Newport News, VA-based Ferguson purchased Supply North Central Group, headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, and its divisions, E&J Plumbing & Heating Supply Inc., Wagner Plumbing & Heating Supply Co., and D&C Plumbing & Heating Supply Co., in a stock transaction completed May 22.
The Answer Line LLC has created a Web site - www.theanswerline.com - where trade professionals, wholesalers or do-it-yourself homeowners can find information about toilet parts and repair from 1930 to the present and can access vintage product catalogs.
WinWholesale (Dayton, OH) hired Steven B. Edwards as director of corporate communications, reporting to CEO Rick Schwartz. Corporate communications at WinWholesale and Noland Co. are being consolidated into one department under Edwards.
Joseph R. (Joe) Cheuvront, 83, died June 21 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. He was president of the Central Wholesalers Association (CWA) in 1984/85 and was a member of the board of directors of the American Supply Association for three years.
Ferguson (Newport News, VA) promoted Dan Parr to vice president of acquisitions and business integration. He will be responsible for acquiring 50% of Ferguson's long-term sales growth through acquisitions.
Rheem Manufacturing Co., Bradford White Corp. and A.O. Smith Water Heaters have introduced water heater products that comply with Phase II of the American National Standards Institute Standard (ANSI) governing the flammable vapor ignition resistance (FVIR) protocol.
The National Ground Water Association will hold a Geothermal Heat Pump Conference and Workshops Aug. 21-22 in Columbus, OH, intended for geothermal industry professionals including contractors, equipment and materials suppliers and engineers.
Watts Water Technologies has acquired ATS Expansion Group, based in France; Vernon, CA-based Calflex Manufacturing; and Kim Olofsson Safe Corporation AB, located in Almhult, Sweden.
Noland Co., Newport News, VA, a subsidiary of Dayton, OH-based WinWholesale, has opened two new branches in North Carolina, while Cregger Co., based in West Columbia, SC, purchased the assets and physical property of Blue Ridge Plumbing Supply in Wilkesboro, NC.
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