Villeroy & Boch named Quebec-based Imperial Decorative Hardware, one of Canada's largest distributors of high-end fixtures, furnishings and accessories for the bath, as a partner in its efforts to expand its distribution in Canada and increase its share of the North American market.

Elkay Division named Bob Seeley executive vice president/marketing, sales and product management.

David Lyon recently returned to the marketplace to offer his showroom consulting services after devoting two years to a project.

New homeowner Tamara Long stands in front of her Delta Faucet Co.-sponsored Habitat for Humanity house and a truck filled with pumpkins.

August-Wilhelm Siekmann, 81, chairman of the influential German kitchen manufacturer SieMatic Corp., died Aug. 29 after a brief but serious illness.

Delta Faucet Co. and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association (PHCC) named Pat Ellingson and Tom Hills, owners of Ellingson Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning in Alexandria, Minn., 2004 Plumbing Contractor of the Year.

SFA Saniflo displayed its new Sanibest macerating toilet system at the ISH North America trade show in Boston in October.

Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC showed its new line of self-rimming drop-in lavatories at the ISH North America trade show in Boston in October.

Kohler Co.'s David Kohler, president of its Kitchen & Bath Group (left), met with Roland Bleinroth, president of Messe Frankfurt, the organizer of ISH North America, following Kohler's presentation at a special luncheon held during the trade show in Boston in October.

Cole & Co. offers furniture-styled vanity collections as part of its homebuilder programs.