| 
 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION  | 
||
| 
 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  | 
||
| 
 FORM 8-K  | 
||
| 
 CURRENT REPORT  | 
||
| 
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE  | 
||
| 
 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934  | 
||
| 
 | |||||
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 4, 2009 | |||||
| 
 SYNALLOY CORPORATION  | 
|||||
| 
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  | 
|||||
| 
 Delaware  | 
 0-19687  | 
 57-0426694  | |||
| 
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)  | 
 (Commission File Number)  | 
 (IRS Employer Identification No.)  | |||
| 
 Croft Industrial Park, P.O. Box 5627, Spartanburg, SC 29304  | 
 29304  | ||||
| 
 (Address of principal executive offices)  | 
 (Zip Code)  | ||||
| Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (864) 585-3605 | |||||
| INAPPLICABLE | |||||
| 
 (Former name or former address if changed since last report)  | |||||
| 
 ITEM 8.01.  | 
 OTHER EVENTS  | 
| 
 On September 3, 2009, the Registrant announced that effective September 1, 2009, it acquired the business of Ram-Fab, Inc., a privately held carbon fabricator. The acquisition did not involve a significant amount of assets.  | 
| 
 ITEM 9.01.  | 
 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS  | |
| 
 (c)  | 
 Exhibits  | |
| 
 99     Press Release dated September 3, 2009 "Synalloy Corporation Acquires Carbon Pipe Fabricator"  | ||
| 
 SYNALLOY CORPORATION  | 
| 
 By: /S/ GREGORY M. BOWIE  | 
| 
 Gregory M. Bowie  | 
| 
 Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer  | 
| 
 Exhibit Number  | 
 Name  | 
| 
 99  | 
 Press Release dated September 3, 2009 "Synalloy Corporation Acquires Carbon Pipe Fabricator"  |