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Watts Water Technologies appointed Bill Tracey to the position of western regional sales manager for Watts Wholesale Plumbing and Heating Products.

The American Supply Association and the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors National Association are once again joining forces for Network '06, scheduled for Sept. 26-30 at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel in Chicago.

B. A. Robinson Co. Ltd. (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) has opened a branch in Saskatoon at 829-46th St. E.

Noland Co., Newport News, VA (a subsidiary of WinWholesale, Dayton, OH), announced in late March that it had opened a location in Gulfport, MS, to provide local services to plumbing and air conditioning contractors involved in Mississippi's post-storm recovery.

Security Supply Corp., Selkirk, NY, recently gathered the managers of its 12 branches located throughout upstate New York and western Massachusetts. The managers meet twice a year to review accomplishments and challenges, focus on goals and address individual branch concerns.

Market Development Group published the second edition of its newsletter, The Revenue Accelerator™.

Murray Supply Co. (Winston Salem, NC) hired Charlie Szymborski and Dan Wilkinson to fill outside sales positions at its Charlotte branch.

Ferguson Heating and Cooling will cover the cost of all HVAC Excellence Technician Certifications on Thursday, May 18, 2006 at its trade show in Raleigh, NC. The show will be held at the Ferguson Heating and Cooling Location: 308 S Rogers Lane, Raleigh, NC 27610.

GM Sales & Marketing announced that its Pompano Beach, FL, warehouse was destroyed by a massive fire the night of March 3. There were no injuries, but the offices sustained smoke and water damage and its inventory was declared a total loss. The warehouse roof collapsed and there was concern the walls would also collapse.

Ferguson (Newport News, VA) promoted Keith VanderVennet to vice president of supply chain and named Stan Allen regional manager for the combined Northwest/Mountain region. Previously director of sales, VanderVennet will now work directly with the distribution centers, sourcing and procurement departments. He has held two general manager positions and in 2003 was named director of career development. Allen, currently area manager for Oregon and southwest Washington, is transitioning into his new role, which becomes effective Aug. 1. During Allen's tenure as general manager of the Los Angeles branch from 2000 to 2004, it was honored twice with awards as “most improved” and was named “Mega Branch of the Year.”