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Vellano Bros. Inc. continues southern expansion in AL

09/27/2007

LATHAM, N.Y. -- Vellano Bros., Inc., one of the largest waterworks supply houses in the northeast, will continue its southern expansion with the opening of a new outlet in the Mobile, Ala. area, its third branch in that state and its 15th branch overall. The new facility will have its grand opening later this month at its 26111 U.S. Highway 90 location in Robertsdale, Ala.

“Alabama is poised to experience an enormous amount of economic growth in the future, and we want to get aboard and supply quality equipment to help facilitate that growth,” said Mike Vellano, the company’s regional manager. The recent announcement that ThyssenKrupp has selected Mobile, Alabama as a site of their $3.7 billion steel plant serves as testimony to the potential that Alabama has for continued growth. Additional growth could come in the form of an Airbus manufacturing facility in the near future as well. Vellano Bros., a Latham, N.Y.-based family owned and operated company for over 60 years, has built a reputation for being a one-stop, full-service shop that can meet any customer’s need.

Vellano Brothers operates a total of 15 branches in New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire. The company recently established two other branches in Alabama - in Lincoln and Montgomery. The branches provide customers with the same type of timely access to a wide range of products that one would expect from a much larger operation while allowing it to maintain strong personal relationships with its customers. The company takes pride in the consistency of its competitive pricing and top-quality service while being a full-service shop that can meet any customer need. Whether outfitting contractors with large supply orders or providing customers with the extras needed on a day-to-day basis, Vellano Bros., Inc., is dedicated to providing an excellence in service, expertise, inventory and overall professionalism. Vellano Bros., Inc. sells a variety of waterworks supplies. Its water stock includes ductile iron pipe, mechanical joint fittings, flange pipe and fittings, PVC pipe and fittings, fire hydrants, valves, tapping sleeves and tapping valves, valve boxes and curb boxes, brass service valves and fittings, copper tubing, water meters, hot boxes, couplings, saddles and more. Its sewer and drainage products include corrugated pipe and fittings, retention and detention systems, PVC sewer pipe fittings, soil pipe and fittings, sewer and storm water chambers, reinforced concrete pipe, manhole and catch basin castings, test plugs and equipment, clay pipe and fittings, and more. Miscellaneous products and services include geotextiles for drainage and stabilization, fabric and erosion control blankets, pipe locators, safety equipment, marking paint and warming tape, pipe insulation, restraint materials and utility services.

Many of the company’s branch locations also stock material for A.J. Vel., Ltd., a subsidiary of Vellano Bros., which carries a comprehensive line of small equipment, trench boxes, shields and parts for use by contractors. Most equipment is also available for rent on a daily, weekly or monthly basis