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THE WHOLESALERŽ - APRIL 2010
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ooney Brothers, Inc., founded by
brothers Francis and James Cooney, began
operations in 1937 |
as a piping and plumbing wholesaler, geared toward
the many textile, food manufacturing and other
mills scattered throughout North Philadelphia. As the
business quickly
grew, the customer base also expanded to include
railroads, paper mills, mechanical contractors,
colleges and hospitals, and customers from the
marine industry. The geographical coverage
territory also grew rapidly, as Cooney Brothers
began servicing customers in New Jersey,
Delaware and points throughout Eastern
Pennsylvania. In the 1970s, Cooney Brothers
began developing an important new base of
business within the fast-growing pharmaceutical
industry throughout the Delaware Valley.
In
the mid 1980s, with its distribution business
going strong, Cooney Brothers began blazing a
new trail that would broaden the company's
horizons significantly. Inspired by the success
of its in-house metal hose fabrication shop,
Cooney endeavored to develop a manufacturing arm
that would further distinguish the company from
its distribution peers. The Cooney Hose Station
product line was introduced in 1983, with the
manufacturing operation housed in the North
Philadelphia distribution warehouse. Around this
time, Cooney Brothers further expanded its
manufacturing operations with the introduction
of a fitting, valve and pipe nipple "accessory
packaging department" which custom packages
accessory kits for large Original Equipment
Manufacturers. Capabilities in the packaging
department have since been expanded to include
the production of piping sub-assemblies for the
OEM market. As a result of the growth brought
about by these varied endeavors, it became
necessary for the company to move to a larger
modern facility in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. The
move was completed in September 1996.
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The
Cooney Brothers, Inc. of the 21st Century is a
unique combination of innovative distribution,
custom manufacturing and "jump through hoops
service," all de-
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signed to make us an
indispensable resource to our evergrowing
customer base. Our range of distributed products
includes: pipe, valves and fittings in all materials of construction;
steam specialty products; fluid sealing devices;
institutional plumbing supplies; power and hand tools for
piping and plumbing; a complete selection of piping and
plumbing accessory items; and safety products. Featured
product brands include Spirax Sarco, Apollo Valve, Crane
Valve, Viega ProPress, Trerice, Watts Regulator, Gruvlok,
Dixon Sanitary and Palmetto Packings.
Our manufactured product range includes: hose &
mixing stations and accessories for washdown; flexible metal hose assemblies,
spool pieces, manifolds, headers and other
welded/brazed piping assemblies; pre-packaged
accessory kits and sub-assemblies for Original
Equipment Manufacturers. The latest exciting
development in the company's evolution involved
the relocation of our Cooney Manufacturing
(accessory kit and sub-assembly manufacturing)
division to a new facility in Pottstown, Pa.
That relocation was completed in August 2007.
The move allows all divisions of Cooney Brothers
room to grow and prosper. Cooney Brothers, Inc.
celebrated its 73rd birthday in January 2010.
Cooney Brothers has been managed for the past 18
years by third-generation sibling partners
Marion, Bill and Gerry Cooney. The three were
taught the business by their late father,
William E. Cooney III, who successfully ran the
company from 1973 until 1992. We look to the
future with excitement, charged with energy and
optimism gained during our proud past! •
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