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Uponor’s Lakeville Distribution Center, located in Lakeville, Minnesota, hosted a media tour in September in conjunction with the opening of its new Experience Center at its Apple Valley headquarters. The Lakeville DC has gone over 1,000 days without a lost time incident, and has won three back-to-back years of the Governor’s Safety Award.

The AHR Expo wrapped up the 2023 show in Atlanta with an exigent focus on reshaping the future of the industry – together. The stats indicate the industry’s resurgence: The 2023 AHR Expo hosted 42,794 verified visitor and exhibitor personnel, 1,779 total exhibitors, 425 of which were international, and filled 486,000+ square feet of exhibit space.

More than 200,000 professionals from across the globe flocked to Las Vegas for the 10th annual Design & Construction Week (DCW). This year’s show, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, boasted the highest attendance in DCW’s 10-year history.

It’s been four years since the American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) last held its convention and expo. The normally biannual event was canceled in the fall of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2022 ASPE Convention & Expo returned Sept. 16-21 in Indianapolis. The turnout and enthusiasm among attendees and vendors alike proved that the organization — and its members — were more than ready to get back to business.

Franklin Electric welcomed about 30 manufacturers reps to its Fort Wayne, Indiana headquarters Aug. 29-31 for Little Giant Product Champion training. The training included classroom sessions discussing various wastewater solutions offered by Little Giant as well as resources and sales tools, a factory tour, live product demos and more.

The 2022 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) took place Feb. 8-10 in Orlando, Florida. The combined efforts of the NKBA and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), continuing their nine-year partnership to produce Design and Construction Week (DCW), brought forth the first and one of the largest in-person events since the beginning of the pandemic. Together, the connected shows featured 1,200 exhibitors, occupying 750,000 net square feet of exhibit space with 70,000 attendees. Check out some of the coolest products from the show floor.

The 2022 AHR Expo returned last week to Vegas after a forced hiatus in 2021. After two years of uncertainty and a longing to reunite the industry, the event represented an eagerness to return to business drawing 30,678 attendees. Check out some of the coolest products from the show floor.

The NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS) and the National Kitchen & Bath Association’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) was held Jan 21-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

In September, Navien invited engineers and reps to learn more about its products and tour its Seotan Factory in South Korea.

Navien took the first step into the non-condensing market by introducing their new Navien Premium Non-condensing (NPN) series tankless water heaters during their tankless innovation event at their North American headquarters in Irvine, CA. There was a live band, outdoor games, lobster, raffles and more to celebrate the launch.