According to HARDI’s latest May TRENDS survey, HVAC/R distributor
sales are up 6.4% in North America from the
same time last year and rebounding from a flat April.
North
American plumbing organizations came together June 7 to discuss current issues affecting
the plumbing community, focusing on the recent study by Johns Hopkins
University staff on electronic hands-free faucets.
BNP Media, parent company of Supply House Times has entered into a partnership with Mike Rowe, host of cable show Dirty Jobs, to supply blogs for his website Trades Hub.
The plumbing provisions of the IAPMO Green Plumbing and Mechanical Code
Supplement (GPMCS) will be included as an Appendix to the 2012 edition of the
National Standard Plumbing Code.
NIBCO
held a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 9 to mark the official completion of its
iron valve plant expansion and grand opening of its distribution center in Blytheville, Ark.