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Bill Meyer, president of Aurora, IL-based wholesaler Wm. F. Meyer Co., received ThermaSol’s first “Exclusive Distributor Award.”

W.P Haney Co. (South Easton, MA) was awarded the Manufacturer Rep Agency of the Year Award by Supply New England (Attleboro, MA).

Ruud Distributor Coburn Supply, based in Beaumont, TX, has opened a new PROSTOCK store in Houma, LA.

RIM Plumbing & Heating Supply, Ossining, NY, recently announced the opening of its third location. Its new branch is in Hopewell Junction, NY.

Total construction in 2008 and 2009 will be down 4% and 1% based upon large decreases in residential construction that will not be offset by gains in nonresidential and nonbuilding construction, according to FMI’s Construction Outlook: Second Quarter 2008 Report.

Mueller Steam Specialty has introduced custom fabrication services at its fabrication department in the company’s 300,000-sq.-ft. facility in St. Pauls, NC.

WinWholesale member Shelton Winnelson, Shelton, CT, has made digital signage a key element in its communications mix.

Midwest distributors were kept busy helping customers recover from the extensive damage caused by the flooding in mid-June.

Spears Manufacturing Co. has acquired the assets of Coastline Plastics LLC, an affiliate of the Victaulic Co. Coastline Plastics manufactures CPVC pipe for fire protection, plumbing and industrial market applications.

Newport News, VA-based Ferguson opened new and remodeled showrooms and a clearance center, while WinWholesale, Dayton, OH, opened three Winnelson locations and its first renewable energy company.