Ferguson Enterprises and Stock Building Supply have partnered with the National Association of Minority Contractors to offer the Whole House Solution®, a co-op buying program.

Flowserve Corp. announced the establishment of the Sankaraiyer Gopalakrishnan-Flowserve Pump Technology Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

ThermaSol awarded one miniature motorized 47cc 2-stroke Fast Start pocket bikes each to two plumbers.

Sloan Valve Co.'s Uppercut Dual-Flush Flushometer was chosen as one of the top 10 green building products for 2006.

Taco CEO John Hazen White Jr. spoke at the Rhode Island March of Dimes dinner.

Danfoss Turbocor won the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Technology Leadership of the Year Award in the HVACR compressors market.

Charlie Banks, group CEO of Wolseley plc, rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on July 5.

Decorative plumbing manufacturer Dornbracht has created two separate product catalogs to showcase its luxury faucets and fittings for the bath and kitchen.

Affiliates of private equity firm Apollo Management L.P. will purchase Jacuzzi Brands for $12.50 per share in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2007.

Distributor W. W. Grainger has teamed up with the American Red Cross to recruit and train corporate employees as disaster volunteers to help support the 70,000 disasters that the Red Cross responds to each year.