Gerald Mahony, founder and past president of Mahony Fittings Inc., in East Windsor, Conn., has died.

Brief news items on financials, promotions, new hires, awards, special projects, etc., in the PVF industry.

Bob Cooper, executive vice president of Smith-Cooper International, talks about today's master distributors.

Prominent wholesalers share some insights about the business and where it's heading.

Dennis Killelea, general manager for Hammond Valve Co., has passed away.

Large-diameter pipe demand in the U.S. is forecast to grow 2.3% yearly to 194 million feet in 2005, valued at $7.4 billion, according to a Freedonia Group study.

iPower Logistics LLC and MRO Software have reached a strategic agreement to integrate MRO Software's supply-side group of hosted solutions with iPower's current business application systems.

Amcast Industrial Corp. announced its intention to pursue its strategic growth plan as an independent company and to conclude the strategic alternatives review.

The National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors elected Illinois Superintendent of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Safety David A. Douin as its chairman.

American specialty steel producers continued to lose more than 25% domestic market share to export-led strategies of foreign countries and producers last year, according to data released by the Specialty Steel Industry of North America.