AFSA’s Convention and Exhibition offers services and solutions
DALLAS — The American Fire Sprinkler Association's Annual Convention & Exhibition, scheduled for Oct. 14-18, in San Diego, offers an exhibit hall packed with services and solutions for the fire sprinkler professional. ...
AT&T expands Telenav Track GPS services
DALLAS & SUNNYVALE, CALIF. — AT&T and TeleNav Inc. recently announced the expansion of TeleNav Track from AT&T, offering TeleNav Track LITE, a GPS-enabled mobile resource management tracking service, which helps plumbing and HVAC businesses improve field service, delivery or sales operations through real-time visibility of employee locations. ...
Mechanical Inc. expands line of services
FREEPORT, ILL. – Even though the recession has many businesses reducing their workforce and operations, Mechanical Inc., a Midwest-based contractor located here, is bucking that trend by purchasing the commercial HVAC sheet metal fabrication division of Norstar Mechanical, Rockford, Ill. ...
American Standard Brands Announces New Personnel Appointments
American Standard Brands (ASB) has announced additions to its marketing and sales teams as it continues efforts to grow market share for its range of iconic plumbing brands that includes American Standard®, Crane®, Eljer®, Porcher®, Jado® and Fiat®....
Home sprinklers blocked in Texas, Long Beach, Calif.
Local Legislative efforts against residential fire sprinklers continue, with California and Texas as the latest battlegrounds. In California, the City...
GM releases 2010 Product Guide, ends production of medium-duty trucks
In addition to ending production of the Pontiac brand and selling Hummer, Saturn and Saab brands, General Motors Corp. announced, in tandem with the GM 2010 Product Guide release, that it will cease production of the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC Topkick by July 31 of this year. ...
Donated sprinkler system honors fallen firefighter
Albany, N.Y. In January 2007, Ted Abriel, a firefighter working as an acting lieutenant for the Albany Fire Department died of a massive heart attack...
BrassCraft’s 100% compliant plumbing products are now available
NOVI, MICH. — BrassCraft announced the availability of its line of plumbing products compliant with California’s and Vermont’s low-lead legislation. ...
WaterSense specs address plumbing systems, not plumbers
The Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense for Homes specifications for single-family new homes were revised this May, based on public comments and additional research, regarding the original draft’s specifications. ...
Texas may be second state to mandate HET standards
Austin, Texas Texas may soon be the second state, after California, to require all toilets sold on and after Jan. 1, 2014, to be 1.28-gpf or less and...
Viega opens 439,000-sq.ft. manufacturing center in Kansas
Mcpherson, Kan. - Nearly a thousand industry partners, government officials and Viega personnel gathered in late April for the official grand opening...
K/BIS products focus on design, conservation, efficiency
At the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show held at the Georgia World Congress Center here, April 30 - May 3, attendees previewed not only the latest high-end product designs and styles for kitchen and bath products, they also previewed the sustainable technologies that have been integrated into a variety of different products to ensure that energy efficiency and water conservation is a top priority. ...
Contractors turn excess inventory into cash
Plumbing and HVAC professionals can sell their excess inventory on OddballSupply.com, a Web site that recently became a Nexstar Strategic Partner, helping contractors, manufacturers and suppliers sell and purchase excess inventory at discounted prices. ...
Veterans look forward to construction careers
CAMP PENDLETON, CALIF. — A class of service members completed the United Association’s Veterans in Piping (VIP) program at the Marine Corps Base here and will graduate as second-year union apprentices this June....
Dick Homquist to retire from Bryan Steam
Dick Holmquist will be retiring as National Sales and Marketing Manager from Bryan Steam LLC, Peru, IN on June 30, 2009. Holmquist has served in sales capacities within the industrial heating industry for 43 years. ...
Economist analyzes nonresidential construction spending
ARLINGTON, VA. — Surprising construction data masks declining conditions in the construction sector and nonresidential spending could fall by up to 9% during the coming months, said Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America when he issued an analysis of data from the Census Bureau on nonresidential construction spending....
ARS/Rescue Rooter combines training and monitoring to reduce collision costs
MEMPHIS, TENN. — ARS/Rescue Rooter has reduced collision costs, ranging from 30% to 70% per branch, by combining both traditional training and technology-based monitoring for its fleets, including a GPS-enabled DriveCam, created at the company’s request....
Grainger launches new occupational health and safety catalog
CHICAGO — Grainger recently launched its new occupational health and safety catalog, featuring a doubled safety offering, which includes more training and reference materials, and is organized by key safety issues and Occupational Safety & Heath Administration standards. ...
Sioux Chief hosts plumbing students and teachers
PECULIAR, MO. — Sioux Chief Mfg Co. Inc. hosted nearly 100 plumbing students and their teachers, SkillsUSA participants at the National Leadership and Skills Conference, at its facilities south of Kansas City, Mo., June 26. ...
Milwaukee receives lithium-ion patent
MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp. received a patent on its lithium-ion battery technology, the result of many years of development by the company’s engineers, representing a multi-million dollar investment by Milwaukee, for cordless power tools....
Rheem Canada consolidates operations into single facility
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO — Rheem Canada recently consolidated the physical operations of its three business units — Heating and Cooling, Water Heating, and Swimming Pool Heaters and Boilers marketed under the Rheem, Ruud, Raypak and WeatherKing labels — into a single headquarters and distribution center located here. ...
Caroma partners with Alamo Heights, Texas, to replace toilets
HILLSBORO, ORE. — Caroma is partnering with the city of Alamo Heights, Texas, and Morrison Supply Company, Fort Worth, Texas, on a toilet replacement program, which launched June 10, 2009. ...
Fulton receives grant for biofuel commercial boiler
PULASKI, N.Y. — New York State Energy Research and Development Authority awarded The Fulton Companies a grant to develop an ultra-high efficiency condensing natural gas/B-100 biodiesel fired version of the Vantage 3 Million BTU boiler. ...
Hansgrohe launches training sessions for contractors
ALPHARETTA, GA. — Hansgrohe announced a new ongoing series of monthly product training workshops, created specifically for plumbing and mechanical contractors, here at the Hansgrohe Aquademie, a special training facility inside the company’s North American headquarters. ...
American Standard donates showerheads to Nature Conservancy event
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — American Standard Brands recently partnered with The Nature Conservancy, a conservation organization working to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people, to provide a sustainable "no-goody" gift bag at Design for a Living World, the organization’s gala event at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, N.Y....
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