commitment and overall excellence.

Management must maintain a financially stable organization so business opportunities or economic movements may he dealt with in a positive manner.

The company and employees will represent themselves with integrity and good citizenship.

No product offered to a customer will contain a known condition that is inconsistent with the public interest, applicable contract requirements, specifications, and laws and regulations applying to it.

All products offered to the marketplace will consistently exceed the customer's expectation and thereby contribute positively to the company's product quality reputation.

All products offered will meet all quality assurance requirements regardless of where the material was purchased or manufactured.

All our employees feel a sense of responsibility for the company's success and work together to service their customers.