The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association,
International
has completed its 2010 Salary/Wage & Benefit Survey providing data for both
salaried and hourly shop floor employees.
A Drink for Tomorrow, in partnership with Triangle
Tube completed the construction of a freshwater well in the village of Labala,
located in Botswana, Africa.
Uponor announced that Paul McCulloch, its
technical support supervisor for Fire Safety, was recently appointed to the
Residential Fire Sprinkler Design and Installation Exam Development Committee.
Fargo Winnelson Co. opened in Fargo, ND, to supply provide plumbing and water heating equipment
and parts to contractors in parts of that state, South Dakota and Minnesota.
NORWITZ America named Jay Hassel vice president of
sales, responsible for the company’s full lines of
residential and commercial tankless water heating products throughout the
United States and Canada.
Viega
LLC and Elmsford, N.Y.-based The Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.
have formed a strategic alliance in order to provide expanded options for
residential fire sprinkler applications.
The Lochinvar VIP Contractor Program, now in its
sixth year, features a wide array of updated resources and rewards, including
an all-new points system and a “King’s Court” rewards trip for top performers.
Pump
Systems Matter, an educational initiative created to assist North American pump
users, is now offering a free one-hour Webinar covering the new ASME EA-2-2009
standard “Energy Assessment for Pumping Systems.”
On Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, the ASPE board of
directors named James Kendzel to replace Stanley
Wolfson as ASPE’s executive director at the end of the year.
HD Supply (Atlanta,GA)
reported $2 billion in net sales for the 2010 fiscal second quarter ended
August 1, an increase of $1 million vs. the second quarter of fiscal 2009.
APR Supply Co. (Lebanon,
PA) announced it ranked as No. 47 on the annual list of the top 50 businesses making
significant contributions to the growth, strength and success of the Central Pennsylvania
economy.
Noble has entered into the Western Canadian
market with the acquisition of British-Columbia-based wholesaler, M.P.H. Supply
Limited and Better Bathrooms Limited.
The U.S. Commerce
Department proposed antidumping duties ranging from 49% to
99% and countervailing duties of between 14% and 54% against seamless pipe
imports from China.
TMK announced that it has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology to become a member company in the school’s Industrial Liaison Program.
Curtiss-Wright Corp. announced that TapcoEnpro
International (TEI), a business unit of its Flow Control segment, broke ground
on construction of a $36-million, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in
Chambers County, TX.
The PVF Roundtable announced
the signing of agreements with the Industrial Distribution degree programs at the
University of Houston and Texas A&M University for what are to be known as
the PVF Roundtable Endowed Scholarships.
Bruce
Morgan, 58, district
sales manager for Lochinvar Corp. in the western Michigan territory, died unexpectedly on Nov. 2, 2010 while attending an ETNA Supply event.
Johnson Controls Building Efficiency business
unit has increased prices between 4% and 6% on its complete line of residential
and light-commercial products, parts and accessories.
October
is Fire Prevention Month and seems to be a good time to think about how well
you and your family are prepared to prevent and respond to a fire in your home.
For the third consecutive month, the American Supply
Association members reported a 3.3% improvement in per-workday revenues during
the month of July 2010 as compared to the same month in 2009.
The Safe ‘N’ Sound Washing Machine Kit is an all
encompassing point of use, flood prevention, leak detection and mold mitigation
automatic water shutoff system.
Uponor’s Radiant Rollout Mat is said to be an ideal solution for faster,
more consistent installations for large commercial radiant heating and cooling
applications - saving up to 85% in installation time.
Tjernlund Products offers a family of Duct Booster Fans designed for
easy installation within heating/cooling ducts to increase flow of conditioned
air to desired areas.
Kimberly-Clark introduces a line of high-efficiency filtration media for HVAC system air filters based on the company’s patented, bi-component, nonwoven technology.
The Trane XC95m is a fully Modulating Communicating Furnace that
provides homeowners with the ultimate in home comfort by modulating its heat
output based on indoor conditions.