PVC conduit manufacturers have announced that they will be immediately raising prices due to elevated costs of raw materials, freight, and labor, along with tightening inventories during increasing demand this building season. We will hold current price levels through the close of business Friday, 5/26, and move to these new levels Tuesday, 5/30. Please call […]
Metal conduit manufacturers announced this past Monday that due to rising raw material costs, they are implementing a price increase of about 5-8%. We will hold current pricing levels through 5pm local time today, and move to these new levels on Monday, 5/1. Please call your United Pipe representative to place orders before then, or […]
Due to continued cost increases of energy, transportation, and zinc, combined with the ongoing increases in steel cost, domestic metal conduit manufacturers have announced a price increase that is now in effect. Please call your Merfish United representative for more information or to place orders now. How We Can Help Merfish United’s business model – […]
Due to the continued rising cost and shortages of PVC resin and the additives required to make PVC pipe and conduit, coupled with the high demand for finished products and long lead times, PVC Conduit mills have announced a 3% price increase taking effect on Monday, 2/28. We will hold pricing at current levels through […]
Due to escalating input costs, strut manufacturers have implemented a price increase of approximately 10%. We will be uploading a new strut list price sheet on Monday, 9/13. For more info or to place orders, please call your Merfish United representative now. Click here to see our strut products. How We Can Help Merfish United’s […]
Strut manufacturers have announced that they will be raising prices on all products due to rising input costs. We will be holding current pricing levels through Friday, 7/2, and implementing a 7% increase with a new list price sheet when we return from the July 4th holiday break on Tuesday, 7/6. Please call your sales […]
What’s happening: Lack of availability and strong demand are rising raw material costs Inventories are low and the supply chain is stretched thin A lack of shipping containers and domestic freight is increasing input costs Strong demand and pricing increases are expected to continue throughout 2021 As the Covid-19 recovery continues to gain momentum across […]
Our friends at Wheatland Tube have provided a steel and market update, which contains info about an anticipated 7% price increase on metal conduit in the near future. Steel conduit mills are pushing through their fourth price increase this year, after cumulative increases over the base of 8% in October, 17% in early November and […]
One of the continuing causes for increases on commodity products like steel pipe, copper tube and PVC pipe is the availability of truck transportation, or lack thereof. The Washington Post published an article about the current “severe trucker shortage” in the United States which reports on the contributing factors that have led to this jam. […]
Mills have announced price increases for Metal Conduit and a new list price sheet is now in effect. Please call your United Pipe representative for more information, or to place your orders now. We continue to recommend that you use our services as a weekly pipe distributor to lessen the risk associated with volatile commodity […]
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