Description Someone has to pipe up for this industry. Through eight locations in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas, Piping & Equipment distributes industrial pipes, valves, and fittings. Products include aluminum and brass pipe, copper tubing, butterfly and globe valves, bronze and iron check, gate, nickel flanges, and socketweld fittings. Piping & Equipment's Transportation Products Group provides rail-car and other transportation valves and parts. The company serves the petrochemical, power, pulp and paper, refining, steel, textile, and transportation industries. Fairmont Supply Company (a subsidiary of CONSOL Energy) acquired Piping & Equipment in 2007.