A New Pig customer happened to mention to his account manager, Robbin, that his seven-year-old son had an impossible Christmas wish: a Hulk Hogan action figure with Barbie-type hair.

Wait, did I say impossible? Not for Andy James, New Pigger extraordinaire armed with materials including PIG® Repair Putty. Watch the video, Brother!

Hammy Holidays!

Alright, it wasn’t Terry Bradshaw passing to Lynn Swann. Instead, it was an even bigger MVP (Most Valuable Pigger) who connected with Lynn. It was our very own Terry from our Corporate Sales team!

Here you can see the Hall of Famer taking the handoff from the Hog of Famer during a recent visit to Canton, OH.

And this is no ordinary Pigskin! It is the one and only Sporksball, one of New Pig’s famous promos that you can get when you order from 1-800-HOT-HOGS or visit newpig.com

One question, Terry– Did you give Lynn your autograph?

My 10 year old son, Nolan, asked if I would share with my co-workers his LEGO creation of PIG® Mat in action. Even mad scientists need to clean up with the best mat around, right?

In the Bahamas, a small herd of pigs have a beach mostly to themselves.

Actually, as much swimming as they do, this would be called a SCHOOL of pigs.

Ah, the surf, the breeze, and maybe a side business supplying Urn Sand …

If I ever stop making appearances for New Pig, you’ll know where I’ve gone.

Two years ago, the PIG® logo got two New Piggers admitted to the site of the Kentucky Derby.

This past weekend, two PIG® Snout Hats were at the big race itself. They rode in on the heads of New Pig’s friends Julie and Mike. Julie works for one of our important international brokers. She knew that we’d be happy to see her answer to the famous tradition of noteworthy hats at Churchill Downs (see an example over her left shoulder). She received many comments on her hat … and many requests to know where she got it!

Yesterday, nine Piggers from the Blue Ribbon Sales Team headed to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. to serve dinner to wounded soldiers and their families.

The Armed Forces Foundation serves dinners monthly at major hospitals. Recently, the Foundation started offering opportunities for organizations to sponsor dinners for the troops. New Pig sponsored the dinner on April 14.

Piggers helping make life a little better for people. We call it the New Pig Spirit. We love to do that for our customers, and, when we can, we love to support great causes like this one.

Visit Armed Forces Foundation for more information.

New Pigger Beth Powell will present at the American Institute of Professional Geologists Marcellus Shale Conference April 13 and 14, 2011 in Pittsburgh, PA.

“This is a chance to review regulatory schemes and industry best practices that impact the drilling and hydrofracturing processes,” Beth says. “We have the knowledge, experience and products to help the operators who manage liquids and have to deal with secondary containment problems and state regulations.”

Click here to see the full Conference program (this opens a PDF).

Visit us online to see our wide range of PIG® Products that are of particular interest to shale gas operations.

Click here to see an informative recent Time magazine cover story about shale gas.

Woo Hoo!

Plant Engineering magazine has announced the Product of the Year 2011 Winners, and New Pig was named and named and named again. One Gold and two Bronze!!

THOINKS to everyone who makes this possible! The list of product awards keeps growing, and the real winners are customers who keep getting new ways to help keep their workplaces clean and safe!

See below for details on the award winners.

Maintenance Tools and Equipment

Gold Award: PIG® Oily Water Filter Bucket

The PIG® Oily Water Filter Bucket is an absorbent-filled bucket that can be used indoors or outdoors to capture up to five gallons of hydrocarbons from collected water/oil mixture and allows filtered water to pass through. Seven alternating layers of PIG® Oil-Only Mat Pads and PIG® Oil-Only Pillows help to disperse collected liquids for uniform saturation and fewer change outs. The hose fitting on the top of the container lid accepts 3/4″ drainage hoses, while the 3/4” connection on the bottom of the container accepts a self bailer, drain plug, another drainage hose, or it can be used as a free-flowing drain.

Fluid Handling

Bronze Award: PIG® Drum Latching Lid

The PIG® Latching Drum Lid with FM-approved plugs converts a 55-gallon steel drum into a safe storage container for oil-or solvent-soaked materials. This lid easily attaches to new or reconditioned drums and features FM-approved plugs, making it ideal for use with flammable or combustible solids. The latching lid satisfies NFPA 30 venting requirements. And, the latching lid helps to comply with 40 CFR 262.34(c) for Satellite Accumulation and 40 CFR 264.1086(c)(1)(ii) to prevent VOC emissions and 40 CFR 264.173 requiring haz-waste containers to be closed.

Maintenance Products

Bronze Award: PIG® Absorbent Valve Wrap

The PIG® Absorbent Valve Wrap is designed to soak up nuisance leaks in valves, flanges and other oddly-shaped pipe components. Cinch-able straps and a sewn-in double stack of oil-only mat make it easy to catch drips anywhere – indoors or outdoors, and it’s UV-resistant for up to 12 months. Two sheets of highly absorbent 100% polypropylene PIG® Oil-Only Mat soak up and retain oils and oil-based liquids, including lubricants and fuels, without absorbing water, and the non-permeable clear poly back helps prevent pollution by keeping absorbed liquids from leaking though.

I have to share this article titled “Innovative Leak Controls Minimize Downtime.” The innovative leak controls came from New Piggers collaborating with customers.

The article describes use of our PIG® Oil-Only Absorbent Valve Wraps at utility substations, where oily leaks and drips from transformers are common. The Valve Wraps capture liquids right at the leak point, which helps make maintenance much more efficient.

You’ll read how user suggestions helped lead to valuable features such as the drawstrings on this model of the PIG® Oil-Only Absorbent Valve Wrap.

And the author says this about another product tested in the field, our PIG® Drive-Over LEAKBLOCKER™ Dike: so easy to use, [we] didn’t need to offer any formal training on the use of the products and their applications.

Now THAT is what we mean when we say New Pig is Inventing For You.

P.S. Here’s the post where we first announced the PIG® Oil-Only Absorbent Valve Wraps.