Warren Alloy Valve and Fitting Co. announced that Bob Hohos, formerly of Crane Energy Flow Solutions Group, joined the company as vice president of Warren Valve effective May 27.

Central States Group has hired Ken Heinrich as its new director of operations, working out of corporate headquarters in Omaha, NE.

Eastern Industrial Supplies Inc., headquartered in Greenville, SC, is a key partner in a unique construction project on the Furman Univ. campus that incorporates and promotes the best in green building practices.

Six U.S. pipe manufacturers commended the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for last week's decision to impose hefty countervailing duties (CVD) on Chinese exports of standard and structural steel pipe.

The U.S. International Trade Commission voted recently to expedite its five-year (“sunset”) review concerning the antidumping duty order on imports of non-malleable cast-iron pipe fittings from China.

Jomar International and Fratelli Pettinaroli hosted an International Sales Meeting the week of May 19, 2008, in Northern Italy.

Economic growth in the United States is sustainable throughout the remainder of 2008, said the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in their spring 2008 Semiannual Economic Forecast issued by the Business Survey Committee of the Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM).

Victaulic Co.’s vice president of fire protection and new business, John E. Perry, passed away May 1. He was 61.

PVF distributor Deacon Industrial Supply Co. announced the appointment of Dan Tropea to director of Purchasing.

Multalloy, a specialty stainless and nickel alloy PVF, plate and round bar distributor, has moved warehouse facilities to Santa Fe Springs, CA.