Thomas & Betts Thomas & Betts
Lamson & Sessions Integration Status
Revised update as of March 21, 2008


Thomas & Betts has elected to split the Lamson & Sessions Company into two different operating units. The non-pipe electrical products will be consolidated into Thomas & Betts and the pipe products will be handled by a separate entity, Lamson Pipe Company (LPC).

Product Split

Thomas & Betts/Carlon Products Lamson Pipe Company
Carflex & Fittings PVC Conduit
Cement -- Schedule 40 & 80
Chimes -- PC & Duct
Elbows & Sweeps -- Telephone Duct
Electrical Fittings HDPE Conduit
Enclosures -- Solid Wall
ENT Fittings -- Corrugated
Floor Boxes Bore-Gard
P&C Flex Multi-Gard
Plenum-Gard Pressure Pipe
Riser-Gard PV Mold
Spacers Split-Duct
Structured Cabling Gulf Island Pipe
Tools H&H Aero
Weatherproof Vylon Pipe
Wire-Safe  
Zip Boxes  

Click Here to download a revised spreadsheet listing of specific catalog numbers that are applicable to each business unit. This listing will help to assure that your Lamson & Session catalog and UPC numbers are assigned to the correct vendor when sending your orders to T&B or to LPC. Two additional worksheets have been added for Carlon Electrical items...Master Generic UPC Item Listing and Master Hazardous Item Listing; T&B will be able to accept these generic UPC items as standard catalog numbers; the hazardous items are being identified separately to users as they cannot be shipped via air.

Migration Timetable

  • Friday, March 28, 2008 Last day to place an order with Lamson & Sessions for Carlon products (non-pipe products)
  • Monday, March 31, 2008 Planned Cutover Date
    • All open Carlon non-pipe orders currently held by Lamson & Sessions will be transferred to the Thomas & Betts order processing system
    • T&B will mark all shipments and invoices for these transition orders with a special notation for identification purposes
    • New orders for Carlon products should be directed to Thomas & Betts
      • Carlon electrical (non-pipe) items may be combined with your regular T&B items on a single order for consolidated shipment
      • Orders should be sent to T&B via EDI, entered as a web order on T&B Access or faxed to Thomas & Betts or your Carlon agent
  • U.S. shipments for T&B and Carlon products will be centralized in our Thomas & Betts distribution center in Byhalia, MS so that we can provide your company with consolidated shipping and invoicing. Your existing T&B conditions of sale, payment and freight terms will apply.
  • Pipe products should continue to be ordered from Lamson Pipe Company (LPC) just as you are already doing today with the existing Lamson & Sessions terms and conditions of sale.

Sales Representation

Your current Lamson & Sessions sales agency will represent both Lamson Pipe Company (LPC) and the Carlon product line for Thomas & Betts. If you are not a current Thomas & Betts customer and would like to continue to purchase Carlon products please contact your local sales agent and they can help you establish a Thomas & Betts account. Also if you are a Thomas & Betts customer that would like to purchase pipe your local sales agent can provide you with a Lamson Pipe Company account.

Please check this site www.tnb.com/lms-update periodically for more updates. If you have any questions please feel to contact either your Thomas & Betts or Lamson & Sessions sales representative. Thanks for your continued support. We appreciate your business.