Charlotte Pipe and Foundry has been named the American Society of Plumbing Engineers’ Industry Award winner for 2006.

John M. Harrington from Patriarch Partners Management Group (an affiliate of Patriarch Partners, LLC and owner of Tri Palm) has been named interim president and CEO of Tri Palm

Elkay named Joe Curcio, from Maloney & Curcio Inc. in Linden, N.J., as its 2006 sales representative of the year. In other news, Elkay’s plumbing products division named Harry

Wholesale distributor Grainger awarded three more scholarships to technical education students in Illinois, Ohio and Maryland, completing the first year of the company’s Tools for Tomorrow scholarship program.

Klein Tools announced the winners of its 2006 “Race and Win” contest promotion: Carl Smith of Ozark, Mo., was the grand-prize winner of four tickets to any 2007 IndyCar

The winners of LA-CO Industries’ 2006 Regular Flix and Slic-Tite promotions were announced.

Software and services provider Autodesk has partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to help expand the use of technology and facilitate further adoption of sustainable design and green building.

Viega LLC will break ground near Witchita, Kan., at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, to officially begin construction of its new 439,000-square-foot production, logistics and office complex.

Its future ownership may still be undecided, but HD Supply Inc. still bought a chain of construction supply centers last week.

Taco Inc. dedicated a new 60,000-square-foot addition to its Cranston, R.I., manufacturing facility in a ceremony Feb. 16 that featured local and state politicians and a performance by the Rhode Island Philharmonic.