The Iron Bowl and your water pipe
Why is it called the Iron Bowl, who named it that, and why?
November 22, 2023
Maury D. Gaston
Maury D. Gaston is chairman of the Alabama Iron and Steel Council, a council of Manufacture Alabama, and a director and past chairman of the state of Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame. Gaston is a mechanical engineering graduate of Auburn University and manager of marketing for American Cast Iron Pipe in Birmingham.
Labor Day is a tribute to those who manufacture, build and grow
Labor Day is a tribute to American labor, to those who manufacture, build, and grow things that make our lives better.
September 4, 2023
It’s National Drinking Water Week
Clean water is the greatest advancement in public health in the history of the world.
May 11, 2023
Recognizing our engineers
This Engineers’ Week is a great opportunity to thank an engineer.
February 21, 2023
The Iron Bowl and America’s water pipe
Why is it called the Iron Bowl, who named it that, and why?
November 22, 2022
Labor Day is a tribute to those who manufacture, build and grow
We observe Labor Day not to usher in football season but to honor those who labor.
September 5, 2022
World Water Day
Alabama’s iron and steel industry directly employs 14,900 manufacturing jobs and 76,388 indirect jobs.
March 22, 2022
The Iron Bowl and America’s Water Pipe
Why is it called the Iron Bowl, who named it that, and why?
November 24, 2021
Manufacturing Day: Nothing happens without manufacturing
"Here in Alabama, 13 percent of our employment is manufacturing and produces 17 percent of our state economic output."
October 1, 2021
Labor Day is a tribute to those who manufacture, build and grow
"Within Alabama’s iron and steel industry, every day is Labor Day."
September 6, 2021