Family-owned business ISCO was founded in 1962 and has since grown to 28 locations worldwide including its Brisbane location, which opened in 2007.

In Australia, ISCO offers a number of polyethylene (PE) pipe welding purchase and hire options for fusion equipment and a range of productivity tools that can reduce manpower and increase efficiency.

McElroy

McElroy specialises in manufacturing equipment for fusing PE pipes, which have the ability to utilise either low or high-pressure fusion parameters as wheeled or track units. Many are self-powered for ease of use and greater field productivity. ISCO has been a McElroy agent since 1975 and is the largest McElroy distributor in the world. ISCO Australia currently stocks a hire fleet consisting of welding capabilities up to 1,600 mm.

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FastFusion

Using a proprietary fusion process and pipe handling capabilities, FastFusion greatly increases weld production. The fusion cab minimises contaminates and provides job site safety. Only two people are needed to handle and fuse the pipe with this self-powered, mobile-tracked fusion machine. The machine incorporates efficient pipe handling with an enhanced cooling system that dramatically increases the production capacity and the number of fusion welds produced per day. ISCO became the master distributor for FastFusion products in September 2004.

Productivity tools

ISCO keeps a number of productivity tools in its inventory. One item that is fast becoming a favourite is the Internal Bead Removal Tool, manufactured by BeadTrimmer. Another is the McElroy PolyHorse Pipe Handling System, which consists of a series of adjustable racks that store and help feed up to 500 mm of pipe into the fusion machine, reducing time and manpower expense. ISCO also supplies low profile roller systems, which allow contractors to pull the pipe safely along the ground without scratching or gouging the recently-fused pipe string.