Our Waterworks ConundrumI’d like to offer some thoughts regarding Jim Olsztynski’s recent column, “Our Waterworks Conundrum” (Supply House Times, August 2009, page 48) which I read with great interest. As
On September 16, 2009, six leading industry wholesalers participated in the inaugural meeting of the ASA Certification Task Group, a group created to evaluate the development and implementation of a
The new www.STOPFLOODING.com site allows plumbing
professionals easy access to information, photos, charts and other useful
content on the PHCC Pro Series line.
Messe Frankfurt Inc. announces the launch of the Plumbing + Hydronics Expo, concentrating on behind-the-wall plumbing and quality education and training for contractors.
With 80% of layoffs occurring in nonresidential
construction, Ken Simonson, AGC chief economist, said the decline in
nonresidential construction has eclipsed housing’s problems.
The Air Movement and Control Association International
(AMCA) elected Art LaPointe as president at the group’s 54th annual meeting
held in Quebec, Canada.
Global manufacturer and
marketer of metal cutting and welding products and accessories. Thermadyne Industries
has announced Martin Quinn as company president.
The Recovery Through Retrofit Report builds on
investments made in the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) to expand the home energy
efficiency and retrofit market.
DDI System’s inform
distribution management software now includes Contact and Sales Relationship
functionality and a complete Customer Rewards program to assist PHCP and HVAC/R
distributors build on customer relationships.
Richard Wirtz, CMS, AAS, HARDI’s associate
director of education, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Imperial Award
for the Commercial Air Conditioning Specialist Examination from RSES.
Realizing that a coordinated effort between all industry participants is needed to advance issues of critical importance to the long-term health of the industry, the American Supply Association has entered
The Air-conditioning Heating and Refrigeration
Institute (AHRI) hosted a joint press conference with leading environmental and
energy efficiency advocacy groups to formally sign an unprecedented agreement
that would establish regionalized efficiency standards on 20 residential split
system air conditioners and gas furnaces.
The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating announced that Sally Remedios, manager of product compliance at Delta Faucet Co., received the ninth Joseph K. Seidner Award. Paul McDonald of Bradford
Earlier this year, ASA’s Board of Directors devoted two days to reviewing ASA’s strategic plan and developing detailed strategies to accompany the five goals outlined in the document when it
InSinkErator will renew its commitment to the
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC) Educational Foundation’s “Invest in
Your Future” campaign at CONNECT 2009.
Rheem Manufacturing Co. announced its association with the Valley
Electric Association (VEA) to launch a domestic solar water heating program in
the United States.
LA-CO Industries has acquired the majority ownership of
Intrama S.A.S., a leading European industrial marking products manufacturer and
distributor based in Blyes, France.
The sale of Transmark Fcx Group B.V. to McJunkin
Red Man Corp. has been completed, creating the leading global platform for the
distribution of pipe, valves and fitting products.
Michael A. Babrowski, 68, former vice president of marketing at Zoeller Co., passed away after a two-year battle with cancer on Tues., October 13, 2009, at Baptist East Hospital. He
Bonney Forge has collaborated with the Pipe Fabrication Institute (PFI) to produce their 2008 Approved Release PFI Standard ES-49, "Guideline for
Installation of Integrally Reinforced Branch Outlet Fittings."
Alliance Scale Inc. introduces a portable rack scale that has been custom fabricated to weigh and transport pipe, rod, and bar stock weighing up to 12,000 lbs. in-plant or on-site.
RIDGID’s Press Snap soil pipe cutter provides a fast and easy way to cut cast iron soil pipe by eliminating the need for manual ratcheting when it is connected to a RIDGID press tool.
