• Dakota Supply Group hired Brandon Emineth as its new vice president of sales for mechanical products and services. He is responsible for providing direct sales leadership across DSG’s mechanical segments, including plumbing, HVAC/R, waterworks and onsite sewer, water and well. Emineth previously worked in progressive leadership roles with Familian Northwest and Ferguson. The distributor also announced the hiring of Mike Rode as its new vice president of sales for electrical products and services.

  • To support its commitment to deliver superior technical support, Caleffi North America announced the hiring of Dan Firkus to the position of application engineer. Firkus is responsible for supporting and answering technical calls, e-mails and social media inquiries.

  • Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a business management software provider, announced Cary Anderson has been promoted to vice president and general manager for KCS in North America. Prior to his promotion within KCS, Anderson held the position of vice president R&D (North America).

  • Duravit USA announced the addition of Dean Camastro to its team as northeast regional sales manager. Camastro will oversee sales efforts throughout the northeast, including New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and work hand-in-hand with the company’s regional partners to expand brand awareness.

  • The Propane Education & Research Council announced Bryan Cordill is its new director of residential and commercial business development. Cordill will lead efforts to support and grow propane demand in the residential and commercial construction markets.

  • Pelican Products announced David Morton has been selected as regional human resources director for the South Deerfield, Massachusetts Pelican office. The company also hired Frank Gennaco as director of worldwide procurement.

  • MyTana, a manufacturer and distributor of cleaning, maintenance and inspection tools for the plumber and drain-cleaning markets, hired Brent as general manager.

  • Epicor announced Dakota Supply Group, a previous Supply House Times Supply House of the Year winner, has selected the Epicor Eclipse solution to power world-class customer experience, Epicor explained. All 33 DSG branches will deploy the Eclipse ERP solution.

  • TORRCO Design Center partnered with Bravo Business Media’s MyPlumbingShowroom.com service to expand the digital marketing capabilities of its six Connecticut showrooms. The resulting new website at www.torrcodesigncenter.com enables TORRCO to provide the ultimate online experience for showroom customers, Bravo pointed out.

  • DDI System announced KIE Supply selected the Inform ERP software solution. KIE Supply deployed Inform to all five of its branches earlier this year to meet the growing business demand and better serve customers, DDI System noted.

  • Armstrong Fluid Technology announced it has signed the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, launched by the World Green Building Council. The commitment is unique in positioning energy efficiency as a central component to achieving decarbonization across global portfolios. All signatories pledge to reach net-zero carbon operating emissions within their portfolios by 2030.

  • Eagan, Minnesota-based manufacturers representative firm Mulcahy has been named one of the top 150 workplaces in Minnesota by the Star-Tribune. It’s Mulcahy’s second year in a row winning the honor. Mulcahy is celebrating its 90th year in business, and has 60 employees. The firm noted it is one of 70 small busiensses in the state that made the top workplaces list.

  • Huntington Beach, California-based California Faucets has again been recognized for its signature Pixar-inspired videos. “Bath Time,” the company’s latest entertaining and whimsical promotional video, received a coveted 2019 Telly Award in the category of Promotional Video: Use of 3D Animation. California Faucets explains, “While the supposed star of the video is a woman enjoying some ‘me’ time singing in the bath, it’s a suite of brass-finished faucets that steals the show.”