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BrassCraft promoted Paul Graves to controller, BrassCraft Lancaster (Texas).

Al Huneycutt, pictured here at Omni's spring meeting in Marco Island, Fla., retired as vice president of marketing and sales at Halsey Taylor as of Feb. 28 after 28 years with the company.

Murray Supply (Winston-Salem, N.C.) hired Allie Nesheim as showroom coordinator.

Bradford White and Gastite® products were used in different episodes of the ABC-TV program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

WQA Aquatech USA 2005, a joint effort of the Water Quality Association and Amsterdam RAI, will offer educational workshops March 28 to April 2 and a product expo March 29 to April 1 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Omni: A large majority (83%) of members of the Omni buying group who responded to a survey reported a sales increase in the past six months and 73% said they expect sales to increase again in the next six months (starting January 2005).

Affiliated Distributors presented awards at its North American Meeting for the Plumbing Division in Dallas last October.

ITT Water Technology named Mark Campbell training manager, succeeding Jack Stubbs, who has retired.

Interline Brands, based in Jacksonville, Fla., has launched a customer loyalty program that enables its customers to earn American Airlines AAdvantage miles when they purchase products from the company's Barnett, Hardware Express, and Leran brands.

NAW: The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors elected its 2005 officers, including C.S. “Chip” Hornsby, president/CEO of Ferguson Enterprises, Newport News, Va., as second vice chairman.