Rilco Manufacturing Company was founded in 1972 by Anthony “Tony” Zagorski, a U.S. Navy veteran and former pilot who served from 1965 to 1969. After leaving a career in the financial industry, Tony purchased a small pipe insulation shop in Clute, Texas, with a vision of building a company founded on quality, innovation, and customer service.
From the very beginning, Tony established a simple philosophy: deliver the highest quality products without compromising safety while maintaining competitive costs. That commitment quickly earned Rilco a reputation for dependable performance and helped secure the company’s first international pipe support insulation project in Australia in 1981.
As Rilco continued to grow, Tony’s sons, Ken and Brett Zagorski, joined the company after graduating from college in the late 1980s. Together, they expanded the company’s capabilities beyond pre-insulated pipe supports to provide a more comprehensive solution for customers. New product lines—including structural supports, variable spring hangers, and constant spring hangers—transformed Rilco into a single-source supplier for complete pipe support systems.
To support this growth, Rilco relocated its operations in 1997 to a newly constructed corporate headquarters and significantly larger manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. The expanded facility increased production capacity while strengthening the company’s engineering and manufacturing capabilities.
Continued investment in innovation and new product development—including the introduction of Rilco Cam Rollers and Aerogel® insulation products—drove another major expansion in 2016. Rilco moved a few miles away into its current state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, providing the capacity and resources needed to support customers and projects around the world.
Today, with vertically integrated manufacturing, experienced engineering, and a commitment to quality and service, Rilco maintains as one of the leaders in pipe support solutions to some of the world’s most demanding industrial facilities.
Since 1972, Rilco Manufacturing Company has been a trusted leader in the engineering and manufacturing of high-performance pipe support systems and specialty piping components. For more than five decades, our engineers have partnered with customers around the world to evaluate complex piping applications and develop custom-engineered support solutions for the most demanding operating environments.
Our extensive field experience provides valuable insight into the effects of thermal expansion, vibration, dynamic loading, and other critical design challenges, allowing us to deliver pipe support systems that perform reliably throughout the life of the facility. This commitment to engineering excellence, product quality, and customer satisfaction has established Rilco as a globally recognized supplier of first-class pipe support solutions for the power generation, LNG, petrochemical, refining, chemical processing, and industrial markets.
Through continuous investment in engineering, manufacturing, and product innovation, Rilco has expanded its capabilities to provide a comprehensive portfolio of quality-assured pipe support products. Today, our product offerings include:
At Rilco, our mission is to deliver innovative, high-quality pipe support solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations through engineering excellence, manufacturing precision, and exceptional service. We are committed to strengthening our position as a trusted leader in the energy and industrial markets by continuously investing in our people, technology, and manufacturing capabilities.
We foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and accountability by empowering our employees to develop new solutions, maintain the highest standards of quality and safety, and provide responsive, knowledgeable customer support. Every product we manufacture and every project we support reflects our commitment to reliability, performance, and long-term customer success.
For more than 50 years, Rilco Manufacturing has built its reputation on a simple principle: deliver exceptional products backed by exceptional service. Every decision we make is guided by our commitment to our customers and our responsibility to provide reliable, engineered solutions that perform in the world’s most demanding industrial environments.
Our team is dedicated to exceeding customer expectations by providing responsive technical support, delivering high-quality products, and meeting project schedules with consistency and reliability. We understand that every project depends on trusted partners, and we take that responsibility seriously.
Innovation has been a cornerstone of Rilco since our founding. We continually invest in engineering, research, product development, and manufacturing technologies to ensure our pipe support systems, materials, and components meet the highest standards for quality, safety, and long-term performance. By combining decades of field experience with continuous improvement, we help our customers solve complex challenges with confidence.
Most importantly, our success is driven by our people. Every member of the Rilco team shares a commitment to quality, safety, integrity, and customer satisfaction. Whether we are supporting a small facility upgrade or a large-scale international project, our goal remains the same—to deliver products and services that earn our customers’ trust and build lasting partnerships.
On behalf of everyone at Rilco Manufacturing, thank you for your interest in our company. We appreciate the opportunity to serve our long-standing customers and look forward to building new relationships with organizations around the world.
Sincerely,
President & CEO