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Four decades of piping expertise, built around contractors.

Since 1986, C&B Piping has grown from a small Alabama business into a nationwide supplier of ductile iron and steel piping systems for water and wastewater treatment plants.

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Contractors have shaped C&B Piping from the beginning.

C&B Piping fabrication shop

Before C&B Piping had three manufacturing facilities, it had a drafting table in Curtis and Brenda Estes’ basement.

Curtis had spent 13 years working with contractors building water and wastewater treatment plants when he and Brenda started C&B Drafting in 1985. Curtis handled drawings, estimates, sales and customer orders while Brenda managed the administrative side of the business.

It wasn’t long before customers started asking for more than drawings. Curtis began supplying pipe and fittings, and C&B Piping was established in 1986. As the business grew, contractors began asking for fabricated spools, too. Rather than turn down the work, C&B acquired fabrication equipment and expanded its capabilities.

That willingness to grow alongside customers has been part of C&B ever since. Over the years, we’ve invested in new equipment, developed our own lining products and expanded into new markets. Each addition has helped us better serve the contractors who depend on our work.

Curtis and Brenda retired in 2017, after more than three decades of building the business. They’ve always credited their success to their faith, their marriage and the customers and employees who have helped C&B grow.

Forty years of growth in pipe fabrication and manufacturing

1985-1986

Where It Began

Curtis and Brenda Estes establish C&B Drafting in 1985, and C&B Piping follows in 1986.

Early 1990s

Getting Into Fabrication

C&B acquires B&R Fabrication’s equipment and begins manufacturing flanged pipe spools in Adamsville, Alabama.

1999

A New Home in Leeds

We purchase 30 acres in Leeds and begin developing the manufacturing campus that remains our headquarters today.

2003

Developing CBGL911

C&B develops its own porcelain glass lining for ductile iron piping systems.

2016

Expanding West

We open C&B Piping West in Gilbert, Arizona, and add the industry’s largest glass lining oven.

2018

Establishing C&B Piping East

The acquisition of Higgins Engineering in Amherst, Virginia, expands our operations into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.

2023

Investing in Manufacturing

We open a 38,000-square-foot painting facility at our Leeds campus.

2025

A New Chapter

C&B Piping becomes an independent subsidiary of American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO).

Manufacturing capabilities built on decades of experience.

Today, our Leeds facility has more ductile iron pipe manufacturing machines under one roof than any other fabricator in the United States. We’re also the nation’s largest supplier of porcelain glass linings for ductile iron pipe systems.

Our capabilities have grown to include ductile iron and steel pipe fabrication, specialized linings and coatings, estimating, drafting and project management. With facilities in Alabama, Arizona and Virginia, we serve contractors building water and wastewater treatment plants across the country.

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Our Vision

Our goal is not to be the largest supplier, but to be the best supplier of ductile iron and steel pipe products in the industry.

Our Values

Setting a higher standard for the piping industry

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The same C&B Piping, with the strength to keep growing

In 2025, C&B Piping joined American Cast Iron Pipe Company (ACIPCO), a Birmingham-based manufacturer with roots dating back to 1905.

We continue to operate independently under the C&B name, with the added financial strength and support to invest in our future. It’s an opportunity to continue building on the relationships and expertise that have shaped our company for four decades.

Industry Associations

American (ACIPCO)
EBAA Iron
Ford Meter Box
Protecto 401
Romac Industries
Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings
Sigma
Tnemec
Tyler Union
Victaulic

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