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.

Viega’s first North American Educational Facility recently opened in Nashua, N.H. Industry partners, city officials and Viega personnel gathered to celebrate the official opening.

Canadian manufacturer HeatLink Group Inc., and its family of radiant heating and potable water products, announced a change in its U.S. operations.

Bathroom products manufacturer VitrA recently introduced a new logo.

Flowserve Corp., a provider of fluid motion and control products, announced the opening of two new Quick Response Centers: one in Orland, Calif., and one in Moerdijk, Netherlands.

Goulds Pumps, a brand of ITT Corp., recently awarded $1,000 college scholarships to 14 high school graduates.