Together, SLB and Newmans Valve are uniting valve quality and customer service to make a significant positive change in the timely accessibility of NEWCO valves.

In her new role, Gutierrez will continue the path to make NIBCO de Reynosa a great contributor to the company’s profitability through the plant’s competitive advantages of free trade agreements, skilled labor and high-quality products.

In her new role, Boyer assumes the responsibilities for the NIBCO NIBwomen’s Conference and sales trainee program. Boyer will report to Dawn Bloch, vice president, customer engagement. 

Leonard Valve awarded Burns Cope Associates its most prestigious sales award, the Frederick C. Leonard Award.

The new platform integrates three NIBCO family brands, Webstone, Sure Seal and Chemtrol, for a one-stop, seamless experience for users to quickly find exactly what they are looking for.

Uponor North America held a ceremonial “pipe-cutting event” to mark the opening of its $5.5 million, 25,000-square-foot expansion to the Hutchinson, Minnesota facility.

Steve Hocurscak has joined Watts as senior product manager, regulators and automatic control valves (ACVs). He will have overall responsibility for Watts Regulator and ACV product management, as well as for developing and executing new strategies focused on business growth. 

NIBCO announced its Wrot Racer “Start Me Up” promotion to celebrate its next generation of push fittings that it recently launched. The multi-faceted promotion centers on the Wrot Racer C8 Corvette that will tour the U.S., making stops at distributor locations that have qualified. 

Edward J. Nierman, a founding partner of Canton, Massachusetts-based Independent Pipe & Supply, Canton, Massachusetts passed away on January 15, 2022, at 98 years of age. Nierman was a pioneering giant in the world of pipe, valves and fittings. A man of modest upbringing, he joined his parents in their small, used plumbing supply business. He and his brother Al expanded the business in 1950 into Independent Pipe & Supply. 

The recent chaos and gloom that we’ve experienced during the global pandemic has taught us several important lessons, including resilience and strength.