Decorative bath furnishings and fixtures manufacturer DECOLAV announced that Deerfield Beach, Fla., office is up and running after being hit by Hurricane Wilma.

U.S. District Court Judge Allen Sharp, for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, gave final approval to the settlement of a class-action suit against Easy Heat Inc. (Klabo v. Easy Heat Inc., Civil Action No. 02-CV-877), which will pay $10 million to consumers

asco Shower Enclosures celebrated its 50th anniversary late September with a champagne lunch and a tour of its recently completed, state-of-the-art, 150,000-sq.-ft. facility in Mason, Ohio.

Uponor Wirsbo celebrated during a groundbreaking ceremony in September to mark the fifth expansion in the past decade.

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Boiler manufacturer Weil-McLain held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 27 for its new 350,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and training facility in Eden, N.C.

A huge deal recently went down in the HVAC sector with the announcement that Johnson Controls will acquire York for some $3.2 billion.

Anvil International Inc.'s parent company, Mueller Water Products Inc., entered into a definitive agreement with Walter Industries Inc., whereby Walter Industries will acquire Mueller Water Products for approximately $1.91 billion

Takagi is celebrating its 10 years in business with a new place to call home - a 71,000-sq.-ft. facility in Irvine, Calif.

Mestek Inc. acquired the nonreal estate assets of Embassy Industries from the parent firm, P&F Industries for $8 million, according to Boston Business Journal.