Aug 26 (Reuters) - An electrical contractor has filed an antitrust lawsuit in U.S. court accusing Westlake, Atkore and other major PVC pipe manufacturers of conspiring to overcharge municipal and ...

Galvanized rigid steel and aluminum are the traditional materials for electrical conduit, but since their introduction in the 1960s, plastic and competitive pipe have been rapidly gaining market share ...

The owners of Rocky Mountain Colby Pipe Co. set out to create the most automated PVC conduit plant in the country in Pendleton, Ore., after a major downsizing and overhaul earlier this year. The goal ...

Apparently, this installer did not care about following the PVC conduit bending rules spelled out in Sec. 352.24. Field-made bends are supposed to be made with equipment identified for that specific ...

Vinyl was first used in electrical applications more than a half century ago as a replacement for rubber insulation. Today, vinyl commands nearly half of the market for electrical applications such as ...