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Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC plans to open a 100,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in the greater Atlanta area in April.

Elkay celebrated the grand opening of its 106,000-sq.-ft. Elkay West facility in Ogden, Utah, in January with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, luncheon and plant tours. The new facility is in a business and industrial park located about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City.

Sonia America has issued a nationwide call for entry to all of its dealers to submit their own Sonia furniture design in a “You know what you should do…” competition.

Minneapolis-based Best Buy Co. announced in December its plans to acquire Pacific Sales Kitchen and Bath Centers Inc., a privately owned Los Angeles-based retailer of high-end home improvement products that operates 14 showrooms in Southern California.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association announced that as of Jan. 1, 2006 it would no longer be providing financial or administrative support to the Center for Kitchen and Bath Education and Research.

BLANCO provides step-by-step guidelines in its “Choosing Your Kitchen Sink” booklet.

Eljer Inc. promoted Chris Miller to director of marketing and product manager, kitchen sinks.

Hansgrohe - North America appointed Craig Helenbrook to the position of senior vice president for the North American subsidiary.

ThermaSol has contracted with Samantha Brown of the Travel Channel.

Sussman Lifestyle Group hired Steve Anderson as a regional sales manager responsible for supervising manufacturers representatives in the Northeast and Midwestern United States.