Wolverine Tube Inc. said it will discontinue its U.S. plumbing tube business and close two production facilities due to a decline in demand for copper plumbing, leading to job cuts.
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Brands Inc., a distributor and direct marketer of MRO (maintenance, repair and
operations) products, reported sales for the nine months ended Sept. 28, 2007,
were $938.8 million, a 21.3 percent increase over sales of $774.3 million in
the comparable 2006 period.
A new survey conducted for the National Association of Home Builders
confirms that a desire for greater energy efficiency drives consumers to choose
a green-built home.
Although there appears to be no let-up to
the current housing downswing, economists participating in the National
Association of Home Builders Fall Construction Forecast Conference Oct. 24 said
they expect the industry to bottom out and to start turning around in 2008.
Wolseley Canada, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, celebrated the grand opening of its first one-stop shop facility in Mount Pearl, Newfoundland, in October. It is the first location to combine all five
The 78th annual International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Education and Business conference held in Las Vegas in September drew more than 400 registered attendees and 187 voting members.
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