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 New Business Opportunities Abound At Disaster Reconstruction Conference
PVF distributors looking for new and unconventional business opportunities might want to check out The National Disaster Reconstruction Conference & Expo taking
place June 17-18 in New Orleans. The confab features experts who will address disaster preparation, response, repair, remediation, and restoration.
Conference content includes sessions from representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Indoor Air Quality Association, the Restoration Industry Association, the American Bio-Recovery Association, the U.S. Green Building Council, the Mechanical Contractors Association, and the Institute for Business & Home Safety.
Keynote speaker on June 18 will be Col. Alvin Lee (right), the New Orleans District's 60th commander and district engineer. As district engineer, Lee is responsible for appropriations exceeding $7 billion for hurricane restoration.
The New Orleans District's jurisdiction includes 2,800 miles of navigable waterways, 1,300 miles of levees and floodwalls, 11 navigation locks, 6 major flood control structures, and other projects to create and protect coastal wetlands. Lee also serves as chairman of the federal-state Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act Task Force, which oversees a $60 million annual program to protect and restore Louisiana's coastal wetlands.
The conference schedule is posted on www.ndrexpo.com and continues to grow as additional presenters are added. |
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EISI Promotes Thompkins, Scaturro
 Eastern Industrial Supplies, Inc.
announced the promotion of branch managers Paul Thompkins (left) to regional manager of Western Georgia and Michael "Scat" Scaturro (right) as regional manager of Coastal Carolina. Thompson has been with EISI since 1998, and Scaturro is a 13-year veteran with the company.
supplyForce Names PVF Winners
Coyle Supply
(Granite City, IL) received this year's Excellence in Sales Leadership award from supplyForce at its annual meeting, held Feb. 4-5 in Phoenix. Shown in photo, from left: supplyForce President & CEO John Eggleton, Coyle Supply President Pat Coyle, and Mike Vita, director of supplyForce's PVF Division. The
JF Good Co. (Akron, OH) was cited as Owner-Member of the Year, and Collins Pipe & Supply (East Windsor, CT) received the Best Conversion Award.
Ferguson Honored For HDPE Efforts
Ferguson recently received the President's Award from McElroy
, a world leader in pipe fusion equipment. The 2008 custom Waterford vase was awarded for outstanding achievement in the high density polyethylene (HDPE) industry. McElroy President and CEO Chip McElroy credits Ferguson's ability to expand the branch understanding of HDPE pipe and McElroy products with the reason for receiving this award.
HI Honors Dave McKinstry, Randy Ferman
Dave McKinstry, vice president of marketing for Colfax/IMO Pump, has been awarded the
Hydraulic Institute (HI) Lifetime Achievement Award. Randy Ferman, manager of R&D for
Flowserve's Pump Division, has been honored as the HI 2008 Member of the Year. The awards were presented at the 92nd Annual Meeting recently held in Marco Island, FL.
Flowserve Names Sustainability Officer
Flowserve Corp. announced that Lars Rosene
has been named chief sustainability officer in addition to his current role leading global communications and public affairs. In his new role, Rosene is responsible for driving the implementation and management of the company's sustainability and social responsibility efforts.
Curtiss-Wright Acquires EST Group
Curtiss-Wright Corp. announced that it has acquired all of the stock of
EST Group, Inc. for approximately $40 million in cash. Headquartered in Hatfield, PA and with two other U.S. locations in Baton Rouge, LA and Baytown, TX, EST Group provides engineered products and repair services for heat management and cooling systems utilized in the energy and defense markets. The business will become part of Curtiss-Wright's Flow Control segment. EST Group had 2008 sales of around $20 million.
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Will Protectionism Kill Any Chance At Recovery?
The infamous Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930 increased tariffs and almost certainly deepened and prolonged the Great Depression. Many economists are worried about similar protectionist sentiments gaining ground throughout the world amid the current global economic crisis.
Our country's $787 billion economic stimulus plan gives cause for concern. |
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Tech Tip #18 by Gregg Marshall
To help you make the most of the Digital Age.
Why can't the engineers of the world figure out a standard set of power adapters and plugs? Every electronic device has its own AC adapter with a different plug and voltage. It's stupid.
But we're not going to get that problem solved in the next few weeks. So we live with piles of power brick (AC adapters).
One problem is, like baggage, many adapters look similar. They may even have the same plug, but operate at different voltages. Plug the wrong brick into the wrong device and you may get snap, crackle, pop as the device fries itself.
I suggest that as soon as you open a box, you label the power brick with the make and model number of the device. I've used small round labels or a silver Sharpie pen to label the brick.
While visiting a hotel a couple of years ago, I was talking to a hotel staff person. He noticed my iGo universal power adapter and asked if I needed a spare. It seems that the hotel had a number of them left by guests in their lost and found. Given these universal adapters can cost $100+, leaving them behind can be very expensive.
There is a simple solution. I've put a return address label on my power bricks. That way if someone finds it, they can return it.
Gregg Marshall, CPMR, CSP, is president of Rep Connection Inc. He can be reached by e-mail at gmarshall@repconnection.com, or visit his LinkedIn profile at
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What's The Industry Buzzing About?
One way to tell is to visit the website of Supply House Times
. If you scroll to the bottom of the lead page, you will find lists of the "Most E-Mailed" and "Most Popular Articles" (as measured by visitations). This gives a pretty good feel for what industry citizens regard as important.
For example, as of Wednesday, March 11, these were the five "Most Popular" articles visited at the Supply House Times website.
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| AEC Store Corner
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The books help building pros establish and meet inspection guidelines, and provide clients with schedules and specifications. Each of the Up to Code: Inspection Notes is focused on the IBC (International Building Code), the most widely adopted building code in North America. Plumbing and Piping Systems will also focus on information from International Fuel Gas Code, and the International Plumbing Code.
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Globe Valve Actuators
 TAC Field Devices' line of
TAC Forta™ globe valve actuators now includes more compact screw-mount style models, giving users both screw-mount and U-bolt mounting options. TAC globe valves are used in chilled water, hot water and steam HVAC installations. |
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Contact The Editor
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