The American Pipe Fittings Association will hold its fall meeting Sept. 12-14 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington.

I.D. One elected its board of directors for the upcoming year at a shareholder meeting in Chicago.

Canadian master distributor M.A. Stewart & Sons has established an office and warehouse in Charlotte, N.C. The facility will function as a master distributor of commercial and industrial valves for all industries.

According to a survey by Industrial Distribution magazine, the Internet will be an essential part of doing business in the next century.

Demand for pipe in the United States is expected to increase 2/4% per year to 14.7 billion ft. in the year 2003, according to a new study from the Freedonia Group.

The industrial segment has missed out on the boom in the construction industry, due largely to the global economy and the accompanying sharp increases in imported goods, according to Cahners Economics.

Northwest Pipe Co. finalized its acquisition of North American Pipe for $5.6 million.

Victaulic Company of Aermica acquired Atlanta-based Brico Industries Inc.

Coon-DeVisser Co. has sold its pipe division to a new joint venture, CDv-Costa Pipe Systems.

At its spring meeting, the American Pipe Fittings Association elected itls officers for the next year.