About TIPS TIPS is the acronym for Thermoplastic Industrial Piping Systems; it also is the name of a Product Line Committee (PLC) of the PPFA. The TIPS PLC is composed of several prestigious manufacturers and consultants in the industry with hundreds of years of combined knowledge and experience in manufacturing, marketing, installing and engineering plastic piping systems. Although many of the TIPS member companies manufacture and sell residential, commercial and industrial products to many markets, for purposes of this product line group, the following markets are not included: Irrigation Above-Ground Fire Sprinkler Systems Residential Swimming Pools Gas Distribution and Transmission Municipal, Commercial, Residential Potable Water, Drain, Waste & Sewer Plastic-Lined Metal Piping Flexible Tubing Composite Piping Thermosets (Glass-Reinforced Resins) Mission Statement The mission of the TIPS PLC is to grow the North America market for its products by providing knowledge and proficiency to all who study, design, specify, install and use industrial piping systems. Return to Top