IAPMO (the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials) named Irene Gould director of marketing and communications. For more information, visit www.iapmo.org.
Ferguson Enterprises (Newport News, VA) opened a 4,500-sq.-ft. Xpress store in Warwick Village Shopping Center in Newport News. The store manager is Gary Parker.
ISH North America's international trade show, to be held in Chicago Sept. 28 - 30, will host six professional seminar tracks in the areas of business management, code, environmental, HVAC, plumbing and radiant-hydronic heating.
Newport News, VA-based Ferguson purchased Supply North Central Group, headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI, and its divisions, E&J Plumbing & Heating Supply Inc., Wagner Plumbing & Heating Supply Co., and D&C Plumbing & Heating Supply Co., in a stock transaction completed May 22.
The Answer Line LLC has created a Web site - www.theanswerline.com - where trade professionals, wholesalers or do-it-yourself homeowners can find information about toilet parts and repair from 1930 to the present and can access vintage product catalogs.
WinWholesale (Dayton, OH) hired Steven B. Edwards as director of corporate communications, reporting to CEO Rick Schwartz. Corporate communications at WinWholesale and Noland Co. are being consolidated into one department under Edwards.
Joseph R. (Joe) Cheuvront, 83, died June 21 at Hilton Head Regional Medical Center. He was president of the Central Wholesalers Association (CWA) in 1984/85 and was a member of the board of directors of the American Supply Association for three years.
Ferguson (Newport News, VA) promoted Dan Parr to vice president of acquisitions and business integration. He will be responsible for acquiring 50% of Ferguson's long-term sales growth through acquisitions.
Rheem Manufacturing Co., Bradford White Corp. and A.O. Smith Water Heaters have introduced water heater products that comply with Phase II of the American National Standards Institute Standard (ANSI) governing the flammable vapor ignition resistance (FVIR) protocol.
The National Ground Water Association will hold a Geothermal Heat Pump Conference and Workshops Aug. 21-22 in Columbus, OH, intended for geothermal industry professionals including contractors, equipment and materials suppliers and engineers.
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