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American-made aluminum access products and TF-JOVE® pipe supports, engineered and tested in Tarrant, Alabama, with the documentation, training and lead times your counter and outside sales teams need.
Why Thompson
Seventy years of building access products for water, wastewater and industrial plants, now with the TF-JOVE® pipe support line under the same roof.
Made in the USA
Fabricated in Tarrant, Alabama, with domestic and AIS/BABA-compliant materials available for SRF-funded projects.
Engineered and tested
Designed to OSHA, ANSI, IBC and ADA requirements and verified by independent testing, with PE-stamped calcs in all 50 states.
Fills gaps in your line card
Finished, engineered systems your customers would otherwise buy from a fabricator, on the same order.
Two lines, one supplier
Access products and pipe supports for the same plants, from one source and one submittal package.
Product Lines
Standard, catalog products that quote from a price book. Custom fabrication and engineered pipe support systems are quoted direct, with your account protected.
TUF HATCH® Access Hatches
Where it goes: Lift stations, vaults, wet wells and roofs
Standard sizes quote from a price sheet; custom sizes built to drawing. Watertight, odor-tight and H-20 options.
Typical channel: Waterworks, building specialty and roofing supply
TUF LADDER® Fixed & Ships Ladders
Where it goes: Clarifiers, tanks, wet wells, roofs and mechanical yards
Finished, engineered OSHA-compliant ladders configured by height, with load-rated drawings for the customer’s files.
Typical channel: Waterworks, MRO and safety, grating service centers
APEX® Anchor Posts & Ladder Fall Protection
Where it goes: Every facility with existing caged fixed ladders
Retrofit kit: APEX® post, climb-out device and ladder safety system. One order, no engineering required.
Typical channel: MRO and safety, waterworks
TUF GATE® Self-Closing Safety Gates
Where it goes: Ladderway and platform openings
Aluminum, corrosion-resistant and made in the USA. Sells as a simple add-on to every ladder and platform.
Typical channel: MRO and safety, industrial supply
TUF RAIL®, Rail Kits & Portable Guardrail
Where it goes: Platforms, walkways, roof edges and hatches
Bolt-together, engineered systems with calcs. No welding in the field.
Typical channel: Grating and metals service centers, roofing supply, MRO
Stair Treads, Cover Plates & Grating
Where it goes: Stairs, trench and channel covers, walkways
Size-based pricing and fab-to-print for odd sizes.
Typical channel: Grating and metals service centers, waterworks
TF-JOVE® Pipe & Duct Supports
Where it goes: FRP, HDPE, PP, dual-laminate and metal piping
Load-rated catalog supports designed for non-metallic pipe, quoted with the pipe.
Typical channel: Industrial PVF, FRP and HDPE pipe distributors
Domestic Metallic Pipe Supports
Where it goes: SRF-funded water and wastewater projects
Clevis hangers, clamps and U-bolts made in the USA with mill certs for AIS requirements.
Typical channel: Waterworks, PVF
Why Now
Under OSHA 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(9), every fixed ladder over 24 ft must have a ladder safety system or personal fall arrest system by November 18, 2036. Cages alone no longer count. New ladders have required it since November 19, 2018.
Every plant, pump station and building with caged ladders has to retrofit. Our retrofit kit (APEX® anchor post, climb-out device and ladder safety system) gives your team one SKU and one PO to sell into that work for the next decade.
Channels
Waterworks distributors
Hatches, ladders, APEX®, gates, covers, TF-JOVE® and domestic pipe supports, sold on the same order as the pipe and valves for lift stations, vaults and plants.
Grating & metals service centers
TUF RAIL® kits, treads, cover plates and grating. Your customers buy components today; we add the finished, engineered system.
MRO & safety distributors
Fixed ladders, APEX® posts, fall protection, TUF GATE® and portable guardrail for plant maintenance buyers.
Industrial PVF & pipe partners
TF-JOVE® supports for FRP, HDPE and lined piping in chemical, power, paper and water plants.
Roofing & building supply
Roof hatches, hatch safety rail and portable rooftop guardrail for reroof and new construction.
Online resellers
Standard SKUs with full product data, CAD and photography, drop-shipped from Alabama.
What You Get
How It Works
Apply
Tell us about your company, territory, branches and the markets you serve.
Review and agreement
Our sales team reviews territory fit, then sends the distributor agreement and price book.
Onboarding and training
Product training for your team, the sales kit, and setup for ordering and drop-ship
Sell together
Joint calls on key accounts and project support from our engineers.
Find Local Help
Independent representatives help engineers and contractors specify and order Thompson products in their territories. Contact Thompson directly for areas not listed.
Representative
Territory
Miscellaneous Metal Sales
FL, GA, IN, KY, NC, southern OH, SC, TN, southern VA, WV
MKM Sales
AR, LA, MS, OK, TX
CMR Solutions
KS, NE, MO
Architectural Building Solutions
IL, northern IN, southern WI
Fontana Metal Sales
NY, northern NJ
Mel Grant Associates
New England
Thompson Fabricating (direct)
Alabama and all other territories
Rep firms interested in carrying Thompson or TF-JOVE® lines can apply with the form below.
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Complete the form and a member of our sales team will contact you within two business days.
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