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The Home Depot announced completion of its acquisition of Hughes Supply, Orlando, FL, March 31.

Allison Sales & Marketing, a manufacturers rep firm based in Clemmons, NC, hired Jerry Arrowood to service North and South Carolina.

Robinson Supply Co. (Fall River, MA) named Errick Spada its salesman of the year for 2005.

Thermadyne Industries promoted Paul Minter to director of sales, specialty markets.

Tim Morrissey, president of Morrissey Associates, and Patrick Murphy, president of Select Spec Sales, announced the merger of their respective agencies effective April 3, to become Midwest Spec, LLC.

Robert Bosch Tool Corp. appointed John Surane president of Skil Power Tools. He had been senior vice president of sales, North America for the Robert Bosch Tool Corp.

Newport News, VA-based Ferguson acquired Indiana Plumbing Supply Co., Carson, CA, which does business as The Plumbers Warehouse, on March 10, and Alamo Pipe and Supply, a plumbing distributor based in Ruidoso, NM, on March 13.

Affiliated Distributors (King of Prussia, PA) named Sean Kenny director of member relations for its Electrical Supply Division and Maura Wheeler was promoted to director of communications.

SAN Plumbing Supply (Phoenix, AZ) opened two more stores in Arizona, in Phoenix and Tucson.

Water Quality Association elected as its president Neil J. Desmond, CWS-VI, of Pentair Water.