In 1977, The Macomb Group operated a pipe supply business out of a single facility. Today, we are a Top 10 Industrial Pipe, Valve, and Fitting (PVF) supplier with 15 stocking locations, and a 375,000 square-foot corporate headquarters that sits on 26 acres with a rail...
Chuck’s Quick Tip: Get to Know Us Better
Chuck wants you to get to know us better! Visit The Macomb Group’s updated website,www.macombgroup.com, to explore our company story, products, capabilities, initiatives, and services. Need to find a specific type of product? Our complete set of line cards can be...
How to Get Out of a Sticky Situation
Major power supplier DTE Energy is a company that takes its clean-energy commitment seriously. As part of its $600 million DTE Energy Monroe Scrubber Project, a clean coal initiative, DTE Energy is installing two flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) systems, or “scrubbers.”...

Holiday Weekend Maintenance Emergency? No Problem.
Like many businesses, universities run 24/7, so finding time to complete maintenance on a critical heating system is no easy feat. But one university facilities department planned the best possible downtime scenario: they scheduled the heating system maintenance for...
For a Great Business, Start with Great Relationships
The Macomb Group has experienced considerable growth over the years, and some of this growth has come about through mergers. Even during the course of these significant changes, The Macomb Group understands that a company’s best assets are its people. The Macomb Group...
It’s Saturday Night: Do You Know Where Your Pipe Order Is?
When you’re running a job site around the clock, the last thing you want is for your team to be stuck waiting on essential materials. However, one company found itself in just that predicament. URS, a leading provider of engineering, construction, and technical...
Grow a Business Using the Power of People
The Macomb Group has gone from less than $1 million in annual revenue and one small shop to revenue of $150 million with 17 branches — in only 20 years. Owners Bill McGivern and Keith Schatko both joined the company on the shop floor, completing odd jobs like sweeping...
Big Pipe, Small Space? Better Have a Backup Plan!
In an impressive display of monumental planning and creative engineering, The Macomb Group and Western Mechanical from Clinton Township used a helicopter lift to raise 14-inch carbon steel pipe to the roof of the First National Building in downtown Detroit, Mich. (You...
The Heating Season is Here, Don’t Get Caught Out in the cold!
The Heating Season is here. Don't get caught out in the cold. The Macomb Group has a full inventory of Lochinvar Knight (95% efficient) hot water heating boilers ranging from 50,000 BTU to 800,000 BTU. They won't last long so get yours now! We also have in stock Steam...
The Macomb Group Celebrates Growth and Recognition
Number Nine in the country! (Supply House Times ) The Macomb Group is thrilled and honored to be number nine for Industrial PVF in theSupply House Times Top 125 list of wholesale distributors for 2012. The list was released in May. The Macomb Group credits...