Girard Industries

Manufacturing superior pipeline cleaning solutions since 1968. In 1958 Harry Girard, a manufacturer of polyurethane protective enclosures for delicate technical instruments at the time, provided a California oil company with polyurethane foam cylinders for removing moisture and debris in natural gas pipelines. Although these foam cylinders cleaned the pipeline, their effective life was relatively short. Mr. Girard began the process of developing a variety of patented coatings and geometrical shapes to extend the life of these foam cylinders. Thus was the birth of a product now recognized throughout the world pipeline industry as the `Polly-Pig`.