Introducing: SIGMA ONE-LOK Series SLO |  | |
SIGMA has introduced the SIGMA ONE-LOK Series SLO to the waterworks industry. Check out our informational video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kc96P9AvgI
The ONE-LOK Series SLO is ONE RESTRAINT which is recommended for use on a multitude of different pipe materials including Ductile Iron, PVC-C900, IPS, Steel, C909 and HDPE pipes. The SIGMA SLO is Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL) listed and Factory Mutual approved; it is made of ductile iron and is available in sizes 3 – 12”.*
The SIGMA ONE-LOK SLO includes an interlocking wedge and bolt with “cam-action” for superior grip, which allows rocking after installation, thereby increasing grip as thrust within the line increases. The contoured wedge eliminates point loading, distributing the force across a greater surface area of the pipe being restrained.
“The SIGMA ONE-LOK SLO is a significant new product for our customers because they can now reduce the number of products they stock” comments Dennis Wilson, SIGMA Technical Sales Coordinator. “This is a ONE restraint fits virtually all product, which helps our industry as a whole. It is likely to reduce error in orders and stocking and reduce inventory that our customers need to hold for their customers because one size fits all. It ensures the intended product reaches the jobsite.”
For further information, contact Dennis Wilson at dwilson@sigmaco.com
For technical related questions please contact Satheesh Manicka Chandrasekaran at mcs@sigmaco.com
*The 3” ONE-LOK SLO is not currently in stock but is available on request. Please contact your local sales representative for details.
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Welcome to The Fox Report : Consistency in an Inconsistent World
By Greg Fox, Vice President of Sales
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As we turn to the new year, we naturally tend to look ahead with forecasts, plans and goals both personally and professionally. However, the tumult of the past three years has created a reluctance and hesitance to predict the future – particularly when it comes to the water & sewer industry.
These days, the economic indicators that we normally rely on are incongruous. The labor market continues to be strong and jobs are increasing, typically a sign of growth. Interest rates and inflation are rising, which generally means headwinds for our industry. Meanwhile, gas prices are dropping, and the supply chain has rectified after two years of disruption—both of which signal good news. These metrics, which usually predict trends for the economy as a whole and our industry specifically, are all over the map.
Such external factors are beyond our control, but SIGMA remains focused on our dual missions of quality and service. Our commitment is to deliver quality products through exceptional service each day with each order. We want our customers to have high expectations when they reach out to SIGMA whether over the phone, via email or through an EDI purchase order. As we have for the past 35 years, through boom times and downturns, we will consistently deliver the industry-leading quality and service that our customers expect.
So, I guess I will make one prediction after all: In 2023 and beyond, SIGMA will remain consistent in this inconsistent world.
Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year!
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SIGMA’s PLANT WORK TEAM TO ASSIST IN MAJOR UPGRADES TO US TREATMENT PLANTS
-- Wins Scores of Multi-million Dollar Contracts Throughout the US --
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According to the AWWA’s State of the Water Industry Report 2022, the most urgent challenge facing the US water sector today is the “renewal and replacement of aging water and wastewater infrastructure.”[1] Over the last two years, SIGMA Corporation has assembled a dedicated Treatment Plant Division to address this priority and is proud to announce it has secured a score of major contracts to supply waterworks infrastructure for Treatment Plant projects throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Nevada.
SIGMA Products Help to Rebuild Major Water Treatment Plant
SIGMA Corporation will supply a full inventory of fittings, around 250 large-sized (48”) Pipe Restraint Systems in flanged and mechanical joint end configurations and a wide selection of ancillary products and accessories to leading waterworks distributor Lincoln Winwater. The order will be supplied to a contractor engaged in the rebuilding of an 80-year old treatment plant in Omaha. The project is expected to break ground early 2023.
SIGMA Makes Major Inroads in Plant Work Sector throughout the Southwest
According to Greg Fox, Vice President of Sales: “We’ve made a significant investment in project management personnel to assist municipalities and contractors in upgrading existing or building new water treatment plants. This has really paid off in the last several years. In 2022, our Plant Work team has enjoyed success throughout the Southwest region. Our customers appreciate our fast-turnaround time on bids and our capable project management skills. Alongside this investment in dedicated personnel, we’ve grown our inventory of treatment plant-specific products, including large diameter restraints and fittings. We’ve developed products that are commonly used in the construction of treatment plants and have expanded our offering of interior linings and exterior coatings. We’ve also upgraded our US-based facilities to include sand-blasting and custom painting of products. Our customers recognize our focus, commitment, and support for them in this sector.”
Treatment Plant Products and Services
SIGMA provides a wide inventory of waterworks products, including the large diameter Pipe Restraint Products (up to 60” for PVC pipes and 64” for ductile iron pipes), fittings, and custom coatings and linings required to meet the unique demands of the Plant Work sector. Additionally, the Plant Work Division comprises an experienced team of specialists to support distributors and contractors involved in rebuilding and refitting Treatment Plants. Value-added services include pre-project bid tracking, project bid quotations, and specification assistance. To learn more about SIGMA’s capabilities, contact the Plant Work team at sigmaplant@sigmaco.com.
*[1] https://www.awwa.org/Portals/0/AWWA/ETS/Resources/2022_SOTWI_Executive_Summary.pdf, accessed August 30, 2022.
| SIGMA OEM Expands into Power Distribution & Renewable Energy |  | |
SIGMA OEM has rapidly expanded our virtual manufacturing service into three major areas of the energy market. We are now providing product for renewable energy collection, energy storage, and power distribution. As a company that prioritizes innovation and forward thinking, this was a natural next step.
Currently, SIGMA OEM is delivering critical iron components for the solar industry, key metal fabrications, enclosures and accessories for lithium battery storage, and pole line hardware components made of iron, steel, bronze, and aluminum for power distribution.
- The iron castings are high-volume ductile iron components which are all hot-dip galvanized to protect them from the elements. These consist of brackets, support members, and other structural key components required in the solar collection mounting systems. SIGMA’s key supplier partners can quickly develop and scale up to meet the demanding build schedules for the solar industry.
- We are partnering with customers in the material handling industry to protect their batteries and provide key needed ballast weight. We offer cast iron ballasts or sheet fabricated metal powder coated enclosures up to several thousand pounds. In energy storage fields, we are providing powder coated sheet metal enclosures along with other accessories to complement the overall enclosure build outs.
- In the pole line hardware sector for power distribution, we are supplying a wide array of hardware items which are all hot-dip galvanized for corrosion resistance.
Executive Vice President Mitchell Rona comments, “SIGMA is well established as a supplier for the water industry, so we are experienced in the critical resources markets. Moving into power and energy simply makes sense for us as we continue to expand our reach. Coming out of the pandemic, a challenging period for everyone, we are pleased to pursue new opportunities and successfully provide customers with SIGMA’s best-in-class quality and service.”
For more information about SIGMA OEM’s energy-related product offering, please contact
OEM-NBG@sigmaco.com.
| Rybacki Memorial Raises $140k to fight Pancreatic Cancer | SIGMA President Larry Rybacki says thank you for the generous support of the Rybacki Memorial Tournament and shares highlights from the event; check out his podcast here: | SIGMA Gathers for National Meeting, Recognizes Outstanding Achievement |  | |
Last quarter the SIGMA sales team hosted a corporate kickoff event in Crystal Springs Resort, New Jersey. The extended SIGMA sales family joined senior management, engineering, the OEM team, and manufacturing partners to share financials, strategy and product development futures.
The event was special. Over three days, employees from all SIGMA sales regions met for the first time since the pandemic. The gathering took place amongst the spectacular fall foliage that characterizes the Kittatinny Mountain Range.
Larry Rybacki welcomed the in-person event because it reinforced the bonds that exist within the SIGMA extended ‘family”: “With COVID hopefully in the rear-view mirror, it was great to be able to congregate again with friends, colleagues, and partners. We struck a nice mix between the serious and the fun team-building stuff. We also took the opportunity to look back on the year and reflect on those we lost. We announced a new sales award this year in honor of our late, dear colleague Steve Macdonald.”
During the event, SIGMA was proud to recognize the following employees for their outstanding contributions to the Company:
- Atlas Award to Patty Velazquez, for putting the company on her back and moving it forward through the challenges of the pandemic and beyond.
- MVP Award to Jeff Fox, for being the ‘go-to guy’ for everything from Raven to Branch Management to Customer Service to Inside Sales and anything in between.
- Salesperson of the Year, Distribution: Jessica Stohr-Covin
- Salesperson of the Year, Raven: Wayne Pederson
- Brian Sweet Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Canada Market: Jean-François Lampron
- Outstanding Achievement in OEM: Kathy Searles, who was credited with being the backbone of the OEM Division.
- Steve McDonald Award: Mike Roy
Larry concluded: “Thanks to each and every SIGMA employee for your resourcefulness, hard work and humor during 2022. Let’s keep up the great work and here’s to a record breaking 2023”
| SIGMA is thrilled to announce the expansion of our facility in Auburn Washington. Due to growing customer demand, we have expanded our warehouse space by 8800 square feet. The expansion also presented the opportunity for a general upgrade of the facility. Zackary Raupp, Warehouse Manager, explains, “The construction gave us a chance to make some major improvements to our office and warehouse space. We did a thorough cleanup, and then upgraded the whole place. SIGMA is all about quality and service, and our facilities should reflect that. We are proud of the work we do here, and now our surroundings are clean, professional, and top notch.” | SIGMA Companies International Presents New Website | |
SIGMA Companies International is proud to present our new website!
https://www.sigmacointernational.com/.
This site reflects our identity as a $500million global corporation with three distinct business units: SIGMA Waterworks Distribution https://www.sigmaco.com/, SIGMA OEM http://sigmaoem.com/,and SIGMA Piping Products https://www.sigmaco.com/sigma-piping-products. Each of the units will continue to operate their individual websites, but the new site showcases SIGMA’s position as a global market leader across multiple sectors.
| We at SIGMA place tremendous value on our SIGMA family. With that in mind, we celebrate the joys and successes of our employees and their loved ones, and we share their good news… | From the Northeast Region: | |
Congratulations to Kelly Grant, Customer Service - OEM, whose daughter Charlotte Rose Grant was born on October 5 at 11:12am, weighing 8lbs even. Big sister Raelyn is loving her new little sister.
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Congratulations to Don Muller, Controller, whose wife Kerry gave birth to Casey Fulton, on November 21. Casey weighed 8 lbs, 10 oz, and measured 21 ¼ inches in length. He was warmly welcomed by his eight siblings!
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Congratulations to Jack Trotta, Inventory Control Manager/OSG and his wife Kathy, on the engagement of their son Michael to Jessie Curcio. Mike is a graduate of New Egypt High School, East Stroudsburg University and The Connecticut School of Broadcasting. He is self-employed doing freelance work for The University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University and Orlando Productions. Jessie is a graduate of Washingtonville High School in New York, Albright Collage in Reading, Pennsylvania and received her masters from Montclair State in New Jersey. She is the House Manager for Ronald McDonald House in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The couple is planning a September 2024 wedding.
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Congratulations to Kathy Searles, Business Development Manager, OEM, and her husband Scott on the birth of their grandson Sullivan Lee Francis. Sullivan was born to their son Matthew and daughter-in-law Sarah at 4:26am on December 29. He weighed 8 lbs 6oz, measured 21.5 inches in length, and was warmly welcomed by his siblings Madison and Carson.
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Congratulations to Meena Singh, OEM Customer Service, and her husband Andy, on the marriage of their daughter Ritu and new husband Amit. The happy couple celebrated their wedding on New Year’s Eve at the Bridgewater Marriott, surrounded by family and friends.
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Congratulations to Dennis Wilson, National Business Development Manager and Technical Sales Manager, on the success of his daughter Kate Belyayeva. Kate moved to Alabama from Ukraine and became part of the Wilson family. After graduating high school, she earned a full scholarship to Troy University, and while in college discovered a passion for tax law. She then received the Jere F. White Fellowship, the premier scholarship, to Cumberland Law School, where excelled in her studies, was a member of the National Trial Team, and made Law Review. Upon graduation, she will start a job at Maynard, Cooper & Gale in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Group.
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Kim Robinson, Customer Service Representative, and husband Mike are proud to announce the birth of their 3rd grandchild. Elena Annette Myers was born at 11:53am on December 8th weighing 6lbs 13oz & 18 1/2” long. Five-year-old sister Nora & two-year-old brother Caleb Jr are very excited that their baby sister is finally here!!
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Congratulations to Pedro Guerra on his 30th SIGMA-versary! Pedro was honored at a surprise luncheon recognizing his service and dedication to the Company. He is the first employee in the Houston office to reach this milestone. Pedro is known as the backbone of the Houston warehouse; he shows up to work rain or shine, even during a hurricane, to open the office and deliver for our customers. We congratulate Pedro on his achievement, thank him for his excellent work and wish him continued success.
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Congratulations to proud parents, Mystal Bias, Billing Associate and Jesse Roberts, Customer Service Rep, as well as Grandma April Bias, Customer Service Rep, on the birth of Jaxson Wayne Roberts on October 6, 2022. Jaxson weight 8 lbs, 3 oz, and measured 21.5 inches in length. Between Mom, Dad and Grandma, Jaxson is a true SIGMA baby!
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Congratulations to Eric Hudecek, OEM Salesman, on his recent marriage to Kim Shipley. The happy couple celebrated their wedding on the shores of a local lake surrounded by family and friends.
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