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.
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.
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.
Chicago Faucets recently announced a promotion that offers licensed
plumbing contractors a $500 U.S. Savings Bond when they purchase and install
$5,000 of Chicago Faucets products in a school project.
On June 6, PM
attended Viessmann Mfg.’s “Say Hello To Solar” one-day seminar at the company’s
Warwick, R.I., training offices, and learned that even though America’s solar
market is a “slice-of-a-slice-of-the-pie” compared to the rest of the world,
there is huge potential for growth.