Officials of American Standard Americas on Dec. 5 issued a formal notice to the GMP Local 7-A, its employees and local government officials that it anticipates that its plant in Tiffin, Ohio, will close, eliminating 165 hourly production jobs and 35 salary jobs.

Doosan Infracore has completed the acquisition of the Bobcat, Utility Equipment and Attachments businesses from Ingersoll Rand Co. Ltd.

Grinnell Mechanical Products launched its new design services offering to mechanical contractors: Grinnell Mechanical Services, which provides engineers and contractors with a complete piping solution for the design-to-build process.

For the second consecutive year, Hubbard Enterprises/HOLDRITE has been named one of the Best Places to Work in San Diego County.

On Nov. 17, members of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute donated and installed high-efficiency plumbing fixtures for the citizens of Orme, Tenn.

Members of the Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute and the Gas Appliance Manufacturers have voted to approve the merger of the two trade associations to become the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) on Jan. 1, 2008.

Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. announced Monday, Dec. 17, that it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Trane Inc., formerly American Standard Cos. Inc., in a transaction valued at about $10.1 billion.

Watts Radiant expects to train hundreds of plumbing and mechanical contractors at its facility's new "Hands-On House," as well as at several regional location throghout 2008.

Uponor and its product line of PEX tubing has joined Builder Sourcing Corp.’s Whole House Program™.

The new System Sensor "Applications Guide: Fire Sprinkler Systems Monitoring" provides an extensive overview of the various types of fire sprinkler systems and the procedures for specifying, installing, and selecting the appropriate system for a specific environment.