BEDFORD, MA For the first time in its enduring history, the F.W. Webb Company, which is marking its 150th anniversary this year, is now in the water works business. F.W. Webb announces it has formed the F.W. Webb Water Works Division after acquiring Water Works Supply Corp. (WWSC) of Malden, Massachusetts, and Londonderry, New Hampshire.

With the purchase of WWSC, F.W. Webb hones and expands its wide-ranging product line to address below-ground installation, construction, maintenance and repair of water mains, sewer lines, water processing facilities, waste treatment plants, and pumping stations. Water works PVF (pipe, valves, fittings), supplies and fabrication services are now available throughout the Northeast from F.W. Webb, with ample inventory - including pipe ranging from 0.5-inch to 48-inch in diameter - along with delivery and 24/7 emergency service.

"As a longstanding regional leader across numerous core and specialty markets, offering water works products and services is an exciting development for F.W. Webb," said Jeff Pope, President of F.W. Webb. "Most importantly, it brings a new level of expertise, quality products, and industry-leading service to customers throughout the Northeast for essential upgrades and repair of municipal infrastructure."  

"Since F.W. Webb currently supplies everything water- and pipe-related for buildings, having water works products and services is a natural extension of our business," said F.W. Webb COO Robert Mucciarone. "With the addition of water works, customers can count on F.W. Webb as a reliable one-stop partner for all their residential, commercial and industrial projects, large or small, from underground to rooftop."

F.W. Webb is operating the water works business in Malden and Londonderry with Christopher DiPirro, a 33-year veteran of F.W. Webb, as General Manager. Moore, an engineer with in-depth water works expertise, grew up in the industry and joined the family business in 1972 upon his graduation from Tufts University.

Moore's father started WWSC in 1953, initiating a new dimension of innovation for water works customers with a complete fabrication shop that provided unprecedented quality and fast turnaround.

"F.W. Webb is maintaining the renowned fabrication shop with experienced machinists from Water Works Supply and bringing this unique and valuable service to new customers across the region," DiPirro said. "The genius of our fabrication shop is the ability to accurately retrofit old oversized flange pipe with new pipe and fittings. It is also the only UL-classified shop for flanged ductile iron pipe in the area."