The Distributor Products Group of Mestek Inc., Westfield, Mass., will sponsor the 2006 U.S. Women's Open Championship for the second time.

Tyco Fire & Building Products, a division of Tyco International Ltd., announced that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Pursuit Dynamics PLC for its patented PDX technology.

Klein Tools is holding its third annual “Race and Win” race car promotion for its customers as a tie-in to its sponsorship of IRL racecar driver No. 27, Dario Franchetti.

Armstrong announced that the production and sales of high-pressure pumps was consolidated under the legal entity of RMI Pressure Systems Ltd.

Flowserve Corp.'s Thomas E. Ferguson, vice president of Flowserve and president of Flowserve Pumps, was elected president of the Hydraulic Institute for 2006-2007.

The acquisition of GSW by A.O. Smith Corp. was completed April 3. The transaction was nearly $340 million in cash.

The Zonecheck device is no longer offered by System Sensor.

Rheem Manufacturing's Air Conditioning Division has partnered with GE Retail Finance to lower its KwikComfort financing rate.

Allied Air Enterprises will consolidate its operations in South Carolina and close its current operations in Bellevue, Ohio.

A Coatesville, Pa., family's A.O. Smith water heater is nearly 50 years old and going strong.