R&B Company

Specialties

Pipe

Valves

Fittings

Fusion Machines

Rentals

McElroy

Pumps

Gas pipe & fittings

Copper tube

Fusible Pipe

C900

Hydrants

Backflows

Ductile Iron

Cast Iron

Sch40

Sch80

History

Established in 1949.

Roberts & Brune Company was founded in 1947 by Bob Roberts on July 1, 1949 Fred Brune Joined Bob creating a partnership named Roberts and Brune Company. In 1994 Reed Mack purchased the assets of Roberts and Brune Company now known as R&B Company.

Meet the Business Owner

Reed M.

Business Owner

Reed was raised in Tallahassee, Florida before attending College at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina on a Football Scholarship. Reed now lives in the San Jose area with his wife Lynn and their three children. He started in the waterworks industry right after graduation with Davis Water and Waste Industries, which was based in Thomasville, Georgia. At that time Davis Water was the largest waterworks distributor in the USA. Davis’ expansion into California brought Reed from West Palm Beach, Florida to Redwood City, California to operate R&B Company in 1990. In 1994 Reed was able to buy R&B Company from Davis becoming its President. He has overseen the growth of the Company from one small location to six well-​staffed distribution facilities in Northern California.