Awards
Over the years, McWane’s pursuit of sustained excellence has led to consistent and positive recognition. Whether this acknowledgement comes in the form of a major award or a simple letter of thanks, we are proud to share.
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Fresh Water Land Trust Corporate Partner for Conservation Award
The Freshwater Land Trust’s Corporate Partners for Conservation program is a leadership opportunity for the Birmingham business community to recognize the value of land conservation. Each year, FWLT honors those corporations who have made contributions to preserving the places that matter throughout the previous year. The Freshwater Land Trust looks forward to coordinating this event each year, as it offers the opportunity to convey our gratitude to our partners and reflect on our mission, while also allowing our key supporters the opportunity to talk about their involvement with the Freshwater land Trust and how land conservation matters to their business.
This year’s event was generously hosted by Bill Horton, Senior Executive Vice President and South Region President of Regions Bank, and featured keynote speaker Bruce Akin, CEO of B.A.S.S. Bruce spoke on the importance of conservation to B.A.S.S. and its business bottom line, emphasizing the business’s partnership with FWLT and its mission to provide access to recreational activities such as fishing and hunting. Regions graciously offered its corporate dining space where FWLT’s guests enjoyed a catered breakfast and sunrise over Birmingham’s cityscape.
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2015 Workshops, Inc. Names McWane Philanthropic Partner of the Year
McWane, Inc. has been a strong supporter of Workshops, Inc. (WI) for many years and is proud to be named their Philanthropic Partner of the Year. WI recruits people with various disabilities, provides them with on-the-job training and then helps them find a job. They partner with local businesses for services such as assembly, packaging, mailing and order fulfillment, which is all done at their facility located in the Avondale neighborhood of Birmingham.
Running an operation like this can be a challenge because they rely almost completely on the generosity of the community to support the program. This year, WI came up with a new concept, Comedy for a Cause, and McWane was happy to be a title sponsor for the event which drew nearly 300 people and raised $28,000. It featured a nationally-known comedian with disabilities who put on a hilarious show while also challenging the stereotype of what people with disabilities can achieve.
The proceeds from this event will enable them to hire an additional Employment Specialist on the WI staff whose primary responsibility will be placing people with disabilities into community-based employment.
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2015 Corporate Contribution Award
We are proud to announce that the American Foundry Society (AFS) presented McWane with the Corporate Contribution Award at the AFS Metal Casting Congress in Columbus, Ohio, on April 23.
McWane received this award (which is in its inaugural year) in recognition of the extensive in-kind contributions we have made to the metal casting industry through AFS. This includes active participation by McWane team members in AFS technical committees, local AFS chapters, and presenting and teaching at AFS conferences and Cast Metals Institute courses.
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration - VPP
Fewer than 1% of all US workplaces have earned admission into OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), that recognizes exemplary health and safety programs. No other company in the waterworks foundry industry has a single plant in the VPP program. McWane has seven. Read more about McWane VPP Program.
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2015 Watershed Conservation Development Award
The Cahaba River Society awarded McWane with the 2015 Watershed Conservation Development Award for the Stormwater Management Area at Birmingham's Greenwood Park. The park collects stormwater and treats it before it evaporates or flows on to nearby streams.
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ISHN 2011 Power 101
Barb Wisniewski, VP of Safety & Health & Safety was included in the Industrial Safety and Health News 2011 Power 101 list, an honor reserved for leaders in the profession.
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2009 Green Business Leader of the Year
The Birmingham Business Journal honored McWane President G. Ruffner Page, Jr. as its “Green Business Leader of the Year” in 2009.
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2007 Prestigious Member Award
In 2007 McWane Inc. was awarded the Prestigious Member Award by the National Safety Council.
Awards By Division
Screaming Eagle Award: McWane EHS Excellence
- 2021 - Clow Canada (St. John, News Brunswick, Canada)
- 2020 - M&H Valve Company (Anniston, Alabama)
- 2019 - Clow Canada (Saint John, New Brunswick)
- 2018 - M&H Valve Company
- 2017 - Kennedy Valve
- 2016 - McWane Ductile, Utah
- 2015 - Tyler Coupling
- 2014 - McWane Ductile, Utah
- 2012 - Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2011 - Tyler Coupling
- 2010 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Elkhart
- 2009 - Clow Water
- 2008 - Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2007 - M&H Valve
- 2006 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Petersburg
- 2005 - Tyler Pipe
- 2004 - Amerex
This is a joint award for Environmental and Safety & Health Excellence. The top three performers in the Outstanding HS Performance award are submitted to the Environmental Group, who also determines their top three performing facilities. From this list of top contenders, the facility with the overall best EHS performance in the company is selected for the award.
Outstanding HS Performance
- 2021 - M&H Valve
- 2020 - McWane Ductile (New Jersey)
- 2019 - Clow Valve, McWane Ductile (New Jersey)
- 2018 - Tyler Coupling
- 2017 - McWane Ductile (New Jersey)
- 2016 - Amerex
- 2015 - Tyler Coupling
- 2014 - McWane Ductile (Ohio)
- 2013 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Elkhart
- 2012 - Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2011 - Amerex
- 2010 - Clow Water
This award is given to the one facility who has the best overall HS by looking at 11 distinctive categories.
- OSHA complaints or citations
- Review of Health & Safety Procedures
- Completion of corrective actions
- Accuracy of OSHA 300 log recording of injuries/illnesses
- Corporate audit performance
- Participation in HS initiatives
- Effectiveness of HS system management reviews
- Qualifications of HS staff
- Other HS awards received by facility
- Significant incidents
- Effectiveness of injury reduction plans
Exemplary Health & Safety Achievement
- 2021 - Clow Valve was recognized for this award for team member engagement in health and safety.
- 2021 - McWane Ductile (New Jersey) was recognized for this award for team member engagement in health and safety.
- 2020 - Bibby Ste-Croix was recognized for this award because of their team member engagement and injury reduction.
- 2020 - Manchester Tank Echuca was recognized for this award because of their proactive injury and compliance programs.
Outstanding Environmental Performance — Foundry & Fabrication
Foundry Winners
- 2021 - M&H Valve
- 2020 - M&H Valve
- 2019 - M&H Valve
- 2018 - M&H Valve
- 2017 - Kennedy Valve
- 2016 - McWane Ductile, Ohio and Kennedy Valve
- 2015 - AB&I Foundry
- 2015 - Clow Valve
- 2014 - Kennedy Valve Company
- 2013 - Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2012 - Clow Valve
- 2011 - Clow Valve
- 2010 - Bibby Ste Croix (Founderie LaPerle)
- 2009 - M&H Valve
- 2008 - Clow Water
- 2007 - Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2006 - Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2005 - Tyler Pipe
- 2004 - Clow Valve
Fabrication Winners
- 2021 - Manchester Tank, Crossville
- 2020 - Clow Canada
- 2019 - Clow Canada
- 2018 - Clow Canada
- 2017 - Amerex
- 2016 - Manchester Tank, Quincy
- 2015 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Crossville
- 2014 - Clow Canada
- 2013 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Bedford
- 2012 - Amerex
- 2011 - Amerex/Manchester Tank & Equipment, Elkhart
- 2010 - Tyler Coupling/Clow Canada
- 2009 - Tyler Coupling/Manchester Tank & Equipment, Elkhart
- 2008 - Clow Canada
- 2007 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Bedford
- 2006 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Bedford
- 2005 - Amerex
- 2004 - Amerex
The following factors are considered in the selection process for the current calendar year:
- Environmental Audit grade
- Environmental implementation — configuration, training and use
- McWane EHS MS implementation (environmental portion)
- Diligence in addressing audit and other corrective actions
- Demonstrated senior management commitment to environmental excellence
- Relationship with regulators (local, state and federal)
- Amount and quality of resources applied to environmental management
- Receptiveness to and participation in company-wide environmental initiatives
- Innovative ideas and solutions on environmental matters
Exemplary Environmental Achievement
- 2021 - Tyler Union (Anniston) for exemplary teamwork by the Environmental Department.
- 2021 - M&H Valve for exemplary teamwork by the Environmental Department.
- 2021 - Tyler Coupling for exemplary leadership by the Environmental Department.
- 2021 - McWane Ductile (New Jersey) for exemplary communications by the Environmental Department.
- 2020 - McWane Ductile (Utah) for their exemplary pollution prevention efforts.
- 2018 - McWane Ductile for significantly expanding the use of Electronic Inspections Forms to perform and document EHS inspections.
- 2018 - Tyler Xianxian for being designated as an “A-Foundry” by the Environmental Protection Bureau in recognition of their state-of-the-art pollution controls.
This award category was introduced in 2018 and is presented to recognize a noteworthy achievement in furtherance of McWane’s industry leading EHS performance.
Outstanding Environmental Progress — Foundry and Fabrication
Foundry Winners
- 2019 - Tyler Union
- 2017 - Bibby Ste Croix
- 2016 - Tyler Union Foundry
- 2015 - Tyler Xianxian
- 2013 - AB&I Foundry
- 2013 - Tyler Union Foundry
- 2012 - Tyler XianXian
- 2011 - Union Foundry
- 2010 - Kennedy Valve
- 2009 - Bibby Ste Croix (Founderie LaPerle)
- 2008 - McWane Pipe
- 2007 - M&H Valve
- 2006 - Bibby Ste Croix
- 2005 - McWane Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2004 - Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company
Fabrication Winners
- 2021- McWane India (Coimbatore)
- 2020 - Waterman Valve
- 2018 - MTE Cemcogas
- 2017 - Anaco and Clow Corona
- 2016 - The Solberg Company
- 2013 - The Solberg Company
- 2012 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Crossville
- 2011 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Echuca
- 2010 - None
- 2009 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Crossville
- 2008 - Anaco/Clow Corona
- 2007 - Clow Canada
- 2006 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Bedford
- 2005 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Crossville
- 2004 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Petersburg
The following factors are considered in the selection process for the current calendar year using the previous calendar year as the baseline:
- Progress on successful completion of audit and other corrective actions
- Improvements in overall compliance status
- Improvements in relationship with regulators (local, state and federal)
- Changes in quality and amount of resources applied to environmental management
Quartile Club
Foundry Winners
- 2021 - M&H Valve Company (Anniston, Alabama); McWane India (Coimbatore, India); McWane India (Sri City); Alabama Dynamics (Calera, Alabama); Futurecom Systems Group (Concord, Ontario, Canada); Clow Canada (St. John, New Brunswick, Ontario); Clow Valve Company-Foundry (Oskaloosa, Iowa); McWane Ductile (Phillipsburg, New Jersey); Tyler Union (Anniston, Alabma); and Tyler Coupling (Marshfield, Missouri)
- 2020 - M&H Valve Company (Anniston, Alabama); Kennedy Valve Company (Elmira, New York); McWane India Private Limited (Coimbatore, India); Alabama Dynamics (Calera, Alabama); Futurecom Systems Group (Concord, Ontario, Canada); Janus Fire Systems (Crown Point, Indiana); McWane Ductile (Phillipsburg, New Jersey); McWane Ductile (Coshocton, Ohio); Tyler Union (Oxford, Alabama); Tyler Union (Anniston, Alabama); Tyler Xianxian (Hebeichina Cangzhou, China); and Tyler Pipe Company (Tyler, Texas)
- 2019 - Tyler Union (Anniston, Alabama); M&H Valve Company (Anniston, Alabama); Tyler Coupling (Marshfield, Missouri); Kennedy Valve Company (Elmira, New York); McWane Services Private Limited (Coimbatore, India); Clow Valve Metal Casting (Oskaloosa, Iowa); Manchester Tank & Equipment Company (Echuca, Australia); Tyler Xianxian (Hebeichina Cangzhou, China); McWane Ductile (Phillipsburg, New Jersey)
- 2018 - Tyler Union; M&H Valve Company; Tyler Coupling; Clow Corona; McWane India Private Limited
- 2017 - M&H Valve Company, Tyler Union, Clow Valve, McWane Ductile, New Jersey
This award is given to facilities whose year-end recordable injury rates are in the top 25% of their industry. The Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is determined by taking the number of incidents occurred in a year’s period which require medical treatment, restricted work activity, or lost time and multiplying that by 200,000 and dividing by the total number of hours worked at the facility during the year
Most Improved TRIR Rate — Foundry and Fabrication
Foundry Winners
- 2016 - Kennedy Valve
- 2015 - McWane Ductile, New Jersey
- 2014 - M&H Valve
- 2013 - AB&I Foundry
- 2012 - Tyler Union
- 2011 - Kennedy Valve
- 2010 - AB&I Foundry
- 2009 - Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2008 - Clow Valve
- 2007 - M&H Valve
- 2006 - Atlantic States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2005 - Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
- 2004 - Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Company
Fabrication Winners
- 2016 - Amerex
- 2015 - Anaco
- 2014 - Clow Canada
- 2013 - Tyler Coupling
- 2012 - Anaco
- 2011 - Tyler Coupling
- 2010 - Clow Corona
- 2009 - Tyler Coupling
- 2008 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Elkhart
- 2007 - Clow Corona
- 2006 - Clow Canada
- 2005 - Tyler Coupling
- 2004 - Manchester Tank & Equipment, Petersburg
The Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is determined by taking the number of incidents occurred in a year’s period which require medical treatment, restricted work activity, or lost time and multiplying that by 200,000 and dividing by the total number of hours worked at the facility during the year. The Most Improved TRIR Rate is determined by calculating at year end, the TRIR rate for each of our foundries and looking at the percent improvement when compared to their previous year end TRIR. The facility with the greatest percentage of improvement from the previous year is given the award.
The same process as noted above is done for all other facilities which are not considered a foundry and the award is given for the most improved over their previous year’s rate.