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KBIS will take place April 24 to 26, 2012, at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Demand for plumbing fixtures and fittings in the United States will rise 7.1% per year to $10.9 billion in 2015, according to a new study by The Freedonia Group.

Rinnai to offer more than 40 hours of eligible courses.

Ferguson Enterprises Inc. has purchased substantially all of the assets of SG Supply Co.  in a transaction closed effective September 26.

RPM Products Inc. has acquired the Plumbing Parts and Douglas Tool Divisions of Radiator Specialty Co.

The pickup for total construction in August was the result of greater activity for each of construction’s three main sectors - nonresidential building [7 percent], residential building [4 percent] and nonbuilding construction [13 percent]. For the first eight months of 2011, total construction on an unadjusted basis was down 6 percent from the same period a year ago.

GP Russ Chaney, CEO of The IAPMO Group, was elected chairman of the World Plumbing Council for a term covering 2011-13 during the 9th World Plumbing Conference, Sept. 7-11, in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Founded in 1946, the Novi, Mich.-based company has grown to include distribution and manufacturing facilities in Michigan, California, North Carolina and Texas.

Fluidmaster Inc., the world’s largest manufacturer of toilet tank components and trim announced its acquisition of Opella Limited based in Hereford, England.

"Reports from the 12 Federal Reserve districts indicated that economic activity continued to expand at a modest pace, though some districts noted mixed or weakening activity," the Fed reported.