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SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES Editor Jim Olsztynski won a 2006 APEX Award for feature writing (Wholesaler of the Year, Castle Supply) and the entire staff was honored for its news writing (coverage of Hurricane Katrina).

supplyFORCE announced that Hagerty Industrial Supply (Peoria, IL) is a new ISD, PVF, Safety and Fasteners Member, and Orr Safety Corp.

The IAPMO Group's “Official” won a 2006 APEX Award for Publication Excellence for Most Improved Magazine.

Bradley Corp. was presented with the Orion Environmental Stewardship Award.

The Nexstar Legacy Foundation will award the first Frank J. Blau Jr. scholarships in October.

Heat Transfer Products named David R. Martin president, effective July 10.

Cash Acme named Les Engelmann national backflow director.

George Robert (“G.R.”) Schell, 69, died July 11 in a plane crash. He joined Ferguson (Newport News, VA) in 1962, hired by then-President/CEO David Peebles, when it was still a tiny local company.

Midland Metal Mfg. Co. announced a new catalog almost double the size of its previous version, available this month.

Wolseley (Reading, England) signed an agreement to acquire DT Group (formerly known as Danske Traelast), a distributor of building materials, from CVC Capital Partners.