This TOTO Neorest toilet, on display at J.H. Larson’s new Pahl’s showroom, features a bidet with temperature control, a dryer, deodorizer, automatic sensor seat, Cyclone flushing system, remote control and
GROHE and LCWA Research conducted an online consumer research survey that studied showering habits and additional uses homeowners have for their showers. To read more, go to our previous article
Masco Corp. announced that Alan H. Barry, 64, has
stepped down as President and Chief
Operating Officer effective Nov. 30, 2007 in connection with his previously announced
retirement from the company.
JB Products named Tracy Perala specialty products sales associate for JB Signature, a new line of kitchen and bath fixtures and accessories, such as decorative sink basket strainers, disposer wastes,
Swanstone hired Stephen P. Anderson as its new president, succeeding Peter Warren, who will remain on its board of directors. Most recently, Anderson was CEO and president of Enkeboll Designs.
Murray Supply Co. (Winston-Salem, NC) hired Dana Finch as the showroom manager for The Fuller House showrooms in Winston-Salem and Apex, NC. Formerly, Finch worked in the kitchen and bath
Steamist appointed Tom Walker as director of operations. Before joining the company in June 2007, he spent 18 years with The Woodbridge Group, which offers automotive urethane technologies, just-in-time assembly
The Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association held its sixth annual conference and product showcase in Boston in October. Pictured, Jody Rosenberg (right), national sales manager of Sonia America, was presented
Designer Laura Kirar shared a moment with David Finkel, vice president of Davis & Warshow, at the Sept. 19 Dialogue on Design event. Davis & Warshow (Maspeth, NY) hosted its
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) said it will provide testing and certification services for high-efficiency lavatory faucets and faucet accessories for the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense program. Also, UL launched a new
Delta Faucet is in the midst of a consumer ad campaign that uses inanimate household objects to communicate the benefits of its products. One ad bears the caption, “A Disgruntled
Rheem Water Heating is sponsoring a new award in the 2008 National Kitchen & Bath Association Design Competition. The new “Smartest Hot Water Use Award” is part of a three-year
Basco Shower Enclosures hired U.S. Consolidated, based in Hudson, OH, as its manufacturers rep agency for Ohio and West Virginia. Jerry Sulecki and Todd Salsberry are the principals of the
Almo Corp. has been appointed as a distributor of kitchen lifestyle products from Italian manufacturer Bertazzoni. The company’s luxury cooking appliances will now be available throughout the Midwest, including northern
Kohler Co. plans to open its third retail location in the Chicago market, located inside the Burr Ridge Village Center in Burr Ridge, IL, in November. It will be adjoined
F.W. Webb Co. (Bedford, MA) opened a 60,000-sq.- ft. branch in Bellingham, MA, that includes an 8,000-sq.-ft. showroom with working displays and a 4,000-sq.-ft. education center. The wholesaler also opened
Ferguson (Newport News, VA) opened a new 10,000-sq.-ft. showroom in Melbourne, FL, Oct. 15 that offers kitchen and bath fixtures, appliances, lighting and fireplaces. Lisa Cody is manager at that
Jensen Industries, a division of Broan-NuTone LLC, acquired key assets of the Triangle Bath Cabinet and Accessories Division from the Solar Group, a subsidiary of Gibraltar Industries. Both companies’ plant
SEN Design Group announced that John Lang, a 20-year kitchen and bath veteran, will lead its newest membership service, business coaching. The kitchen and bath buying and design group has
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) elected David A. Thurm as public director, to serve from the close of the 2007 annual meeting of the board of directors until the
Briggs Industries appointed Brian Harris as the new business unit director for its Sayco and accessories lines. Harris has more than nine years of plumbing industry experience with American Standard,
Basco Shower Enclosures hired Dale Sturgill as director of customer service. Formerly, he was the call center operations manager at Lasik Plus Vision in Cincinnati. In other news, Jim DeBruer
Ernie Coutermarsh of F.W. Webb (L) with Bill Weisberg of A-D. Affiliated Distributors, King of Prussia, PA, announced its top affiliates and suppliers in terms of exceptional growth, increased market
Industrial Controls Distributors (Wanamassa, NJ), a leading distributor of HVAC controls, process instrumentation and industrial automated valves, has hired Heather Fonte as an account manager covering the central Pennsylvania region
In the August 2007 update to the North America Industrial Spending Index published by Industrial Information Resources (www.industrialinfo.com), the value of active industrial projects in North America was up 34.5%
Leading plastic pipe manufacturer JM Eagle - formed earlier this year when J-M Manufacturing Co. Inc., said to be the world’s largest PVC pipe manufacturer, acquired PW Eagle - announced
United States Steel Corp. announced the appointment of George Thompson, Jr. as general manager-commercial in U.S. Steel’s tubular products organization. He will replace Steven Fowler, who has elected to retire.
Collins Pipe & Supply (East Windsor, CT) has opened a full-service distribution center and sales office in Syracuse, NY, as well as a new instruments and controls sales office in
Preliminary figures released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) show that stainless steel crude steel production increased in the first half of 2007 by 9.1% compared to the same
Stritt & Priebe Inc., an 85-year-old industrial valve supply, repair and service business in Buffalo, NY, has been purchased by company salesmen Bill Victor and Joel Scott. Former owner and
Total Fitting and Valve Co. (Baton Rouge, LA) acquired the assets and building from the former Modern Valve, a French-owned Genoyer Group company. Total Fitting and Valve is a privately
Edgen Murray Corp. (Baton Rouge, LA) announced its acquisition of Equipment Valve & Supply Inc. From its locations in Houston and Broussard, LA, Equipment Valve is a leading distributor of
F.W. Webb Co. (Bedford, MA) has reached an agreement to acquire the industrial piping distribution business of Burns Cascade Co. of Syracuse, NY, effective Nov. 1, 2007. The business will
In response to soaring nickel prices that have seen users switch to duplex grades of stainless steel, Finland’s Outokumpu has announced a $715 million expansion program that will increase finished-product
FKI Logistex has added its Trak3 pick-to-light order fulfillment capability to the Pick Manager module of the company’s Warehouse Software Suite, a portfolio of software products to effectively control the
ASA IPD Vice Chairman Pat Adams of MKS Pipe & Valve Co. (left) and IPD Chairman Dennis Niver of McJunkin Red Man Corp. at the IPD Open House. ASA’s Industrial
It has just been reported
that industry dealer Pro-Build Holdings has agreed to purchase the LBM division
of HD Supply, further segmenting the supplier.
Selkirk Corp. launched a new, redesigned Web site, www.selkirkcorp.com, featuring United States and Canadian content for product information, news, product registration, Web site links, the new Selkirk University Online Training
WaterFurnace launched a new public Web site at www.waterfurnace.com to help residential and commercial customers connect with local WaterFurnace dealers. An energy savings calculator and a consumer-friendly Geothermal Journal are
The Service Roundtable has released Version 2.0, a complete green sheet redesign of its Web site, www.serviceroundtable.com. Launched five years ago in HVAC and a year later in plumbing, the
Delta Faucet Co. has launched an interactive Web site - www.SaveTheTile.com - an educational and interactive tool designed for trade audiences, including builders, plumbers, designers and remodelers who are involved
Uponor has launched a new, state-of-the-art Web site, www.uponor-usa.com, featuring a comprehensive resource center that includes technical documentation, systems guides and warranty information; support centers for homeowners and trade professionals;
Activant Solutions said its Activant Prophet 21 version 11.5 features new lost sales reason codes, improved profit margin tracking and more. The company also released a fully integrated offering developed
Affiliated Distributors (A-D), one of the largest wholesale buying and marketing groups in North America, has signed an agreement with IDEA, an eCommerce service provider, to move all of its
The ASA Education Foundation completed a new, comprehensive brochure for high school and community college students to educate them on the career opportunities that exist in the PHCP/PVF industry. The
ASA President Joel Becker of Torrington Supply Co. (Waterbury, CT) hosted U.S. Representative Christopher Murphy (CT-5) at his headquarters location in September. With help from Kent & O’Connor, the firm
Falcon Stainless donated enough installation kits to install water heaters for one year’s worth of home building as part of its continuing support for Habitat for Humanity. The installation kits
Flint & Walling awarded $1,000 to three charitable organizations that were nominated by its dealers who are members in the company’s PrimeTimes professional dealer rewards program. Those organizations were: Cal
Peerless Pump Co. said more than 120 of its employees worked with Habitat for Humanity to construct the frame of a 1,100-sq.-ft. house. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom home was expected to
Eastern PA Supply (Wilkes-Barre, PA) hosted its fourth annual pig roast in September, attended by several hundred contractors and helpers. About 25 suppliers sponsored the event with tabletop displays of
Plumbing Distributors Inc. (PDI) (Lawrenceville, GA) has acquired Dickerson Supply Co., a family-owned plumbing supply house with locations at 1121 Huff Road in Atlanta and 4700 Atlanta Highway in Alpharetta,
WinWholesale (Dayton, OH) opened four Winnelson locations and said it will soon open its first store in Washington state, expanding the number of states in which it operates to 44.
F.W. Webb (Bedford, MA) announced it will be the official supplier to the New England Patriots. Now in addition to its sign at Fenway Park as the official supplier to
First Supply LLC (Madison, WI), with the help of generous customers, helped raise more than $1,000 in non-perishable food and cash donations for the flood victims in the Rushford, MN
First Supply LLC (Madison, WI) took more than 90 customers, vendors and employees on an eight-day trip to Switzerland in September as part of its 2007 World of Opportunity program.
Lifetime Achievement Award during the ASA annual meeting at Network ’07 in Anaheim, which met in October. Pictured (L to R): John Vogt, National Wholesale Supply (Dallas), 1994 ASA president;
HD Supply (Atlanta) announced the recipients of its annual Supplier of the Year awards. These awards acknowledge businesses that provide critical services to one or more of HD Supply’s 12
The 78th annual International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Education and Business conference held in Las Vegas in September drew more than 400 registered attendees and 187 voting members.
Klein Tools has introduced three more commemorative, limited edition products featuring its 150th anniversary logo, including a nine-piece nut driver set, a contractor’s leather zipper portfolio with handles and a
Murray Supply Co. (Winston-Salem, NC) held a counter day at its Hickory branch in October. Scott Arledge from Smith and Stevenson presented a variety of commercial and residential Sloan Valve
The North Central Wholesalers Association surveyed its member wholesalers on current business conditions. Based on responses from 31 wholesalers representing about 150 locations in the region, those wholesalers reported on
Falcon Stainless announced it is partnering with Bradford White Corp. by making special connectors for Bradford White’s integrated mixing device supplied by Cash Acme.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Southern Nevada Water Authority to collaborate on development and promotion of
Shipley Boiler Supply Co. (Nashville, TN) named Bob Shipley vice president of technical services and Hugh York vice president of sales. Shipley joined the company in 1996 as manager of
ChesnutHD Supply (Atlanta) promoted Steve Chesnut to vice president, sales and market development within the Plumbing/HVAC Division. Most recently, he has served as director of strategic business development. He joined
Wolseley North America (Newport News, VA) appointed Henry Wood as director of its Residential Business Group. Since joining the wholesaler in 1994, Wood has served as a sales/management trainee, branch
Johnson Controls donated heating, ventilating and air-conditioning equipment and a digital direct controls system to the Rochester (MN) Community and Technical College controls lab. Construction of the new lab was
Emerson Climate Technologies has donated a White-Rodgers product training bus to Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, MO. Pictured, Ranken's Ken Meyer (L) takes the keys to the bus from
Bradford White Corp. and JVH Engineering have awarded the Grand Rapids Community College an “Invest in Education Grant” featuring a 25-seat (individual user licenses) classroom lab of Autodesk Inventor 2008
McKeough Supply Canada announced its customer incentive program featuring heating and air-conditioning products. Incentives include a gift certificate and transportation to BassPro Shops, the fishing and hunting store, as well
The Grundfos TPE circulator pump (pictured) has been chosen as a “Winning Technology” by Flow Control Magazine. TPE pumps have an integrated variable frequency drive (VFD) motor that adjusts the
Star Refrigeration’s online training initiative for the HVACR industry has received the 2007 Cooling Industry Award for Training Initiative of the Year, sponsored by Hitachi Europe, at the annual Cooling
The 2008 AHR Expo in New York City Jan. 22-24 will debut the “Plumbing and Hydronics Symposium-PM Live,” featuring four well-known industry experts in two separate seminars. Al Levi, Ellen
Trane has opened 18 new parts centers across the United States and two in Mexico, bringing the total to more than 200 Trane Parts Centers nationwide. Visit www.trane.com for a
Hot Water Products Inc., a wholesale distributor and manufacturers representative of water heating, hydronic and solar products, has moved to a new location off Good Hope Rd. at 7254 N. Teutonia Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53209. The company renovated the building, adding efficiency sensor lighting and solar panels for hot water and space heating.
Noland Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of WinWholesale Inc., has opened a branch in Cleveland, TN, that includes a warehouse, display area and sales counter serving contractors involved in new
Baltimore Aircoil Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of AMSTED, has announced price increases of between 2% and 4% on all equipment and replacement parts manufactured in North America due to
Danfoss Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning, North America announced a general price increase of up to 6% on all products, effective Jan. 1, 2008. The price increase will offset price hikes on
The Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Institute announced that an agreement to accelerate the phaseout date of manufacturing equipment using hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) by 10 years, from 2030 to 2020, was made at
Bacharach Inc. and Bacharach of Canada Inc. have been acquired by PNC Equity Partners II, L.P., a private equity fund managed by an affiliate of the PNC Financial Services Group
The Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) announced it has joined the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and will take part in its committees on LEED Energy & Atmosphere,
Goodman Global, a manufacturer of residential and light commercial heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, announced that it has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm Hellman &
Emerson Climate Technologies has promoted Dave Proffitt to the position of vice president, International Procurement for its business division. Proffitt has worked as manager for Emerson’s LPL-Motors and in procurement
HurstLennox International has appointed John Hurst to the position of vice president, residential product management and Dave DeRoussel vice president, Mexico Operations. DeRoussel Hurst was vice president of business development
At the 2007 Annual Fall Conference of the Heating, Airconditioning, and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), North American Technician Excellence (NATE) awarded Airefco/Hadco Supply the 2007 Top HARDI Testing Organization of
Ferguson Heating and Cooling and Trane have entered into a new distribution agreement that will significantly expand Trane’s distribution capacity in the nation’s HVAC market. Under the agreement, Ferguson Heating
Distech Controls has been ranked among the 2007 Deloitte Technology Fast 50, a ranking of the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in Canada, based on the percentage of revenue growth over
Bill Weisberg (L) and Roy Weaks (R) of A-D flank Ted Green of Pace Supply Corp., who received the award for Affiliate of the Year for Leadership. Affiliated Distributors, King
Valogix has named John Hibben director mid-market sales. Hibben was most recently executive VP of sales and alliances for a vertical channel partner of SAP, a business software company. Valogix
Technology Group International (TGI), an ERP and accounting software solution provider, has released the newest version of Enterprise 21, a Self-Implementing Software (SIS) designed to hedge against project delays, budget
Innovative Routines International Inc., makers of the high-performance CoSort data manipulation package, announced that Fast Extract (FACT) for Oracle now runs on Windows. FACT rapidly unloads large Oracle tables in
ColumbiaSoft announced that James G. Davis Construction Corp. has adopted its software Document Locator, featuring specialized capabilities to improve the management of documents, computer-aided design files and communications for architecture,
On November 15th Aaron & Co., Piscataway, NJ, is hosting the Aaron Contractor Expo at the New Jersey Exposition & Convention Center at Raritan Center in Edison, NJ. The wholesaler
The family of companies that operates under the name Acorn Engineering Co. is being expanded further to include the Acorn Safety line. With more than 50 years of experience as
The IAPMO Standards Council issued a call for comments beginning Oct. 1, 2007, and ending Feb. 1, 2008, in accordance with the ANSI-designated 2009 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC)/Uniform Mechanical Code
IAPMO Research and Testing (IAPMO R&T) has received accreditation as an inspection body from International Accreditation Service Inc. to the requirements of ISO/IEC Guide 17020. The scope of this new
Bayer MaterialScience LLC reported that its Baytec® SPR 092A polyurethane hybrid thick film coating system has passed the NSF-61 standard, so it can be used for potable water applications. The
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has
announced the 2008 Executive Committee that will guide the nearly 40,000
members and the growing industry for the next year.
The U.S. International Trade Commission decided on Oct. 2 to uphold the existing antidumping duty order on welded large diameter line pipe from Japan, but revoked the existing antidumping duty
At the ASA Annual Meeting held during Network’07, outgoing ASA Chairman, George Conyngham, of Eastern Pennsylvania Supply Co. in Wilkes-Barre, PA, introduced the ASA Officers, who will lead the association for 2008.
The European steel industry is preparing an anti-dumping complaint with the EU against low-priced Chinese steel imports, industry executives said prior to the annual conference of the International Iron and
The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) reported that global stainless production is going up but slowing, based on preliminary figures. Stainless steel crude steel production increased in the first half
The International Iron and Steel Institute predicted that global steel demand will rise 6.8% next year due to brisk economic growth in Brazil, Russia, India and China. The organization also
The Michigan Construction Code Commission unanimously approved a recommendation of the Michigan Plumbing Board to deny approval of imported cast iron soil pipe and fittings from MWI Import Products for
WinWholesale (Dayton, OH) was ranked 2,623 on the first Inc. 5,000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the country by Inc. magazine. During the three-year period evaluated by the
Halsey Taylor announced that Reid Pacific Co. is now serving as its sales representative agency in Alaska and Hampton-Condon Sales will represent the company in the Las Vegas market. Reid
Childress Racing’s No. 29 team, the company and dozens of Ruud and Rheem distributors will have hosted about 1,800 heating, cooling and plumbing contractors at nearly 30 races for its
Robinson Supply Co. (Fall River, MA) hosted its annual product trade show in September, which drew more than 1,100 people from three states. More than 100 booths displayed plumbing, heating
State Water Heaters hosted NASCAR driver Ward Burton and the Morgan-McClure Motorsports team at its Ashland City, TN-headquarters to meet employees and discuss racing. Burton signed autographs and showed his
Wolseley Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, celebrated the grand opening of its first one-stop shop facility in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, in October. It is the first location to combine all five
State Water Heaters introduces its Select® Ultra Low NOx line of residential gas water heaters, featuring five new models with reduced emissions output. The burner system offers an increased surface
Watts’ new FloodSafe Water Detector Shutoff is a unique, resettable product that not only shuts off the water supply when leaks occur, but also removes power to the water heater
Danze reveals an addition to its bathroom collection – Corsair™. With distinctively fresh, soft lines, it brings a supple and natural accent to the powder room or bath. The collection
