Matco-Norca introduces its 754PXDELF PEX ball valve with waste drain and drop ear elbow.

Bonomi North America introduces a series of grooved-end butterfly valves for use in commercial and light industrial applications.

Once again, the year has flown by quickly.

Who inspires you? That was the crux of Affiliated Distributors Chairman and CEO Bill Weisberg’s annual talk at the buying group’s recent record-breaking 2014 PHCP North American Meeting held in suburban Dallas.

Simon “Si” Lipp, formerly of Merit Brass Co., died Nov. 5, 2014 in Scottsdale, Ariz., surrounded by his family.

F.W. Webb recently acquired Watertown (Mass.) Supply. For more than 65 years and three generations, Watertown has specialized in plumbing and heating with a primary focus on repair parts for the trades, and for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities management.