Like many plumbing contractors, Kasey Turner, a man from a small town in Oklahoma, dreamed of owning his own business since he was a young boy.

Commercial plumbing manufacturer Sloan recently announced the promotion of industry veteran John Aykroyd to executive vice president, business development, North America.

Some of the major programs offered for early 2016 include press technology courses for carbon steel, copper, gas fitters and stainless steel, as well as Radiant Week, LoopCAD, NFPA 13D fire sprinkler, snow and ice melting, geothermal and solar, and Hydronics 101.

Lawrence Leonard will succeed Charlie Wallace as Quality Service Contractors' executive director.

John Siegenthaler will discuss new concepts for North American hydronics.

U.S. boiler manufacturer ECR International announced Dec. 23 that its shareholders have approved the sale of the company to BDR Thermea, a Dutch heating products group.

The joint venture was established in 2004 as a 50/50 investment between Greenlee and Rothenberger AG, and specialized in plumbing tools for the North American market. 

Webstone President Michael Reck died on December 24, 2015.

He retired from InSinkErator in 1995 as vice president of marketing and sales.

Pentair’s Pentek Intellidrive with Link2O technology provides homeowners with a single source for water system information.