The Institute for Supply Management's Report on Business found the manufacturing sector expanding in July for the first time in five months.

Grice Engineering has appointed Anna Joos to the position of A/E specification sales.

SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES and ASA's IPD have mailed a comprehensive PVF purchasing habits survey to select distributors.

Spirax Sarco, Inc. has named Mark Vernon the new president and general manager.

The bad news is nobody can really see a recovery on the horizon for the industrial PVF market, what with worldwide over-capacity for most industrial goods. The good news is, well, there's at least some hope the bottom has been reached, and most manufacturers and distributors belonging to ASA's Industrial Piping Div. (IPD) have weathered the storm.

Pipe-Valves, Inc. of Columbus, OH, is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year.

Wholesalers and manufacturers representatives as well as professional installers are attending Celesta Installation Training (CIT) offered by Basco Manufacturing Co.

Crane Valves North America has realigned its sales organization, reports director of sales Tony Favilla.

Crane Valves North America has appointed Valve Pro Sales, Inc. to represent various products in northern Alabama, Georgia and eastern Tennessee.

According to an analysis by Pembroke Consulting, deflation may pose a serious threat to the profits of an estimated 25,000 U.S. industrial distribution companies, including PVF firms.