Long Beach Iron Works : History

EJIW is a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of construction castings used in road building, underground construction and utility construction. Products include storm and sanitary manhole frames and covers, drainage castings, utility construction castings, trench and tree grates, airport and port authority castings, monument boxes and covers.

Performance Pipe is North America’s largest producer of polyethylene piping products for gas, industrial, municipal, mining, oilfield and utility applications.

Kristar is a manufacturer of stormwater management products for controlling pollutants from stormwater runoff. They offer a complete “treatment train” approach to stormwater management systems.

Our website is dedicated to the living memory of our friend, colleague, and mentor,

KARL GEORGE WEIDE

We all love and miss you, George.

CERTIFICATIONS
We have formal Certifications, licensing, and registrations for the following California public agencies:

City of Los Angeles Approved Fabricator see certificate
State of California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS)
Certified Small Business Enterprise (SBE) for:
- Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
- City of San Diego
- San Diego County Water Authority
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Port of Long Beach
- Los Angeles Community College District
- Minority Business Development Agency

From its start in 1913 as Long Beach Iron Works, LBIW has grown from its original site near the San Gabriel River to its present state-of-the-art facility in the city of Long Beach. Beginning as a foundry business providing public works projects with products such as fire hydrants and manhole covers, LBIW has become the region’s premier supplier of construction castings and a comprehensive array of metal products. Today, its 100,000 sq. ft. fabrication operation manufactures custom solutions for complex problems, while also maintaining the kind of extensive product inventory that nobody else in the Western United States can offer. But what ultimately defines LBIW isn’t products. It’s people. It’s a team of seasoned professionals whose problem-solving expertise has been honed by many years in the industry. And nobody is better equipped to provide innovative solutions to help you deal with the most complex challenges.