The Western Suppliers Association (WSA), a regional affiliate of the American Supply Association, has named Don Robertson, an industry veteran of more than 30 years, its executive director.
Victaulic, the world's leading manufacturer of mechanical pipe joining systems, recently announced plans to open a Distribution Center in Redlands, CA, by February 2008.
The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) will join industry organizations and equipment manufacturers in hosting the 13th Annual HVACR and Plumbing Instructor Workshop, March 5-7, at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Va.
Matco-Norca, an independent supplier of plumbing, PVF and soil irrigation products, announced that Lynn A. McVay, formerly of Watts Water Technologies, has joined the company as its new president, effective this month.
Plumbing Manufacturers Institute (PMI) announced that its immediate past president, Ken Martin of Delta Faucet Co., appointed Marie Helene Pernin of Neoperl to serve as co-chair of the Member Services
Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for November 2007 totaled 349,801, a four percent jump compared with November 2006 totals, according to the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
Wolseley plc, Reading, UK, has delisted its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs - each representing one ordinary share in Wolseley plc), has deregistered the company from the New York Stock Exchange and terminated its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.