What Cresline Plastic Pipe Co does

Cresline Plastic Pipe Co., Inc. is the oldest privately-owned U.S. plastic pipe manufacturer in continuous operation, tracing its origins to 1949 and currently in its fourth generation of family ownership. Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, the company manufactures and distributes a full line of plastic pipe products — PVC pressure, drain, sewer, water well casing and threaded drop pipe, irrigation, drain-waste-vent, electrical conduit, and gas sleeve, plus polyethylene flexible pipe (HD, CE Blue, Spartan, and Yellow Gas) and CPVC pipe under license from The Lubrizol Corporation (FlowGuard Gold) — across six manufacturing plants in Henderson KY, Mechanicsburg PA, Council Bluffs IA, Corsicana TX, Phoenix AZ, and Chehalis WA, organized through three regional entities (Cresline, Cresline-West, Cresline-Northwest). Products are made from PVC 1120, CPVC 4120, PE 4710, and PE 2708 materials and are certified to multiple ASTM standards with NSF approval for drinking water applications.

The company sells exclusively through a channel model: each plant has a dedicated sales manager supported by an extensive network of roughly 20 independent manufacturers' representative firms that cover specific U.S. territories, channeling product to wholesale distributors and contractors serving plumbing, irrigation, water well, hardware, industrial, and municipal end markets. End customers are horizontal rather than concentrated — no enterprise logos or single-customer dependencies are disclosed — and pricing is not publicly posted, with transactions negotiated through regional sales reps. The company has one historical acquisition (Swanson Company's Phoenix plant in 1992, the basis of Cresline-West), no disclosed funding events, no public revenue, and a sister company (Wabash Plastics) supplying custom injection-molded parts within the same family-owned group.

Revenue is generated entirely through hardware sales of manufactured pipe, with material- and specification-level diversification (PVC, PE, CPVC; pressure-rated, DWV, sewer, well, irrigation, electrical, gas sleeve) functioning as the primary defense against single-end-market cyclicality. There is no software, app, API, or digital product layer; all differentiation is industrial — ASTM/NSF certifications, coast-to-coast plant footprint, multi-decade distributor relationships, and standards-development participation through PPFA, ASA, IA, NGWA, AWWA, NSF, and SWA memberships.

Name

Cresline Plastic Pipe Co

Legal name

Cresline Plastic Pipe Co., Inc.

Website

https://cresline.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Cresline Plastic Pipe Co. is a fourth-generation, family-owned U.S. manufacturer of PVC, polyethylene, and licensed FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe products, operating six coast-to-coast plants and selling through manufacturers' representatives and wholesale distributors into plumbing, irrigation, water well, hardware, industrial, and municipal markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Pipe Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing (326122)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Sewer Pipe & Fittings (PVC/HDPE/PP) (IMANADAA)

Keywords

• Plastic pipe manufacturing
• PVC pipe products
• Irrigation pipe systems
• Water well piping
• Plumbing pipe supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Evansville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastic Pipe Manufacturing and Distribution: Cresline manufactures and distributes a full line of plastic pipe products including polyethylene, PVC, and FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe to various end markets. Revenue is generated through direct sales of manufactured pipe products to distributors, wholesalers, and end customers in plumbing, irrigation, water well, hardware, industrial, and municipal markets across the United States.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Cresline Plastic Pipe Co manufactures and distributes a range of plastic pipe products, including PVC pipes, polyethylene pipes, and FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipes. Products are sold into plumbing, irrigation, water well, hardware, industrial, and municipal end markets, with production carried out across six U.S. manufacturing facilities.

Product overview

Cresline Plastic Pipe Co. is a manufacturer of plastic pipe products organized into three regional divisions: Cresline (main brand serving central and eastern U.S.), Cresline-West (serving western U.S. from Phoenix, AZ), and Cresline-Northwest (serving Pacific Northwest from Chehalis, WA). The product portfolio includes polyethylene flexible pipe products (HD, CE Blue, Yellow Gas, and Spartan brands), PVC pressure pipe, drain/waste/vent (DWV) pipe, drain and sewer pipe, FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe, well casing and threaded drop pipe, irrigation pipe, and specialty products including electrical conduit and gas sleeve. Products are manufactured using PVC 1120, CPVC 4120, PE 4710, and PE 2708 materials, meeting various ASTM standards (D2239, D2241, D1785, D2729, D3034, F480, F891, D2665, D2513, D2846) and NSF certifications for drinking water applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CE Blue: Blue polyethylene flexible pipe produced using virgin PE 4710 high density polyethylene (HDPE) meeting ASTM D2239 and ASTM 2737 standards, NSF-approved for drinking water use.
• Spartan

Products and services

• PVC pipe PVC (polyvinyl chloride) pipe manufactured for plumbing, municipal, industrial, and other fluid-handling applications, sold to distributors, contractors, utilities, and retailers in the U.S.
• Polyethylene (PE) pipe Polyethylene pipe produced for applications such as water well, irrigation, and underground utility lines, sold to irrigation contractors, water well drillers, and municipal/utility buyers.
• FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe CPVC pipe branded as FlowGuard Gold, intended for hot- and cold-water plumbing distribution, targeted at plumbing wholesalers, plumbing contractors, and mechanical contractors.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Plastic Pipe and Fittings AssociationcoreOthersIndustry association membership supporting the plastic pipe and fittings industry. Cresline actively supports this association as part of their industry leadership commitment.
• American Supply AssociationcoreOthersIndustry association for wholesale distribution. Cresline supports this association which serves the hardware and plumbing distribution industry.
• Irrigation AssociationcoreOthersIndustry association for irrigation professionals. Cresline supports this association as part of their commitment to the irrigation market segment.
• National Ground Water AssociationcoreOthersIndustry association for ground water professionals. Cresline supports this association as part of their water well market focus.
• American Water Works AssociationcoreOthersIndustry association for water professionals serving municipal water systems. Cresline supports this association as part of their commitment to municipal water market.
• National Sanitation FoundationcoreOthersNSF International tests and certifies products to protect public health and the environment. Cresline products are NSF-certified for drinking water applications.
• Southern Wholesalers AssociationcoreOthersRegional industry association serving wholesale distributors in the southern United States. Cresline supports this association.
• The Lubrizol Corporation (FlowGuard Gold)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerCresline manufactures and sells FlowGuard Gold CPVC pipe under license from The Lubrizol Corporation. FlowGuard Gold is a registered trademark of Lubrizol and Cresline produces CPVC Flowguard Gold Pipe using specially formulated CPVC 4120 Flowguard Gold material meeting ASTM D2846 standards for drinking water applications.
• Wabash Plastics, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company of Cresline that manufactures leading-edge custom injection molded plastic parts. Both companies are part of the same family-owned group of companies, complementing Cresline's pipe manufacturing operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• JM Eagle: JM Eagle is the largest manufacturer of plastic pipe in North America, producing PVC, PE and PP pressure and drainage pipe across multiple US plants. It is the closest direct competitor to Cresline across the same product categories and end markets.
• Charlotte Pipe and Foundry: Charlotte Pipe is a major US manufacturer of PVC, CPVC and cast iron plumbing and drainage pipe for residential, commercial and industrial markets. It directly overlaps Cresline's plumbing, DWV, and pressure-pipe product lines.
• IPEX USA (Aliaxis): IPEX, a subsidiary of Aliaxis, manufactures PVC, CPVC, HDPE and PEX pipe systems for plumbing, irrigation, municipal and industrial applications across North America, directly competing with Cresline's full-line plastic pipe portfolio.
• Advanced Drainage Systems: ADS is a leading US manufacturer of HDPE and polypropylene drainage and stormwater pipe, with overlapping products in drainage, sewer and corrugated HDPE pipe. It is a direct competitor in Cresline's drain and sewer and municipal segments.
• NIBCO: NIBCO manufactures PVC, CPVC and PEX plumbing pipe and fittings for residential, commercial and industrial markets, with comparable ASTM/NSF certified products to Cresline's PVC and CPVC pressure and DWV lines.
• Prinsco: Prinsco is a US manufacturer of HDPE and corrugated plastic pipe primarily focused on agricultural drainage, water management and infrastructure. It competes directly with Cresline's HDPE and irrigation pipe offerings.
• Genova Products: Genova Products manufactures PVC, CPVC and PEX plumbing pipe, electrical conduit and specialty pipe products in North America, overlapping Cresline's PVC pressure, DWV, CPVC and electrical conduit SKUs.

Broad incumbents

• Reliance Worldwide (SharkBite): Reliance Worldwide is a global manufacturer of plumbing and water-management products including SharkBite push-to-connect fittings and plastic pipe. While broader in scope, it competes in the same plumbing and CPVC/PEX categories Cresline serves.
• Westlake Pipe & Fittings: Westlake Pipe & Fittings (part of Westlake Corporation) manufactures PVC pipe, fittings and system solutions for municipal, irrigation and plumbing markets. As part of a large chemicals/building products company, it competes broadly with Cresline across multiple plastic pipe categories.

Emerging players

• Heritage Plastics: Heritage Plastics is a US manufacturer of PVC pipe and conduit products targeting plumbing, irrigation and electrical conduit markets with overlapping applications to Cresline's core PVC and electrical conduit lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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