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AnvilStar™, the Fire Products Division of Anvil International, recently named Eric Surface and Bob Wagner as sales managers.

Steel recycling reached a new high in 2005, with 75.7% of all steel in the U.S. recycled, statistics from the Steel Recycling (SRI) Institute show.

Maverick Tube Corp. has named Brion Talley as vice president-steel sourcing.

Industrial Controls Distributors LLC has unveiled a newly designed Web site www.industrialcontrolsonline.com.

Harrison Piping Supply Co. of Michigan has joined the supplyForce network as a PVF member.

As of mid-April, Industrial Info Resources (www.industrialinfo.com) was tracking 5,185 industrial projects in the United States with planned construction starts in 2006. These projects represent $169 billion in project spending.

Walter Industries, Inc. announced that Mueller Water Products has selected Atlanta as its new corporate headquarters location.

The British steel forecasting firm MEPS estimates global steel output this year to reach 1,176 million tons, a 4.1% increase over 2005 production. The majority of the steel output improvement will take place in China and India.

Ferguson Enterprises (Newport News, VA) acquired pipe distributor Pipe Products, Inc. from Steve Tino and Steve Kushner.

Texas Pipe & Supply Co. has announced the appointment of Arthur E. Shelton III as president.