As part of a performance award, MIFAB, a manufacturer of engineered plumbing products, and the Buffalo-based Schaefer Plumbing Supply Co., took a group of more than 50 key customers and employees to an Oktoberfest event held in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
American Granby, an OEM redistributor of accessories to the water well, pool and spa, turf irrigation and plumbing and heating markets, has begun construction of a 113,000-sq.-ft. distribution center.
Wolseley plc, Reading, England, will invest more than $30 million to build a 220,000-sq.-ft. headquarters facility for its North American operations in Newport News, VA.
Also known to industry family and friends as TECCO, T. E. Corcoran Co. Inc., Brockton, MA, held an open house in October to celebrate its 45th anniversary and inaugurate its new building.
The first “Innovative Thinking” conference sponsored by SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES and its sister publications in BNP Media's Plumbing Group will focus on hiring-training-retention.
ISH China, an international trade fair for the sanitation, heating and air-conditioning sectors, will be held at the China International Exhibition Center March 14 - 17.
Wolseley plc, Reading, England, appointed Frank Roach, age 54, a director of the company with responsibility for the group's North American operations, effective immediately.
Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating members presented the Hannah-Lewis family with keys to the second CIPH-sponsored Habitat Home in Moncton, New Brunswick.