Mueller Industries announced that it intends to discontinue its manufacturing operations in France.

Mechanical, Inc., a Freeport, Ill.-based mechanical contractor and a division of The Helm Group, has acquired Borg Mechanical Contractors of Hillside, Ill.

The Logo Task Group of Houston's PVF Roundtable has gotten underway with its attempt to identify manufacturer markings throughout the PVF industry.

Flowserve Corp. has donated this $85,000 rotary, two-screw pump to Texas A & M University.

ITT Industries has purchased the Biopharm Manufacturing Div. of Martin Petersen Co., a leading manufacturer of process systems for the biopharmaceutical industry.

KWD-globalpipe reports that over the next 25 years the United Arab Emirates will spend over $7 billion to develop its water resources.

Chromalox has made available several new Design Guides and Reference Tools for planning and installing industrial heat trace systems.

Victaulic Co. of Canada has named Gary Moore as president.

Industrial Information Resources of Houston is forecasting 735 new plant startups to come online in 2003, a slight improvement from 705 counted in 2002.

Flo-Safe Inc. (Kansas City, Kan.) has named Rick Siberine national sales manager.