The Goodman family completed the sale of its HVAC businesses to affiliates of Apollo Management, a New York-based private investment firm, for about $1.45 billion.
Lori Sardinha-Costa, of Fall River, Mass., was voted the winner of American Standard's Sexiest Plumber Contest, a national competition to find plumbers with great looks, personality and dedication to the plumbing profession.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Thompson Plastics, a privately held manufacturer of CPVC-CTS pipe fittings.
Bosch Group, parent of Buderus Hydronic Systems, has just announced the complete acquisition of instantaneous gas water heater distributor Controlled Energy Corp. (CEC). The Vermont-based company will be integrated into Bosch's extensive line of heating products.
BrassCraft and PlumbShop, its retail plumbing products division, recently recognized six sales managers for reaching $1 million or more in service parts sales for 2004.