The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute is sponsoring Senate Bill 651 in the California legislature in order to clarify Section 116875 of the Health and Safety Code, the statute that was amended by the plumbing lead reduction law AB 1953.

Taco Inc. was recently the recipient of an export achievement award given by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Service.

Two major distributors of industrial and oilfield PVF supplies, Red Man Pipe & Supply Co. and McJunkin Corp. announced a merger that will make the new company one of the leading industrial and oilfield PVF suppliers in North America.

Grinnell Mechanical Grooved Products opened a new warehouse in Avon, Mass.

American Standard Heating and Air announced it has returned to its roots and is introducing new premium noncondensing oil- and gas-fired cast-iron water boilers.

HVAC software provider Wrightsoft Corp. will relocate its headquarters to a new space at 131 Hartwell Ave. in Lexington, Mass.

TOTO opened a gallery in downtown Chicago designed to be a resource for architects and designers, as well as their homeowner clients, who are seeking high-tech luxury bath fittings and fixtures.

Julien announced that it has opened a new distribution facility in Boston and will open sister facilities in Los Angeles and Denver in the near future.

LA-CO Industries Inc./Markal Co. has announced its biggest promotion in the company’s 73-year history: the “Pick Up and Win” Sweepstakes.

The company’s products, which include hose, fittings and brackets, are the only flexible solutions to gain such approval.