Home-improvement radio host Tom Kraeutler
presented his 2008 Money Pit “Voice of the Consumer Report” to members of the
Plumbing Manufacturers Institute Oct. 7 during the group’s fall meeting in
Arlington, Va.
Facility maintenance supplier Grainger announced
it will increase its technical education scholarship program from the original
nine community colleges to 35 across the country.
Component Hardware Group, a manufacturer of
premium plumbing and hardware products for commercial, foodservice,
institutional and healthcare applications, announced its purchase of Flame
Gard, a manufacturer of baffle-type grease filters and hood duct access doors.
American Leak Detection and ACE DuraFlo Systems
have entered into an agreement allowing American Leak Detection franchisees to
add ACE DuraFlo’s ePIPE epoxy pipe restoration technology to their menu of
service offerings.
With the winter heating season just around the corner,
Matco-Norca has announced its 2008 Heating Products Special, with discounts on
more than 20 products.
Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson recently announced results from the company’s third contractor and distributor survey designed to measure readiness for the 2010 transition away from R-22 equipment.