Not
only has a significant portion of Delta’s product line earned the
WaterSense label, the company played an integral role in the WaterSense showerhead
specification development process by leading the effort to develop testing
equipment and procedures to certify WaterSense-labeled showerheads.
Demand for
plumbing fixtures and fittings in the United States will rise 7.1% per
year to $10.9 billion in 2015, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group.
Fluidmaster Inc., the world’s largest
manufacturer of toilet tank components and trim announced its acquisition of
Opella Limited based in Hereford,
England.
Gerber Plumbing
Fixtures LLC recently launched its new blog “Professional Performance”
dedicated to providing useful information pertinent to the plumbing community.
“While the RMI indicates that the home
remodeling market softened somewhat in the second quarter, this is still the
second highest RMI we’ve been able to report since the third quarter of 2007,”
said NAHB Chief Economist David Crowe.
North
American plumbing organizations came together June 7 to discuss current issues affecting
the plumbing community, focusing on the recent study by Johns Hopkins
University staff on electronic hands-free faucets.