Kohler Co. will open another retail store in the Abt Design Center, Glenview, Ill., later this summer, and also will house a separate site for Canac, Kohler’s cabinet line.

Aalberts Industries has reached agreement with parent company Tomkins Industries to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Lasco Fittings.

The Geberit Group announced a North American partnership with Duravit, a leading European manufacturer of bathroom products, to develop a North American concealed installation system and wall-hung toilet market.

J-M Manufacturing Co. and PW Eagle, makers of plastic pipe, fittings and tubing products, have signed a merger agreement.

Jacuzzi Brands, maker of bathtubs and plumbing products, has named Thomas Koos president and CEO. Koos replaces Al Marini, who is leaving Jacuzzi to join Rexnord Corp., the company

Moen donated kitchen and bath products to World Vision for distribution through The Storehouse of World Vision.

InPro Corp., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of interior and exterior architectural products, acquired Lippert Corp. of Menomonee Falls, Wis., which makes cast-polymer bathroom fixtures.

Metropolitan Industries Inc. created a new HVAC division after being appointed the commercial HVAC distributor of PACO Pumps.

The Viking Group has created Viking Plastics, a new business unit dedicated to producing CPVC fire sprinkler pipe from the company’s BlazeMaster® compounds.

At this year’s AHR Expo, the 5th annual Innovation Awards were presented to nine companies in nine categories.