AMERICAN Valves and Hydrants Part of Post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast Restoration
AMERICAN Valves and Hydrants Part of Post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast Restoration
2 PagesAMERICAN Valves and Hydrants Part of Post-Katrina Mississippi Gulf Coast Restoration Distributor: Mississippi Utilities Supply, Gulfport, Miss. Project Summary: Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, AMERICAN has shipped more than 1,600 American-Darling ?re hydrants and almost 10,000 gate valves to Mississippi Utilities Supply Company, a Ferguson Waterworks subsidiary and AMERICAN distributor in Gulfport, Miss. Mississippi Utilities Supply was open for business the day after Katrina and stayed open 24/7 for several months following the disaster to service utilities in the region. The distributor took orders and delivered orders even before electrical service was restored, which allowed the use of computers and land phone lines. What They Said: “(Katrina’s) surge came inland about 1,700 feet — th
