MEMBER PROFILE – ASSOCIATE
No Surprises
Rushmore Enterprises has created a successful business
model by delivering on a simple promise of performance
Baytown, Texas-based Rushmore Enterprises Inc. has over
30 years of experience and is the “go to” company for pipes,
bulb flats, plates and tubular goods, as well as custom
fabricated piles/items. They have earned their reputation through
not just quality, but as a “no surprises” partner where they pride
themselves on performance.
According to Rushmore’s principal and director of marketing,
KP Wadhwani, industry often seeks to keep costs in line by ordering
product from overseas. The challenge for suppliers is to offer
assurances that the goods ordered from plants on the other side
of the world will meet the quality standards necessary to maintain
project specifications. Rushmore Enterprises has built their business
on just these assurances.
Wadhwani said that they regularly tour plants and hold manufacturers
to their promises of performance.
“Our inspectors are on-site to make certain the product you
ordered is made to the highest standard,” he said. “We also work
with manufacturers to make certain that delivery dates are firm.
If steel or raw material does not come on time, it can push the
job back. We monitor the job from start to delivery so there are
no surprises.”
Rushmore supplies long and heavy pile over 10,000 tons for
various projects, including the San Francisco-Trans Bay Transit
Center, Crescent City Inner Harbor, an offshore platform in the
Gulf of Mexico and the Trevcon Pier, to name just a few.
“For the above-mentioned projects, we had supplied piles as
per ASTM 252 Gr 3 with min. 50 ksi, API- 2B / 2H specifications
piles,” he said, adding that they also supply pipes from eight inches
to 160 inches OD, wall thicknesses 0.25 inches to three inches and
lengths from 20 to 120 feet – long, bare or coated as per the customer’s
drawing for use in port, buildings, foundations, on-shore,
off-shore and heavy construction applications.
Rushmore works with mills in South Korea, China, India and
Europe to supply ERW, LSAW and HSAW spiral pipes in ASTM,
A252, A53B, 2B, 2H and API-5L steel grades.
According to Wadhwani, PDCA brings piling industry suppliers,
contractors and manufacturers together to share their experiences
and latest developments.
“Life is a learning process and PDCA makes it easier to gain
knowledge from others,” he said.
He said the company was formed in 2004 because he saw that
industry needed a fresh option.
“I named the company Rushmore Enterprises after Mount
Rushmore to represent firmness, and rigidity in customer service
and character,” said Wadhwani.
His goal was simple. He wanted to bring more to the table and
offer greater value.
“I am a qualified mechanical engineer with a master’s degree
in production engineering, specializing in fabrication and welding
technology,” he said. “My background has helped me to understand
piling project requirements. To do this, we babysit our projects
to assure timely completion and to meet customer’s specifications.
I have over 30 years of experience in steel fabrication and
By Kelly Gray
Continued on page 123
Photos courtesy of Rushmore Enterprises Inc.
PILEDRIVER | 121