Full Issue (17 MB) - Pile Driving Contractors Association

Independent Pipe and Steel, Inc.
Member Profile
Nearly three decades ago, Bruce Haupt and Hal Blackburn
met while working together for a pipe distribution
company in Bakersfield, Calif. The two worked
there for two years before they decided to set out on their own.
The two new partners started out supplying oilfield tubulars to
the oil industry around Bakersfield. The early ‘80s was a time
when inventories were at an all time high, much like today.
Some people might have said those were not the best of times
to start a pipe distributing company. However, integrity, hard
work and a commitment to customer satisfaction allowed their
new company, Independent Pipe and Steel Inc. (IP&S), to
prosper in a tough market environment.
In 1992, IP&S acquired a nine-acre yard, which brought
about the companies evolution from being a pipe brokerage
firm to a full-line pipe and steel service center. Two years later,
the acquisition of Asbury Transportation brought with it 40
acres of rail-served storage capacity and a fleet of trucks and
cranes, allowing IP&S to care for all of its customers’ needs.
Independent Pipe and Steel now had the capacity to take care
of any pipe requirement, large or small.
Today, Independent Pipe and Steel Inc. is a reliable supplier
of new and used tubular steel products to general contractors
and fabricators throughout the western United States. As well,
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