Thermadyne Industries Inc., a maker of cutting and welding products, is launching its TurboTorch line of air-fuel and oxy-fuel products as a separate operating unit.

Cleveland-based Aetna Plastics Corp. recently acquired Pro-Fab Mfg. Inc., a division of Magnus Equipment of Willoughby, Ohio.

To help commemorate its 75th anniversary this year, Gerber Plumbing Fixtures is launching a national search for plumbing contracting firms who have reached or exceeded the same 75-year milestone.

Taco Inc.’s new FloPro Team will help hydronics contractors grow their businesses by way of training, field and technical support, and a range of consumer marketing and promotion materials.

The gallery has working showerheads, faucets, toilets and tubs. Downstairs, a training/meeting room is decorated in cool, refreshing colors.

Symmons Industries showcased its Design Studio Live process for bathroom fittings at the 2007 Hospitality Design Expo & Conference May 10-12, and was a sponsor of HD’s “Party by the Pool,” the show’s popular networking hospitality event.

Jim Stoddart, Home Depot’s senior vice president of growth initiatives, will leave the company tomorrow.

Home Depot’s first-quarter profit decline is due to a slumping housing market, the company reports.

Sandra Westlund-Deenihan, president of Schaumburg, Ill-based Quality Float Works, was elected to the board of directors of the Tooling and Manufacturing Association.

Advanced Modern Technologies Corp.'s AEF-801 flush valve retrofit kit is now GreenSpec-listed.