American Standard is inviting plumbers to share their heroic on-the-job stories for a chance to star as the superhero in a specially designed comic book.

Ferguson Enterprises acquired the assets of Minneapolis-based Fire Fab Inc., a distributor and fabricator of fire safety and suppression systems, from Brad Coons and David Wagner in July.

In mid-July, Kohler Co. laid off 160 employees from its Kohler, Wis., operations.

Harvel® Plastics Inc., a manufacturer of high-quality thermoplastic pipe, duct, and extrusions, announced the opening of a new distribution and warehouse facility in Coppell, Texas.

Ingersoll-Rand announced its agreement to sell Bobcat for $4.9 billion to Doosan Infracore, a South Korea-based machinery company.

On Aug. 1, Delta Faucet Co. sent a letter to distributors and other members of the industry announcing that it planned to conduct a pilot program with the Inland Valley division of KB Home in Southern California in which it would move its product lines through the Penske Logistics warehouse.

Jacuzzi Brands Corp. announced that its subsidiary, Jacuzzi Inc., has granted an exclusive license to Thurmo Medical Sleep Products Inc. USA to manufacture and market luxury sleep systems under its Jacuzzi trademark.

Emerson Climate Technologies has published an application engineering bulletin for refrigerant retrofits. The bulletin is intended to provide contractors with detailed considerations and procedures for retrofitting Copeland Discus compressors to work with newer, environmentally friendly refrigerants.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama honored Uponor and more than 1,000 other corporate and private donors at a special grand-opening ceremony to celebrate the completion of its new $7 million facility.

State Water Heaters and its driver, Ward Burton, helped lead NASCAR fans in a tribute to America’s armed forces.