At the time Stavridis was the commander of U.S. Southern Command (SouthComm) headquartered in Miami with responsibility for planning, operations and security cooperation for Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Areas of focus at the time included narco-terrorism, 21st century gangs, drug trafficking, money laundering and mass migration.

Milwaukee Valve Co. announced the recent death of Geoff McLaughlin, the company’s vice president of technical sales. McLaughlin was a 19-year veteran of the valve manufacturer, working in a variety of engineering positions for the firm.

As Supply House Times went to press just before the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, volunteer leaders of the American Supply Association began to put the finishing touches on arguably the association’s most important initiative ever, tackling three mega issues and providing long-term sustainable solutions to them that will strengthen member companies and as a result the industry in general long-term.

Armstrong Fluid Technology’s Design Envelope (DE) 4380 vertical in-line pumps are available in stainless steel and are ideal for domestic water and light industrial use.

Designed for use in industrial and water-filtration markets, John Guest’s standard line of push-fit fittings and shutoff valves are made of polypropylene and fitted with food-grade EPDM O-rings.

New facility also to include 56,600-square-foot warehouse.

RDC becomes national distributor’s fifth in the United States.

Legend’s HyperPure PE-RT tubing is a flexible plastic hot and cold potable-water tube that is 100% recyclable, thus no more jobsite waste, the company points out.

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Movers and Shakers — January 2019