We are a global leader in failure-is-not-an-option Water and Flow Management Solutions and Speciality Adhesive Solutions. We create products that hold together our world, skyscrapers to boats, factories to homes. It’s no small job.
We developed and patented the first solvent cement to join PVC pipe. In the decades since, we’ve expanded to more than 10,000+ products across multiple fast-growth industries. Professionals trust our best-in-class brands. But it extends beyond products.
Our seamless global supply chain, world-class technical support and deep customer partnerships deliver mission-critical projects around the world. Everything we do sets the expectation of relentless outperformance.
~800
World-wide
Associates
90+
Countries
served
500+
Patents
& trademarks
10,000+
Products
offered
70+
Years in
business
We are at the vital intersection of market-leading brands in fast-growth industries.
We don’t just manage water; we protect it against leakage and waste. We don’t just make products; we use technology to make them safer, such as our ECO and Ultra Low VOC solvent cements that lower emissions up to 30%. And we create specialty adhesives that increase energy and material efficiencies.
We solve specific challenges in a way that contributes to the universal one: creating a legacy of things that last.
Founded as a supplier of plumbing parts
Expanded product offerings to include structural adhesives, developed 10:1 MMA technology and formed SCIGRIP Structural Adhesives division
First to offer environmentally responsible, all low Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) solvent cements, primers, and cleaners; phased out all regular VOC products
Continued expansion through strategic acquisitions, including AB&A® (2010), Glue Warehouse (2014), Schwartz Chemical’s solvent cements business (2015), Roof Top Blox® (2016), T. Christy Enterprises (2019), Tough Pans® (2019) and others
Established presence in China through acquisition of Gymcol China Investments and Gymcol Adhesives (Pinghu) Co., Ltd.
IPS Corporation acquired by Centerbridge Partners
Acquired FloodStop, PumpSpy and American Acrylic Adhesives (Ninja Glue™)
Acquired RJS Tech (SetFast)
Acquired Champion Pump, E-Z Weld and ProVent Systems
Opened company’s first solvent cement manufacturing plant in Europe in Dinxperlo, Netherlands
The IPS Business System is at the heart of everything we do. It is the backbone of our continuous improvement culture and success. Shared understanding and 100% buy-in has led us to market-leading performance across the entire organization.