Home Depot Inc. has agreed to sell its supply
division to three private-equity firms in a roughly $10 billion deal, sources
told Reuters News Agency today.
Emerson Appliance Solutions/White-Rodgers (St. Louis, Mo.) announced a
price increase on OEM and replacement gas water heater controls, effective May
1, 2007.
Thermadyne Industries Inc., a maker of cutting and welding products, is
launching its TurboTorch line of air-fuel and oxy-fuel products as a separate operating unit.
To help commemorate its 75th anniversary this
year, Gerber Plumbing Fixtures is launching a national search for plumbing
contracting firms who have reached or exceeded the same 75-year milestone.
Taco Inc.’s new FloPro Team will help hydronics contractors grow their
businesses by way of training, field and technical support, and a range of
consumer marketing and promotion materials.