For the second consecutive year, Southern Pipe & Supply has been named one of the Best Workplaces in Construction by Fortune magazine, earning a spot in the top 10 of companies nationwide.

This is the company’s eighth time to be recognized by Fortune and its first time to receive two honors in the same year after being recognized as a Top 100 Workplace for Millennials in June.

Southern Pipe & Supply is the largest privately-owned distributor of plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, industrial, mechanical, and waterworks materials in the Southeast, with over 130 location throughout seven states.

The company is the only distributor in the United States to have been selected for the Fortune list. To be considered, companies must submit an application documenting over 200 data points describing their human resource programs and practices. Fortune compiles this list annually with its research partner, Great Place to Work.

This award is given based on anonymous feedback from employees. Ninety-five percent of respondents rated the company a great place to work compared to the national average of 57%. In Fortune’s analysis of the company, the top two reasons employees gave were the remarkable sense of family and working with people that care for each other.

Southern Pipe & Supply has been a certified Great Place to Work for eight consecutive years and has been named to Fortune’s Top 100 Best Places to Work in America four times, in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. In 2021 and 2023, Southern Pipe was named to the Best Workplaces for Millennials list by the publication.

On top of its recognition by Fortune, the Mississippi Business Journal recently named Southern Pipe one of the Best Places to Work in Mississippi for the 17th consecutive time.

“We are extremely proud to be recognized by Fortune,” said Doug Kennedy, director of Culture and Development for Southern Pipe & Supply. “As a company, one of our key strategies is to be a company that attracts and retains great people. It is these great family members (employees) that make Southern Pipe a great place to work. They create an amazing, inclusive culture of respect that allows everyone to be themselves, have fun at work and be successful.”

President and CEO, Jay Davidson, is the fourth-generation leader of the family-owned company since it opened its doors in 1938.

“We have the most committed and dedicated family members in the country.” Davidson said. “I am thankful and grateful to be working with the best on the planet. Simply, we have a great company because our family members rock. “