The Home Depot signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Home Way, China’s first home improvement retailer. The transaction was expected to close by the end of 2006. This
Taco issued a new flyer, “Taco D’Mand Systems & Tankless Water Heaters,” that emphasizes the energy savings to be had with an on-demand water recirculation system and the fact that
WinWholesale (Dayton, OH) opened five new locations in recent months. The organization opened 10 new companies in 2006. The new wholesaling units include four Winnelson companies specializing in plumbing
Noland Co. (Newport News, VA) opened branch operations in Morehead City, NC, and Myrtle Beach, SC, in December to provide contractors with delivery service five days a week in addition
Oatey Co. acquired the William H. Harvey Co., a manufacturer and distributor of plumbing specialty products. William H. Harvey Co. will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Oatey Co. The
Brad Sell, former executive vice president of the New England Wholesalers Association, received the 2006 American Cancer Society’s Volunteer of the Year Award for Southeastern Massachusetts. He was also honored
Ferguson (Newport News, VA) acquired the assets of Kandall Fabricating & Supply Corp. KF Industries, LLC, Passaic, NJ, from David Kandall and Patrick Conklin in October. Kandall is a fabricator
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. appointed Steven P. Richman as president. Most recently, he was president and chief executive officer of Werner Co. Before that, he was with Skil and
Tri Palm International which designs and manufactures OASIS and SUNROC pressure, bottled water and point-of-use coolers, named John M. Harrington interim president and CEO. Chris Gurreri resigned as president of
Uponor hired Brad Beckman as vice president of finance and member of the senior management committee. Most recently, he was the chief financial officer with Provell Inc. Previously, he was
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