In a calculated strategy implemented more than a decade ago, Progressive Pipeline Management (PPM) decided to invest in trenchless pipe lining technology commonly associated with sewer lines and waterlines and apply it in a completely different market: natural gas mains.
The gamble proved to be a good move. Today the company earns more than $25 million a year in gross revenue and has lined approximately 975,000 feet — about 184 miles — of gas pipelines in 18 different states. Furthermore, it employs 120 people and has built an inventory of specialty trucks and equipment with a book value of more than
