Business View Magazine | February 2019

62 BVM: What is the story behind the company’s founding and howhas it evolved? Carver: “Tioga Pipe was founded in Philadelphia in 1946 byMort Keiser.Mort had returned from service inWorldWar II and began buying surplus material from the Philadelphia navy shipyard and reselling it. Mort had experience in steel pipe distribution before the war, and when he returned, he began serving local Philadelphia customers– plumbing supply houses, fabricators, small machine shops, and manufacturers–and then grew into a much larger client base.Mort’s philosophy was that every job to the Customer was a critical project and every job relied on our correct and timely deliveries. That’s a core value that we still live by today. “The company is still family-owned and run byMort Keiser’s three sons.Andy is President and CEO, Ben- nett is in charge of Military Sales and David heads up Organizational Development,Marketing and is In-House Counsel; in addition,Harrison, a third- generation familymember is Director of Military Sales.Over close to 75 years Tioga has emerged as AT A GLANCE TIOGA PIPE, INC WHAT: Distribution supply company for mission-critical materials WHERE: Headquarters in Philadelphia, PA. WEBSITE: www.tiogapipe.com