Who is Sreco?

SRECO-Flexible, Inc. is one the longest recognized names in the manufacturing of sewer cleaning products in the wastewater collection systems industry. We now total seven decades of design development and manufacturing of sewer cleaning equipment.

Currently SRECO-Flexible, Inc. has two locations: our corporate office is located in El Segundo, CA and our truck manufacturing facility is in Lima, Oh. With manufacturing facilities in both locations SRECO-Flexible, Inc. is able to meet the immediate requirements and demands of our customers in today's market.

History

SRECO's history begins in the early 1930's and now spans seven decades as the century comes to a close. Harry R. Crane, SRECO's founder, owned P&M Manufacturing Company that sold plumbing specialties. In 1932, he started to make flexible sectional steel rods with couplings for plumbers. These rods were 1/4 inch diameter and were not promoted for cleaning sewers in municipalities.

Our Story

One day a plumber drove by a city crew struggling to open a mainline sewer stoppage with wooden rods. The next day the plumber saw the crew still struggling to unplug the sewer. He stopped and asked if the city would pay him $50.00 if he unplugged the sewer within two hours or they would not be obliged to pay. Authorization was given to him and he removed the blockage in forty-five minutes with P&M 1/4 inch steel plumber rods.

The city called P&M Manufacturing Company and asked if a larger diameter steel rod could be made for cleaning mainline sewers. The reason for the larger diameter was to provide extra strength to avoid the rods bending in the larger municipal pipes. This was Mr. Crane's entry into the municipal sewer cleaning market with a 5/16 inch sectional rod. It was the first steel rod promoted to cities for cleaning sewers.

Prior to these new rods, cities used three foot long wooden sticks that hooked together at the bottom of the manhole. Flat steel tapes and wire rope frayed at one end were also used. Fire hoses with spinning "creeper" nozzles were pushed and pulled in the sewers. The workmen always had to be at the bottom of the manhole to be effective. This was very dangerous and difficult work. The flexible steel sectional rods brought the worker to the surface and greatly reduced the dangers he was exposed to.