SIGMA-Raven Meter Boxes Installed in Opelika, Alabama

When the Opelika, Alabama City Water and Sewer Department decided to change their water meters and boxes, SIGMA stepped up to help. Over the last two years, SIGMA has worked to design, customize, and tweak the meter boxes to meet the specifications of the City, and now the boxes have been successfully installed and the job is complete.

The new boxes were needed to accommodate the new meters, and the City was looking for an improvement over the old-style concrete boxes. Territory Sales Manager Joel Goff explains:  “The SIGMA-Raven boxes are lightweight and incredibly durable. I can carry four of them in one hand, but the concrete boxes need two people to lift one.  In terms of labor costs and time, that is a huge improvement in efficiency.  They are also practically indestructible, at least in terms of the wear and tear that they would undergo. Unlike concrete, they don’t break in transit, and, they are very resistant to environmental factors like temperatures and water.” Once the engineers and specification professionals in Opelika decided to use SIGMA to supply these boxes, the technical team took over. Joel continues, “I give a ton of credit to Jeff Fox, who must have visited Opelika 30 times. He was really committed to ensuring the product was perfect, and he kept at it with small modifications to meet the spec. Stuart Box, our Vice President of Engineering was also key in bringing this to success—his technical expertise and leadership were invaluable.”

SIGMA’s approach was unique, because it truly took input from all stakeholders. Joel describes the process:  “We had the Opelika Engineers give us their specs, but we also had the guys who work out in the field to come to the table. We got everyone in the room, and the field teams were able to request tweaks to the design—things like making the box a bit wider so they could access the meters more easily–which will streamline their work, ultimately saving labor costs and time.”

The SIGMA Raven HDPE Division has grown significantly, with facilities in Alabama, Idaho, and Colorado. The product lines are domestically manufactured, and because SIGMA owns and operates all of the facilities, we can produce virtually anything a customer requires.

For additional information about the SIGMA-Raven product lines, please visit http://www.sigmaco.com/project/hdpe-products/ or contact Jeff Fox at jf1@sigmaco.com.