Celebrating domestic PHCP-PVF manufacturing

Manufacturers share stats about domestic manufcturing facilities and product.

Made in the USA — Robin Beckham / Vetta Collection / Getty Images.

There are 638,583 companies that manufacture product right here in the United States, according to IBISWorld. U.S. manufacturing is important for a multitude of reasons; job growth, U.S. economic growth, product transparency and more.

After enduring more than two years of a severely disrupted supply chain due to global factors, including outrageous container fees, fluctuating tariffs and more, the desire for more onshore manufacturing is rising even higher.

Consumers want more transparency, and they want to support American-made products and companies. The good news is, the U.S. manufacturing market is delivering. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in early 2021, manufacturing jobs have seen eight consecutive months of growth, and during President Biden’s first year in office, the economy added 367,000 manufacturing jobs — the most in nearly 30 years.

The U.S. is seeing increasing technology and automation, along with declining energy consumption costs — which is important when competing with international players. These positive factors don’t cancel out the challenges that come with committing to domestic manufacturing, so Supply House Times wants to celebrate some of the PHCP-PVF manufacturers that face those challenges head-on and provide the industry with quality, essential product manufactured right on American soil.

INSIDE SOME PHCP-PVF MANUFACTURING PLANTS IN THE U.S.

The Middleville plant sits on more than 95 acres and has been manufacturing water heaters since 1939. Photo courtesy of Bradford White.

From left: Franco Savoni, senior vice president, plumbing products; Melissa Crotts, group lead; Ted Hamilton, president, Elkay Plumbing; Jordan Schultz, standard assembler; and Kraig Kniss, vice president, operations. Photo courtesy of Elkay.

NIBCO is celebrating 60 years manufacturing in its Blythville plant. Image courtesy of NIBCO.

Milwaukee Valve has two domestic manufacturing plants: Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin (pictured above) and New Berlin, Wisconsin. At 200,000 square feet, Prairie du Sac is the company’s engineering lab and bronze foundry for commercial, industrial and marine products. Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Valve.

Since 2015, Legend Vavle’s HyperPure PEX pipe is transformed from resin to pipe all within its Auburn Hills, Michigan, location. Image courtesy of Legend Valve.

Uponor North America — Uponor has proudly been manufacturing product in North America for more than 30 years, with its Minnesota headquarters opening its doors in 1989. Image Courtesy of Uponor.

Taco Comfort Solutions — Taco’s headquarters and manufacturing facility in Cranston, Rhode Island has been manufacturing product for 69 years. Image courtesy of Taco.

Bemis manufactures its product across three domestic manufacturing plants: Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, Lenoir, North Carolina.

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Natalie Forster is the director of communications for the American Supply Association (ASA), where she leads the association's public and media relations strategy, social media efforts, and member-focused online and print communications. Prior to joining ASA, she was the Editorial Director of Plumbing & Mechanical and Supply House Times. Before that, she served as an editor and digital content director for Southern Trade Publications, a publishing company focused on the PHCP trades and real estate industries. Natalie holds a bachelor's degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.