Issue 84 March 19, 2015

March 2015

As the reshoring movement continues and American manufacturing is

consistently coming back, it’s important to remind everyone in the industry and

beyond, about the importance and value of American-made products.

It's hard sometimes to put in prospective what we at Tyler have

accomplished. We are one of three remaining Cast Iron Soil Pipe producers in

the United States today. We are the largest producer of soil pipe and fittings in

the U.S. And most importantly, we are a US manufacturer that supports

hundreds of US families in Texas. It's always a joy for me to travel the country

and see our product on major jobs in every large city in America. But coming

home and seeing what this company does for our community and our families

gives me a tremendous sense of pride.

But we can't stop at manufacturing. I have made it a personal mission to

practice what we at Tyler preach. BUY AMERICAN. I am doing what I can to

support local businesses and American made products. Did you know that accord-

ing to a survey by Consumer Reports, “78 percent of Americans would rather buy [an] American product.”

According to AMM (American Manufacturing Matters), “every factory job added creates three additional jobs.

Other estimates are as high as five additional jobs. This is more powerful than any other segment of our

economy.” This is as good a reason as any to support and celebrate American manufacturing.

I hope you all will join me in showing our pride for American made. It's what we are as a company and its what

we provide to the plumbing market everyday. So buy American and let's keep our economy growing strong.

Sterling Bowman

Tyler Pipe & Coupling

National Sales Manager

The Tyler Run for Autism began in 2012 with the purpose of raising funds to provide

much needed Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy to children on the Autism spectrum in our very own Treatment and Learning Center for children with Autism

here in Tyler. 100% of the funds raised will go towards the payment of therapy.

The event will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2015 in Tyler, TX at Pollard United

Methodist Church, 3030 New Copeland Rd.

Half Marathon at 7:30 AM» $65.00 early registration through 2/28 » $70.00 registration thereafter.

5K at 8:00 AM» $30.00 early registration through 2/28 » $35.00 registration thereafter.

1 Mile at 8:30 AM» $20.00 early registration through 2/28 »

$25.00 registration thereafter. Once again, Tyler Pipe will pay the registrations fee for our Team Members and ONE (1) GUEST so sign up today. Just

stop by Human Resources for registration information.

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On Saturday, March the 7th, over thirty Tyler Pipe & Tyler Union Team Members joined together on a very chilly morning to support our community by participating in the second annual FRESH 15 Fun Run benefiting the

Bethesda Health Clinic and The American Heart Association. Last year we had approximately 15 Tyler Pipe Team

Members register so we were overjoyed to see that the numbers of those willing to participate has doubled. Tyler

Pipe encourages participation by paying the registration fees for each Team Member and one guest. This year over $80,000 was raised to support a handful of charitable organization providing care and health services to Smith

County and surrounding counties.

This year a couple of Tyler Pipe Team Members hit the mark with their participation in the 5k fun run. Ross Caldwell, Stationary Machines Supervisor, won 1st place in his age bracket. Running partner David Puckett,

Electrical Maintenance Supervisor, won 2nd place in his age bracket, missing 1st place by only 3 seconds. As

David said, “I would have pushed a little harder if I would have known I was that close.”

All in all it was a great experience and Tyler Pipe and Tyler Union were glad to be a part of over 3,000 people that

participated that day. Congratulations Team Tyler Pipe and many thanks to each of you that participated. A special

Congrats to Ross & David for their stellar achievements.

L to R: Kay Cox, Sandra Smith, Kaleb Cox, Heath Huffstetter,

Gary Jackson, Leah Huffstetter, Larry Steele, Gwen Jackson,

Diane Newman, John Springer, Jerry Jansen, Penny Carman,

David Puckett, Gloria Tuck, Salisa Caldwell, Ross Caldwell,

Faye Pettigrew, Lorenzo Aguirre &

Brent Smith.

Ross Caldwell displays his first place

trophy & David Puckett shows his second place trophy. Three seconds

separated him between 1st & 2nd.

Greg Buckner & Ross Caldwell ready for the race.

Members of the I.T & Accounting

Department were in full force that

Saturday, despite the 36 degree weather.

The group was glad to see Jerry

Jansen and other Tyler Union

Team Members at the event!

Gloria Tuck can’t believe her eyes. Carole Burroughs looks tough in her cycling kit. Interesting note: Carole’s job was to shadow the top 1/3 of the female runners on the 15k course.

Jennie Shephard, pictured in

the center, was the only

Tyler Pipe Team member to

run the 15K. Way to go

Jennie !

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Did you know that Tyler Pipe has its own internal Rope Rescue Team? Recently, many of our Team Members had the rare chance to witness our Rescue Team in action and came away impressed. While it’s usually never a good scenario when an emergency arises, it’s great to know that experienced help is just seconds away.

The team consists of seventeen members from all over the plant. We have Production, Maintenance, and Safety, all

working together to form the Rescue Team. Each member goes through a 50 hour, week long course dedicated to learning the essentials of Industrial Rescue, as well as being trained in First Aid and CPR. The Rescue Team also trains on a quarterly basis to remain proficient in life saving skills.

Each person has volunteered to take on a great responsibility and challenge by becoming a member of the Rescue Team, and by doing so provide an

invaluable service to everyone here at Tyler Pipe. Their drive and dedication is something to be proud of, countless hours of training and development have went into creating a world-class team capable of responding to any emergency.

Travis Edwards, EMT/Safety Technician

Friday, April 10, 2015

Relay For Life of

Smith County

On The Square Downtown

6pm-12am

The American Cancer Society ‘s Relay for Life is the

world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event to end cancer. Team up with Tyler Pipe to help fight

against cancer. We are asking for Volunteers, Relay

Members and Donations to help in any way we can. If you need ANY HELP, have ANY QUESTIONS, or just

want to SIGNUP come by HR and De’Ona Tapia

would be happy to help!

Tyler Pipe will hold it’s Fifth Annual

Graduate’s Brunch on Saturday, April

the 25th at Lanes Chapel United Methodist

Church. If you have a child or grandchild graduating from

High School or College this year, please come by the Human

Resources department from March the 31st to April the 22nd

and sign up to attend. Each graduate may bring two guests with

them to the brunch. We honor those who are graduating with a

delicious meal and a super nice gift to let them know how

proud we are of them for this major milestone in their lives.

And speaking of our Graduates; the May issue of the newsletter

will highlight our Grads of 2015 so bring their graduation

picture to Human Resources no later than April 18th for

inclusion in that article.. We would LOVE to show off their

accomplishment. ( All photographs will be returned)

Gabriel Borunda Lester Kimble Travis Edwards Charles Bevel Charles Ridgeway Michael Caffey Robert Tullis Ampelio Galaviz Jeremias Lopez

Lenord Lott Lance McHenry Thurman Duncan Charles Reynolds II Deric Folks Pat Tracy Tony Baeza Johnny Neeley

Members of the Rope Rescue Team

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Francisco Ruiz ~ 2

Lucious Wilson ~ 3

Tommy Stone ~ 3

Randy Alexander ~ 3

Robert Johnson ~ 4

Brandon Hall ~ 9

Jimmie Davis ~ 10

Mike Bowen ~ 11

Mark Craze ~ 11

Corey Lewis ~ 12

Patricia Patton ~ 12

Jerry Jansen ~ 14

Michael Rooney ~ 15

Matthew Ybarra ~ 16

Dwight Smith ~ 16

Chris McKnight ~ 17

Robert Wiley ~ 19

Richard Berry ~ 22

Gary Elder Sr. ~ 24

Bobby Ross ~ 25

Jerry Kirtley ~ 26

Burnett Williams Jr. ~ 26

Tommy Walker ~ 27

Danna Pruitt ~ 28

Calvin Seward ~ 28

Jay Evans ~ 29

Greg Buckner ~ 29

Chronic Cough

That nagging cough could be a sign of something more serious

You’ve had a nagging cough that has been a nuisance for about two

months. Is it time to see the doctor?

A cough that lasts eight weeks or longer is a chronic cough, and it’s a

common complaint, says Gerry Brown, a physician assistant at UT Health North-

east.

“Smoking is the No. 1 reason that people have chronic cough,” Brown

says. Other causes are allergies and gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, in

which acids from the stomach get into the esophagus – the windpipe – triggering

heartburn, acid indigestion, and injury to the esophagus.

To successfully treat a chronic cough, you have to know its cause, Brown

says. “If it’s caused by smoking, then we’ll urge the patient to quit smoking. If it’s

caused by allergies, we’ll treat it with decongestants. If it’s caused by reflux, we’ll

recommend medications for that.”

Over-the-counter cough drops and cough suppressants can help control

it, he says. If you have allergies, you can prevent chronic cough by taking allergy

medications. Sometimes, ACE inhibitors for high blood pressure cause chronic

cough, Brown says. Usually the cough can be controlled by adjusting or changing

the high blood pressure medications.

The longer a cough continues, the more serious it becomes, he says. It

may be a sign of tuberculosis, sarcoidosis – in which abnormal clumps of cells

form in the lungs and other organs – or lung cancer. If the cough continues for

eight weeks, it’s time to see your doctor.

The IT Department has

several used personal

computers that are

available for sale to Team

Members on a first come,

first served basis. Each

unit is priced at $25 and

may be purchased in the

East Office Building Mon-

day through Wednesday

between the hours of

10:00 am and 3:00 pm.

It doesn’t happen very often and when it

does it doesn’t leave very much but some

folks feel like it is not the quantity but the

quality of the snow that counts. Take for

instance the daughters of Demetrious

Terrell, Mikayla & Mayliasia; that made the

most out of the short supply of snow we

had. While waiting on Dad to get off work,

these two industrious young ladies decided

to make a snow man to brighten the day

for their father on what was by all

accounts, a cold and gloomy day. They

placed frosty on the hood so it would be

the first thing their Daddy saw when he

walked through the gate.