Grinnell Mechanical Products, a division of Tyco Fire & Building Products, promoted Brian C. Ragone to national sales director for the North American mechanical market.
On Aug. 1, the very same day that Chip Hornsby officially assumed his new position as group chief executive at Wolseley plc, Reading, England, following the retirement of Charlie Banks, Ferguson acquired substantially all of the assets of Palermo Supply Co., Palermo Plumbing Center and Palermo Wholesale Supply from those companies.
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SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES Editor Jim Olsztynski won a 2006 APEX Award for feature writing (Wholesaler of the Year, Castle Supply) and the entire staff was honored for its news writing (coverage of Hurricane Katrina).