CIPH Habitat for Humanity Home In Newfoundland Is Dedicated
TheCanadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating hosted a dedication ceremony in St. John’s, Newfoundland, at which CIPH Chairman of the Board Russ Morgan of IPEX Inc. presented the house keys to the Alvarez family. Among the more than 100 attendees at the event were CIPH President & General Manager Ralph Suppa, the Newfoundland Region Board and members, Habitat for Humanity volunteers and members of the media. The family is expected to move into the hydronic-heated home in late November. Since 1994 CIPH members have donated $6.3 million in cash and products to Habitat for Humanity.Wholesaler Reports Huge Growth In Annual Heating Show
Waterbury, CT-basedTorrington SupplyandLitco Supplyreported that attendance at its fourth annual Heating Show held in August was up more than 200% vs. last year. More than 350 heating contractors gathered in Plantsville, CT, for the event, which was intended to show appreciation to both customers and vendors and provide networking and educational opportunities.Featured speakers included Matt Conant of A.O. Smith and Peter Butler of AKR Associates/Buderus. Representatives for Noritz, Honeywell and Crown also made presentations. Dan Holohan spoke on “Classic Hydronics.” New and upgraded heating products were on display from 65 exhibitors, including anchor vendors A.O. Smith, Burnham, Honeywell, R.W. Beckett, and Weil McLain.
TSC Distribution Group is a privately held wholesale-distributor of residential, commercial, and industrial plumbing, heating and air conditioning equipment, pumps, and industrial piping supplies serving Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York State from 10 locations in Connecticut, three in Massachusetts and one in New York.
Famous Reports Increased Attendance At Annual Tri-State Expo
The27th annual Tri-State Expoheld in Cleveland, OH, Sept. 14-15, hosted by wholesaler Famous Enterprises, drew more customers than last year and raised funds for the Make-A-Wish Foundation via a raffle. HVAC, plumbing, industrial and building product contractors and industry professionals were invited to attend the event at no cost to meet with vendors, see product demonstrations, and obtain special pricing. Among the more than 400 manufacturers exhibiting were Aprilaire, Arzel, Armstrong Air, Bradford White, Frigidaire Appliance, Honeywell, Kohler, Luxaire, MasterBrand Cabinets, Moen, NIBCO, Slant Fin, Triangle Tube, Viega and White-Rodgers. The expo also included fee-based State of Ohio and NATE certified courses offered by Famous University to earn Continuing Education Credits and NATE certification and free special interest seminars.
Dahl Brothers Hosts Plumbing Contractors Advisory Committee
A select group of plumbing contractors was invited to the first Contractor Advisory Committee meeting hosted byDahl Brothers Canada Ltd., in August. The meeting included a roundtable discussion and factory tour. Dahl Brothers manufactures plumbing and heating valves and specialties. Pictured (L-R): Ted Higginbotham, Sawtooth Plumbing; Roger Peugeot, Roger the Plumber; Vince Marino and Dawn Kennel, Vince Marino Plumbing; Don Caughlin, My Plumber Heating & Air; and Barney Gidders, Gidders & Son Plumbing.
Basco Honors Triangle Sales
Basco Shower Enclosuresnamed Triangle Sales of western Pennsylvania its Plumbing Representative of the Year, based on overall annual sales growth. Pictured (L-R) are: Brett Adelman of Triangle Sales; Cindy Goodwin, vice president of plumbing sales, Basco; RJ Blum of Triangle Sales; Don Gamble, executive vice president of sales & marketing, Basco; and Jason DeBruer, regional sales manager, Basco.
NORITZ America Talks Tankless
Editors representingSupply House Times, Plumbing & Mechanicalandpme(PM Engineer) visited theNORITZ AmericaBensenville, IL, showroom for a tour and discussion of tankless water heaters and other products. Pictured (L-R): Yoshi Asano, senior manager, marketing department, and Bob Hitchner, senior VP-sales, marketing & business development, both with NORITZ America; Bob Miodonski, group publisher of the BNP Media plumbing books and editor ofPlumbing & Mechanical; and Jason Corey, regional sales manager, Midwest, of NORITZ America.
Renamed Radiant Professionals Alliance Hosts Open House
The Radiant Professionals Alliance, formerly known as the Radiant Panel Association, held an open house at its headquarters in upstate New York in late September. The building has several functional radiant aspects to it, including a conference room that is radiantly cooled. Pictured are Ted Lowe (right), RPA executive director, and George Zebrowski, publisher ofPlumbing & Mechanical, sister magazine toSupply House Times.
REHAU Opens Academy In Canada
REHAUannounced the opening of its first permanent Academy training center in Canada, located in Burlington, Ontario. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Sept. 21, presided over by REHAU Ontario sales director James Clavel (pictured, center, at podium, with the REHAU Ontario regional staff) and REHAU Academy manager Lance MacNevin. REHAU Academy training classes will be held at the new facility, including seminars for hydronic radiant heating, snow and ice melting and geothermal piping systems. The inaugural training class, a Skill Builders Complete seminar, was attended by more than 25 construction industry professionals. MacNevin, Ontario account manager Dale Hanscomb and other training professionals will serve as facilitators for the seminars.
Slant/Fin Kicks Off Heating Season With Product Expo
Slant/Fin Corp.held a high efficiency product Expo at its headquarters and manufacturing facility on Long Island in Greenvale, NY, in September. About 150 wholesalers and contractors witnessed live firing demonstrations of high efficiency oil and gas boilers. Slant/Fin’s new Lynx boiler line was displayed with the company’s other high-efficiency oil and gas boilers and baseboard. Attendees also met with OEM vendors, attended seminars and toured the manufacturing facility.
Orlando, FL-based
manufacturers rep firm Harry Warren will represent the plumbing line of T&S
Brass in Georgia.
Harry Warren Expands Representation Of T&S Brass
Orlando, FL-based manufacturers rep firm Harry Warren will represent the plumbing line ofT&S Brassin Georgia. The company has represented T&S for more than 21 years in the state of Florida. Harry Warren has a five-state footprint through three separate agencies and specializes in commercial, industrial, residential and luxury channels managed by independent sales directors. Bob Mycoff is president and Bill Orris is sales manager.
“Bumble Bee” Wins Taco's Name That Pump Contest
WhenTacounveiled its latest variable speed pump - in yellow and black - at the NAOHSM show in Providence in May, it also announced its “Name That Pump” contest. More than 2,800 submissions were collected in a ballot box at the show and during the 60-day online promotion. Mario-Luc Ranger, a control technician at The University of Central Florida and one of 50 people who submitted the name “Bumble Bee,” was declared the winner of a yellow and black Smart Car in a random drawing. When he picked up the car, he was wearing a bumblebee costume.
WinWholesale Attends NetworkASA 2010
Rick Schwartz (center), president and CEO ofWinWholesale(Dayton, OH) enjoyed some networking time with Scott Franz, publisher ofSupply House Times(left) and Jim Olsztynski, editor ofSupply House Times(right), at the opening reception ofNetworkASA 2010: THRIVEin Chicago Oct. 12, sponsored by Bradford White.
