Gerber Plumbing Fixtures expands the Treysta valve family to now include six new options with a preinstalled copper stub-out for quick and easy tub spout installation.
Manufactured from premium, lead-free, dezincification-resistant brass, these full-port ball valves from Uponor feature positive tube stops that ensure installers insert the valve into the pipe far enough without overextension.
The Valve Manufacturers International (VMA) membership elected the 2021-2022 Board of Directors, following the announcement of the slate of candidates at its Annual Meeting, which took place in October. VMA’s Chairman of the Board for the 2021-2022 year is Ron Warren, president/COO of Bray International, based out of Houston.
Valve prices, according to the Producer Price Index, were up 0.9% month-over-month in August (up 0.6% last month). On a year-over-year basis, prices were up 4.2% (up 3.4% last month).
PRIER’s C-144 provides year-round freezeproof protection, has an anti-siphon vacuum breaker and backflow check valve. It is available in lengths from close couple to 24”. Plus, choose from 11 different inlet styles, including pro press fit, D, T and even push fit.
Milwaukee Valve celebrated the ceremonial first cut of steel for the newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Doris Miller (CVN 81). The ceremonial cut took place at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, the location of the ship’s construction, but parts of the ship are being manufactured at the Milwaukee Valve bronze foundry and manufacturing facility in Prairie Du Sac, Wisconsin.
The Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced the 2021 Virtual Market Outlook Workshop will be held August 5 - 6.
