Historic Macon
An illustrated history of the city of Macon, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
An illustrated history of the city of Macon, paired with the histories of companies, families and organizations that make the region great.
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Andy Truan.<br />
TRUAN SALES<br />
INC.<br />
Truan Sales Inc. is a leading<br />
manufacturer’s representative of sewer<br />
pipe and fittings in the Southeast.<br />
Andy Truan, founder and owner, has a<br />
nostalgic link to <strong>Macon</strong>, through his father,<br />
Joseph D. Truan, who was a B-24 pilot in<br />
WWII. Andy can recall how his Aunt “Lib”<br />
talked of staying at <strong>Macon</strong>’s <strong>Historic</strong><br />
Dempsey Hotel and would watch from her<br />
hotel window to see her brother march<br />
down Cherry Street. Andy’s father, “Joe D”<br />
did his training at what is presently known<br />
as the Lewis B. Wilson Airport in <strong>Macon</strong>.<br />
David A. “Andy” Truan is a 1967 graduate of<br />
Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. He<br />
worked in various capacities with different<br />
companies in the plastics industry but attributes<br />
his ten year tenure with the family owned<br />
business, Tridyn Industries, North Carolina as<br />
being invaluable experience in the PVC pipe and<br />
fittings. He went to work with the Dutch company<br />
DYKA as vice president of the PVC pipe division<br />
and established the plant that is now known as<br />
Diamond Plastics Inc. just south of <strong>Macon</strong>.<br />
Truan Sales Inc. was incorporated in 1982<br />
and has become recognized at the leading<br />
manufacturer’s representative of PVC pipe and<br />
fittings in the Southeast. For the past two years,<br />
Truan Sales had been the top sales producer of<br />
its main line of products in the United States. A<br />
new 30,000 square foot warehouse was added to<br />
the existing 26,000 square foot warehouse/office.<br />
Consequently, Truan Sales expects even more<br />
growth in the future with the expanded space.<br />
In 1984, Andy formed a second company,<br />
Pond Dam Piping, Ltd to sell various piping<br />
systems in the aquaculture and recreational<br />
pond market. Andy designed systems<br />
completely from PVC pipe and fittings which<br />
eliminated the expensive corrosion drawback to<br />
corrugated metal systems in use at that time.<br />
Both companies benefit from a tight-knit,<br />
dedicated staff of sixteen employees. The<br />
employees strive to give the customer efficient,<br />
courteous service with each and every order placed.<br />
Please visit Truan Sales Inc. on the Internet<br />
at www.truansales.com or you can visit<br />
www.ponddampiping.com.<br />
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