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151 Memorial Drive, Unit A Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Phone: 508-845-3300; Fax: 508-845-3304 E-mail: sales@simcovalve.com Web site: www.simcovalve.com Products: Ball valves; gate, globe and check valves; pneumatic and electric actuators.

Harvel Plastics named William C. Sallee national sales manager for fire protection products.

Wal-Rich Corp. (Corona, CA) named Wayne Krantz national sales manager.

OwenRen Owen60, vice president of business development for Sloan Valve Co., died Jan. 6 of pulmonary fibrosis. He joined Sloan Valve in 1965 at age 19 as a castings inspector

LENOX named Lee Wilkins director of marketing for its hand tools division.

The Home Depot® said it will acquire Orlando, FL-based wholesaler Hughes Supply for an aggregate consideration of $3.47 billion, including the payment of $46.50 per outstanding share and the assumption of $285 million in net debt. Completion of the purchase is expected late in the first quarter or early in the second quarter of this year.

Commercial plumbing manufacturer T&S Brass announced the divestiture of its Sage Sanitizing System line.

Hajoca (Ardmore, PA) named Rick Fantham, president of Emco Corp. and a member of the Hajoca board, a senior vice president of Hajoca effective Jan. 1.

The headquarters of a new water conservation organization - the Alliance for Water Efficiency - that will serve as a clearinghouse and advocate for water efficiency research, evaluation and education, will be in Chicago.

Robertson Heating Supply Co., Alliance, OH, has expanded with a third branch in Michigan. Its newest location, in Livonia, MI, opened in November.