Edgen Corp. announced an organizational restructuring that includes the appointment of Dan O'Leary as president and COO.

Davies Supply Co. (Chicago) named Peter Strasenburgh chairman.

Karl-Heinz Krah GmbH has set up a plant in Early, Texas to extrude thermosplastic pipe from 1- to 15-ft. diameters for water and sewage applications.

The State of Pennyslvania gave its 2002 Governor's Export Excellence Award to Bonney Forge in recognition of creating new markets and forming new, strategic alliances.

Economic growth will strengthen in 2003, says the Institute for Supply Management's 64th Semiannual Economic Forecast.

Tyler Pipe and various sister companies owned by Birmingham, Ala.-based McWane, Inc. were the subjects of an impassioned investigative report in the Jan. 8, 2003 New York Times and a Jan. 9 broadcast of PBS TV's "Frontline," in a program titled "A Dangerous Place to Work."

The U.S. International Trade Commission concluded in its preliminary investigation that there is enough evidence of dumping of malleable iron pipe fittings by the People's Republic of China to commence with the final phase of an investigation aimed at establishing material injury to U.S. producers and determining penalties.

Boltex Manufacturing of Houston has completed installation of a new 6,500-ton mechanical press forging line.

Mueller Industries announced that it intends to discontinue its manufacturing operations in France.

Mechanical, Inc., a Freeport, Ill.-based mechanical contractor and a division of The Helm Group, has acquired Borg Mechanical Contractors of Hillside, Ill.