Mike Abeling of Consumers Pipe & Supply Co. was elected IPD chairman at the ASA convention in Toronto last October.

IPSCO Inc. announced on Dec. 9 that local unions ratified a collective bargaining agreement.

Wolverine Tube has named Bill McKinstry as national sales manager, Canada.

NS Group announced in November that workers in the company's seamless tubular facility in Pennsylvania, Koppel Steel Corp., had ratified a new labor agreement.

Plastic Trends, Inc. (PTI) has appointed three new vice presidents to an expanded sales division.

George Fischer, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Switzerland's Georg Fisher, celebrated the parent company's 200th anniversary.

Flo-Safe Inc. named Rick Siberine national sales manager. He had been eastern area manager.

Victaulic has introduced a compact pre-assembled, self-contained fire protection control system for 1.5- and 2-inch pipe sizes.

Charlotte Pipe & Foundry recently tested a new product knowledge training program with 23 inside, outside and counter sales staff from Hughes Supply.

Northern Pipe Products of Fargo, N.D., has chosen Hampton, Iowa, to be the site of its new PE pipe production factory.