Symmons Industries showcased its Design Studio Live process for bathroom fittings at the 2007 Hospitality Design Expo & Conference May 10-12, and was a sponsor of HD’s “Party by the Pool,” the show’s popular networking hospitality event.

Jim Stoddart, Home Depot’s senior vice president of growth initiatives, will leave the company tomorrow.

Home Depot’s first-quarter profit decline is due to a slumping housing market, the company reports.

Sandra Westlund-Deenihan, president of Schaumburg, Ill-based Quality Float Works, was elected to the board of directors of the Tooling and Manufacturing Association.

Advanced Modern Technologies Corp.'s AEF-801 flush valve retrofit kit is now GreenSpec-listed.

Rheem Mfg. Co., Heating & Cooling Division announced an aggressive policy to eliminate online, direct-to-consumer sales of its Rheem- and Ruud-branded products.

The George Morlan Plumbing Design Center  hosted a private “faucet fashion show” for about 200 building contractors and designers.

A.O. Smith recently donated two brand new VF Series boilers to an 80-unit multifamily Salvation Army shelter in Columbia, S.C.

Hansgrohe announced the national and international awards it received in 2006.

Watts Regulator Co. recently presented the 2006 Watts “Golden Regulator” Representative of the Year Award.