KAPRO, a developer and producer of hand tools, named Mike Farrell vice president–North American sales and operations. Farrell, a former board member of the American Hardware Manufacturers Association, is the
Watts Water Technologies promoted Rick Ferguson to national sales manager-backflow products. Ferguson will oversee the sales of both the Watts and Ames Fire & Waterworks product lines. He joined Watts
First Supply (Madison, WI) broke ground for a wholesale plumbing supply distribution facility in the Platteville Industrial Park in Platteville, WI. The 10,500-sq.-ft. building is projected to be completed in
WierzbickiGrundfos U.S. announced that its president, Larry Wimmer, who is also president/CEO of Grundfos North America, will retire at the end of 2007. Dennis Wierzbicki will become president/general manager of
Owen G. “Mike” Lanzit, 83, a respected veteran of the PVF/plumbing industry, died April 13 after a long battle with heart disease. Ed Scott of The Scott Group wrote the
Newport News, VA-based Wolseley North America acquired Improvement Direct Inc., which owns a network of online stores selling a wide variety of home improvement products, including taps, plumbing supplies, lighting
The Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA), a division of the National Association of Manufacturers, elected Barbara C. Higgens, executive director of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute, as vice chairman. During her
Powers Fasteners appointed Jacob Olsen, P.E., vice president of research & development and head of the new engineering research and testing laboratory at the company’s world headquarters in Brewster, NY.
Thermadyne Industries announced that Paul Minter will head its new business unit that will focus on its TurboTorch line of air-fuel and oxy-fuel products. Also, Minter has been named vice