Kelly Pipe creates connections. The company is a master distributor of steel and plastic pipes, valves, and fittings, serving clients in the agriculture, oil processing, water service, and other industries. It operates through a network of more than 25 branches consisting of 17 stocking branches and nine sales offices. Kelly Pipe, founded in 1898, has offices in nearly a dozen US states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Washington. The privately-owned company has subsidiaries in Canada, Colombia, and the UK. Its Imperial Poles division distributes poles for street lighting, traffic signals, cellular towers, signs, and other purposes. Kelly Pipe was acquired by JFE Shoji Trade in 2014