Victaulic recently announced plans to open a distribution center in Redlands, Calif., by February 2008.

For the second consecutive year, Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE has been named one of the Best Places to Work in San Diego County.

Johnson Controls bought Skymark International, an indoor packaged HVAC products manufacturer headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

Elkay Plumbing Products Division announced it has committed to a substantial investment to transform its Broadview, Ill., sink manufacturing facility into the Elkay Technology Center, which will include a new “rapid production facility.”

The 3rd annual Accubid User Conference will be held April 24-26, 2008, at the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel.

Tyco Fire & Building Products recently announced that it has become certified as an authorized provider of Continuing Education Units from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training.

John A. Chernak, 78, former president and chairman of Cleveland-based Tomlinson Industries, died Jan. 22 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Reno, Nev.

HD Supply, Orlando, FL, has decided not to move forward with a deal to sell its HVAC business to Coconut Grove, FL-based HVAC distributor Watsco.

Bradley will be sponsoring the Focus on Energy 2008 Green Manufacturing Summit on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008 at the Schlitz Audobon Nature Center in Bayside WI.

Meet experts John Siegenthaler and Dan Holohan Jan. 22 at the AHR Expo PM Live Hydronic Heating Symposium.