Active Plumbing Supply (Painesville, OH) was awarded the Outstanding Business of the Year Award by the Painesville Area Chamber of Commerce in January.
LENOX® promoted Craig Vogel to vice president of sales for the industrial market and Jim Welch, vice president of sales for the commercial selling market.
IPS Corp. introduced the Single Shotâ„¢ insulating suspension clamp. It offers a preloaded nail, which cuts installation time, and can be used anywhere that standard insulating suspension clamps are used, through a stud or hanging below a ceiling or basement floor joist.
Ferguson (Newport News, VA) promoted Henry Wood to national business manager of lighting and fireplaces for the Residential Business Group. He joined the wholesaler in 1994 as a sales/management trainee and since then has served as branch manager and operations manager.
Ren Owen, Sloan Valve Co.'s vice president of business development,
passed away on Jan. 6, 2006, leaving behind a legacy of innovation and
growth in the plumbing industry.
Hughes Supply and Newport News, VA-based Ferguson have been holding the top two spots in the Supply House Times' ranking of the Premier 150 wholesalers for years.
After the transaction is closed, a cross-functional team from both companies will work together to integrate operations, according to Lauren Brey, Hughes Supply's director of corporate communications.
The Home Depot® unveiled its growth targets for 2010 at its annual meeting with the investment community in January. The company said it has targeted annual sales growth of 9 to 12%, driven by 400 to 500 new store openings over the next five years and by significant growth in its services business and Home Depot Supply.
Venango Supply (Oil City, PA) acquired Kennedy Supply Co., new Castle, PA, a distributor of plumbing and HVAC products which has serviced the western Pennsylvania area since 1938.
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating is requesting a uniform Canada-wide use of conservation-type plumbing products for both new construction and replacement and has written to all provinces and territories to mandate their use.
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