• Dakota Supply Group recently welcomed Jodi Watson to its board of directors. Watson’s expertise lies in digital e-commerce and retail, working with companies ranging from innovative startups to massive omnichannel global organizations.

  • Watts announced a trio of recent hires and promotions. Mark Parent joined the company as business development manager, HVAC-East. Gary Parker is the new business development manager, Drains-East, while Greg Brandon has been promoted to Watts sales director-West.

  • Charlotte Pipe’s Product Knowledge Training is now under the direction of Technical Services Representative Brian Helms.

  • Behler-Young CEO Doug Young announced Dave DeJonge has been promoted to COO with full responsibility of the company.

  • T&S Brass and Bronze Works Vice President of Human Resources Mary Alice Bowers has been honored as the Human Resource Professional of the Year for 2018 by the Greenville (South Carolina) Society for Human Resource Management.

  • Saniflo USA appointed Lupe Serrano to the newly created position of business development manager for the state of California.

  • Fujitsu General America welcomed David Trautman as national accounts manager. He’s focused on supporting unitary sales with large, national distributors.

  • Chicago Tube & Iron announced the promotion of Denise Vaughan to the role of sales manager for the Cleveland division. Vaughan joined the company in June 2016 as an account manager in the Cleveland operation.

  • Debra McGuire, MBA, IOM, CAE, has been selected president and CEO of the American Fire Sprinkler Association by the group’s board of directors She is AFSA’s fourth president.

  • Brasscraft Mfg. Co. awarded its 2018 Robert M. Zell Award to Sarah Jones, manager of claims administration. Jones works at the company’s Novi, Michigan, headquarters. The Zell award was created 28 years ago in honor of company founder Robert M. Zell to recognize employees who epitomize and embrace Zell’s vision to deliver the highest quality and innovative products to customers.

  • Holt Supply has recommitted as a customer of MyPlumbingShowroom.com, a Bravo solution. Holt is launching its new showroom website that will include the SPEX tools provided by Bravo.

  • Keeney Mfg. Co. recently appointed FourMation Sales to represent Keeney’s entire product portfolio in the Wisconsin, Minnesota, Upper Peninsula of Michigan and the Dakotas territory.

  • ERP software provider DDI System has joined the Luxury Products Group buying group. LPG is a vertical of IMARK Plumbing.

  • David E. Berger and DEBsco Sales out of Cheshire, Connecticut retired from the manufacturers rep business and has passed the PRIER Products line to Yost Associates, out of Galstonbury, Connecticut.

  • Zurn Industries’ 400ST Stainless Steel n-Pattern Series backflow preventer has earned approval by the USC Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research across all sizes (4-inch to 10-inch) and assembly types.

  • Hunter Industrial Fans was featured on the Discovery Channel series “Garage Rehab,” showcasing the company’s Titan, ECO and XP direct-drive, high-volume, low-speed fans.

  • Jupiter, Florida-based Fresh-Aire UV named the Kivlan Group of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania as its 2018 rep of the year at AHR Expo in Atlanta.

  • The United Service Organization of Indiana recently received a donation of $34,000 from WaterFurnace International. The check was presented at WaterFurnace headquarters in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

  • Pentair has signed two separate definitive agreements to acquire Aquion and Pelican Water Systems for $160 million and $120 million respectively Both are subject to customary closing conditions and necessary regulatory approvals.

  • DiversiTech Corp. announced at AHR Expo that it has acquired Stride Tool The acquisition enables DiversiTech to expand its HVACR tool product offering and increased the company’s US manufacturing capabilities from five locations to six.