The Flushmate division of Sloan Valve Co. received an award for outstanding service to the advancement of plumbing engineering technology from the American Society of Plumbing Engineers.
The show must go on, regardless of who owns the producer. That apparently is the case with the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show as its producer, Miller Freeman USA, was acquired by Dutch publisher VNU.
Price Pfister brought seven plumbers from across the United States and Canada to the North American Expo to compete in the company's "Twist-Off" finals.
The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association introduced a new vendor in its Professional Product Line at its convention in Chicago amid talk that PHCC members should get tough with wholesalers and manufacturers.
A lawsuit filed by I.P. Lund Trading ApS, a Danish corporation, and Kroin, its U.S. distributor, charging Kohler Co. with trademark infringement has been partially decided in Kohler's favor, but rulings on other issues are still pending.