Charlotte Pipe launches satirical campaign on serious issue 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pipe-sniffing dogs? A pipe whisperer who communicates with cast iron pipe and fittings? It sounds far-fetched, but they’re the fictional subjects of an unusual Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. advertising campaign that uses social media and humor to make a serious point. ...

ASTM issues new standard  

ASTM recently issued a new standard, F2618, which details the performance requirements of CPVC pipe, fittings and solvent cements....

BLÜCHER Now Part of Watts Water Technologies 

BLÜCHER North America is pleased to announce it is now part of the Watts Water Technologies family. ...

ASSE introduces lead content certification program  

The American Society of Sanitary Engineering has introduced a new Lead Content Certification Program which is now being offered for new and current ASSE listings. ...

Mestek Institute Announces 2010 Training Schedule 

The Mestek Institute has announced its 2010 Boiler Performance Optimization Seminar schedule....

Taco Expands FloPro Factory Training for 2010  

Taco’s FloPro Factory Training offers a broad range of professional development opportunities for plumbing and heating contractors....

Patterson Pump Company Achieves ISO 14001:2004 Certification 

Patterson Pump Company has been found to be in conformance with the requirements of ISO 14001:2004. ...

Green pipe helps miners remove the black 

UNION COUNTY, KY. Lyons Co., Mechanical Contractors and Engineers, Glasgow, Ky., designed and installed a unique piping system for the River View Coal...

ASTM issues new standard 

ASTM issued a new standard, F2618, detailing the performance requirements of CPVC pipe, fittings and solvent cements used in chemical waste drainage systems....

Charlotte Pipe launches satirical campaign 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Pipe-sniffing dogs? A pipe whisperer who communicates with cast iron pipe and fittings? It sounds far-fetched, but they're the fictional...

Volkswagen awards contract to W.J. O'Neil Co. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. John O'Neil Sr., president of W.J. O'Neil Co., announced that Volkswagen of America awarded the company a contract to fabricate and...

WQA develops certification program 

The Water Quality Association announced a new certification program for companies facing low-lead laws that went into effect January 1 in California....

2010 AFSA Fire Sprinkler System Planning Schools Announced 

The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) announces the 2010 schedule for both its traditional Beginning Fire Sprinkler System Planning School as well as its new System Layout School for Residential One- & Two-Family Dwellings....

2009 Edition of the Crane Technical Paper No. 410 (TP-410) Ships Today  

Engineered Software, Inc. today announced the official release and shipment of the new 2009 edition of Crane’s Technical Paper No. 410....

Don Kaufman Elected AFSA Chairman 

AFSA announces that R. Donald Kaufman has been elected Chairman of the 2009-2010 AFSA Board of Directors....

MSS publishes comprehensive standard practice for pipe hangers and supports 

The Manufactures Standardization Society (MSS) has published a newly revised and enhanced Standard Practice, SP-58-2009, Pipe Hangers and Supports –Materials, Design, Manufacture, Selection, Application, and Installation....

LA-CO Industries Acquires Majority Ownership of Intrama S.A.S. 

LA-CO Industries, Delaware has acquired the majority ownership of Intrama S.A.S. ...

Home sprinkler advocates fight off builders at ICC hearings 

Proponents of residential fire sprinklers fought off an attempt by the National Association of Home Builders to kill fire sprinklers in the 2012 edition of the International Code Council’s International Residential Code. ...

ICC bolsters green plumbing expertise, hires Shawn Martin  

The International Code Council has hired Shawn Martin as its new Director of Industry Relations in its Plumbing, Mechanical and Fuel Gas (PMG) group. ...

Lincoln Electric Develops New Virtual Reality Welding Simulator 

To help improve the training of the nation's future welders, Lincoln Electric has developed a new way to teach welding techniques through a new virtual welding system called VRTEX 360. ...

Wilkins Becomes First Backflow Preventer Manufacturer Certified by NSF to New Lead Requirements 

2009 ASPE/PCA Technical Symposium registration now open 

The American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE)—this year in conjunction with the Plumbing Contractors of America (PCA)—is holding its biennial Technical Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 22–25, 2009. ...

ASSE Signs Agreement with Compliant Healthcare Technologies 

This collaboration between ASSE and CHT will make the regulation and management of piped medical gas easier and safer than ever before....

Mueller Brass Co. introduces new Web site 

Mueller Industries, Inc. Industrial Products Division announces a new website (www.muellerindustriesipd.com). ...

ASSE invites industry professionals to participate in working group 

WESTLAKE, OHIO — The American Society of Sanitary Engineering is forming a working group for the new ASSE Series 10000, a professional qualifications standard for installers and inspectors of sustainable mechanical systems. ...

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