Indianapolis-based Economy Plumbing Supply said it has completed extensive renovations on its two HomeStyle showrooms.

Tasman Sinkware North America said The Rocky Mountain Agency, based in Salt Lake City, for Utah and Idaho, and Burke Agency, of Walled Lake, MI, for the lower peninsula of Michigan, will represent its Oliveri line of kitchen sinks.

MAAX announced a strategic partnership with Mega Western Sales of Los Angeles (Gardena), CA, to represent its bathware products in California, Nevada and Arizona.

Julien, a supplier of stainless steel kitchen equipment, has added three rep firms: Luxury Marketing in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area; Stehr Enterprises for Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland and Delaware; and Hot2Cold for the Midwest.

Basco Shower Enclosures announced its 2005 sales award winners:

THG USA, importer of luxury bath products, named Scott Triethart regional sales manager, covering the New York, Boston and Chicago regions.

Brizo's Loki received a platinum ADEX award.

Alsons Corp. is the recipient of a platinum ADEX award for the 7-Spray Shower Head, which features seven spray functions, including a massage, full spray for maximum water coverage and trickle setting for shampoo/soap-up.

The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (K/BIS) held at Chicago's McCormick Place in April gathered more than 900 exhibitors and thousands of attendees from around the world, focusing on the latest trends and future ideas in kitchen and bath designs.

Home Decorators Collection (HDC), which offers catalog and online sales of home décor merchandise, will become part of Home Depot Direct, the direct-to-consumer division of The Home Depot. Home Depot Direct provides home improvement and décor merchandise through in-store catalogs, mail-order catalogs and Web sites with delivery directly to customers' homes.