Supply House Times articles from June 2003

Supply House Times archives from June 2003

Hughes supply appoints new CEO. (News).
June 1, 2003... For the first time in its 75-year history, Orlando, Fla.-based Hughes Supply will have a non-family member as its chief executive office. Tom Morgan, who was hire as president/chief operating officer in March 2001, was appointed to the...

Hughes' net income up for year ended Jan. 31, 2003. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Hughes Supply (Orlando, Fla.) said its net income rose 32% and diluted earnings per share increased by 30% for the year ended Jan. 31, 2003. Overall sales were up 1% but comparable branch sales were down 3%. The company also reported a 10-year...

Bosch makes takeover offer to Buderus. (Breaking News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, offered $34.30 (U.S.) per share to shareholders of Buderus Aktiengesellschaft, Wetzlar. The offer was valid from May 8 to June 13. For more information, visit www.bosch-presse.de/buderus-uebernahmeangebot.

New "urban" Home Depot opens in Chicago. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Home Depot opened its first two-story store, with about 40,000 sq. ft. of space on each level, last April in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. The first floor has hardware, plumbing and building materials. A bath and kitchen design center...

Noland Co. (First Briefing).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Noland Co. elected Rhonda L. Binger vice president/human resources. The 20-year company veteran had been director of human resources since 1997. Also, Tracey Ray has joined the company as marketing communications coordinator in the corporate...

PHCC. (First Briefing).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** PHCC: Harry Massey, who was executive director of the PHCC Professional Product Line since November 2000, resigned in April. He has taken a position as industry manager/account executive at the National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

Obituaries. (News).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
June 1, 2003... ** Earl L. Morris, 89, founder and CEO of Acorn Engineering Co., a stainless steel plumbing products manufacturer, and chairman/founder of Elmco Sales, a manufacturers representative/distributor of plumbing products, died April 3. Morris spent...

RPA joins ISH North America. (News).(Radiant Panel Association)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... In a major move toward trade show consolidation in the hydronics sector, the Radiant Panel Association has elected to join the ISH North America show partnership. RPA will no longer host a separate REX trade show, but will make REX a part...

A supply House Times Exclusive residential building permit activity regional & local market survey. (News).
June 1, 2003... A SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES Exclusive Residential Building Permit Activity Regional & Local Market Survey March 2003 Region Residential Permits Local Markets MAR. 03 YTD 03 +/- vs....

Haws Corp. trains engineers and reps. (News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Haws Corp. trains engineers and reps: The Haws Corp., which manufactures drinking fountains and emergency equipment, recently hosted another in its series of rep and engineer training sessions at its 200,000-sq.-ft. headquarters in Sparks, Nev....

Ferguson. (First Briefing).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Ferguson (Newport News, Va.) announced appointments of individuals who have joined the company through the Familian Northwest integration. Roy Eskro was named president/general manager of FNW operations in Billings, Mont. He had served...

Haws Corp. (First Briefing).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Haws Corp. promoted Bob Bowles to corporate product manager, a new position. Most recently he was national sales manager.

Hughes Supply. (First Briefing).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** James C. Plyler Jr., who retired as regional vice president of Hughes Supply in March 2002 after spending 40 years in the wholesale PHCP distribution industry, is in the process of developing a consulting firm dedicated to the advancement of...

Hughes Supply. (Expansion, Acquisitions ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Hughes Supply (Orlando, Fla.) opened a new location in San Francisco. The branch, at 1785 Atlantic St., will supply maintenance repair and operations products to apartment complexes and hotels/motels in the local area. Craig McCurdy is the...

Apex Supply. (Expansion, Acquisitions ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Apex Supply (Atlanta, Ga.) has opened a new 102,000-sq.-ft. distribution center at 193 Polk Ave. in Nashville, Tenn., 30% larger than its former Nashville location. Its 8,000-sq.-ft. showroom includes a lighting display area and a...

F.W. Webb Co. (Expansion, Acquisitions ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** F.W. Webb Co. (Burlington, Mass.) said it plans to start construction of a 420,O00-sq.-ft. distribution center on a 42-acre site in Amherst, N.H., in June 2003. The facility, which will include 250,000 sq. ft. of high bay pallet rack...

Able Distributing Co. (Expansion, Acquisitions ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Able Distributing Co., which operates in Wisconsin, Arizona and Nevada, recently opened a 38,000-sq.-ft. branch at 1822 Dolphin Drive in Waukesha, Wis., to serve the southern part of the state. Its other Wisconsin locations are in Wausau and...

Watts Industries. (Expansion, Acquisitions ...).(Martin Orgee UK Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Watts Industries acquired Martin Orgee UK Ltd., in Kidderminster, West Midlands, United Kingdom. Martin Orgee distributes a line of plumbing and heating products to wholesale, commercial and OEM markets in the United Kingdom and southern...

Noland Co. (Financials ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Noland Co. (Newport News, Va.) reported net income of $3.4 million, or 97 cents per share (diluted) for the first quarter ended March 31, vs. $516,000, or 15 cents per share, last year. Net income for the quarter includes about $2 million...

The following rep firms will represent Prier Products. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** The following rep firms will represent Prier Products, manufacturer of plumbing products: W.E. Cathell Associates of Baltimore, Md., in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.; Interstate Reps of Minneapolis in Minnesota, North Dakota, South...

The following rep firms will represent Halsey Taylor's product line of water coolers and drinking fountains. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** The following rep firms will represent Halsey Taylor's product line of water coolers and drinking fountains: W&R Industrial Products of Concord, Calif., in northern California and western Nevada; and Ziel-Carlson of Moline, III., in central...

Blackmore and Glunt of St. Louis, Mo., will represent TRIAD Boiler Systems. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Blackmore and Glunt of St. Louis, Mo., will represent TRIAD Boiler Systems in Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky, as well as parts of Illinois, Ohio and Indiana. TRIAD manufactures modular steel hydronic and steam boilers.

Can-Aqua International of Quebec, Canada, now represents A.O. Smith Enterprises Ltd. in the province of Quebec. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Can-Aqua International of Quebec, Canada, now represents A.O. Smith Enterprises Ltd. in the province of Quebec. The A.O. Smith subsidiary manufactures water heaters.

LONG Building Environments. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** LONG Building Environments of Denver was appointed to represent McQuay International and its McQuay and AAF brands of HVAC equipment in Colorado and parts of Wyoming.

Emerson-Swan. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Emerson-Swan of Randolph, Mass., named Kenneth A. Fagan vice president/sales for the greater Boston area and George L. Simas III vice president/sales for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Emerson-Swan is a manufacturers rep firm for...

Green Sales of Nashua, N.H., was named 2002 Rep of the Year for Stockham Valves by Crane North America. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Green Sales of Nashua, N.H., was named 2002 Rep of the Year for Stockham Valves by Crane North America. Brian Green, president, Green Sales, accepted the award.

Inland Sales Group. (Rep Update).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Inland Sales Group of Peoria, III., and its principal, Brian Yelton, was honored as 2002 Rep of the Year by Elkay Manufacturing Co. Pictured (left to right) are: Bill Blaine, vice president/sales, Elkay; Brian Yelton, principal, Inland Sales;...

Watts Industries. (Financials ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Watts Industries revised its previously reported earnings for the year ended Dec. 31, 2002 from $1.22 diluted earnings per share to $1.21 diluted earnings per share; and for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 from $0.28 diluted earnings per...

DEWALT. (Incentive Programs ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** DEWALT introduced the "Yellow and Black Payback" customer reward program that enables customers to earn points for every DEWALT power tool or accessory purchased between April 1 and Dec. 24. One point is earned for every dollar spent. The...

Moen Inc. (People On The Move ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Moen Inc. promoted David B. Lingafelter to vicepresident/marketing and product development and Mark Savan to vice president and general manager/accessories and commercial. Lingafelter, who joined Moen in 1990, most recently was vice...

ThermaSol. (People On The Move ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** ThermaSol named Jim Santos its general manager, reporting to Mitch Altman, president. Most recently Santos was president of his own independent international-freight company.

In-Sink-Erator. (People On The Move ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** In-Sink-Erator promoted Pamela Hammersly to senior district sales manager covering Southern California. She had been a district sales manager for seven years.

Brasstech. (People On The Move ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Brasstech named Jonathan Wood vice president/sales and marketing. The company manufactures decorative plumbing fixtures. Its divisions include Brasstech[R], Newport Brass[R], Ammenities[R] and Plumbtrim[R].

Masco Corp. announces executive changes. (Bath & Kitchen).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Masco Corp. appointed Alan Barry its president and chief operating officer in April, succeeding Ray Kennedy, who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year. Barry joined Masco division Brass Craft Manufacturing Co. in 1972, became its president...

Danze restructures sales division. (Bath & Kitchen).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Danze has restructured its sales division into retail and wholesale. Darryl Wint has been hired as western regional sales manager, wholesale. He has more than 25 years of experience in the plumbing products industry and has worked with...

Convenience, cleanliness addressed by new products. (Bath & Kitchen).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A number of companies exhibiting at the recent Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Orlando introduced products that boasted features related to easy maintenance or more efficient use of space. Among these was American Standard, which showed its...

Representatives of seven plumbing contracting firms met at In-Sink-Erator's headquarters for the two-day inaugural session of the company's Pro Circle[TM] Advisory Board. (Bath & Kitchen).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Representatives of seven plumbing contracting firms met at In-Sink-Erator's headquarters for the two-day inaugural session of the company's Pro Circle[TM] Advisory Board. Pictured (clockwise from far left) are: Joe Maiale, vice...

New faucets address consumer concerns. (Bath & Kitchen).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Both Moen and Price Pfister recently have introduced faucets that were designed based on consumer research. Moen's consumer research revealed a preference for faucets that exhibit proportional design styling of all elements of the faucet....

Pilot Plumbing Products. (Expansion ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Pilot Plumbing Products recently opened a 200,O00-sq.-ft. facility in Toronto, Canada to house its product design and engineering, procurement and international marketing divisions. Partners Jack Bitton and Stan Afriat head the company,...

Basco Manufacturing Co. (Training ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Basco Manufacturing Co. is offering a two-day intensive hands-on class that teaches professional installers how to install the company's new line of Celesta Luxury Glass Enclosures[TM] Class size is limited to 12. Training classes are...

Mansfield Plumbing Products featured its Par 5 vitreous China pedestal lavatories designed for golf fans in a Father's Day promotion on its Web site. (Bath & Kitchen).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Mansfield Plumbing Products featured its Par 5 vitreous china pedestal lavatories designed for golf fans in a Father's Day promotion on its Web site. The underside of the bowl is dimpled with golf ball-like impressions. Two of the models bear...

Masco Corp. (Financials ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Masco Corp. reported a 19% increase in net sales for the first quarter ended March 31, aided by acquisitions, to a first quarter record $2.5 billion. Net income for the quarter was $165.8 million. Operating profit margins in the 2003 first...

U.S. Industries. (Financials ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... U.S. Industries reported a 12% sales increase in the second quarter ended March 31 to $283.8 million, owing mainly to higher sales in the bath and plumbing segment. The company suffered a net loss of $33.3 million in the period, due to an...

Black & Decker Corp. (Financials ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Black & Decker Corp. said its net earnings for the first quarter ended March 30 were up 34%. First quarter sales were up 2%. The company said sales of its Price Pfister[R] plumbing products decreased significantly as the result of shelf...

Alsons Corp. (Kudos To ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Alsons Corp. has received three major awards for product innovation. Its 697/698 Series of contemporary style shower heads won the Kitchen and Bath "Best of Show" award as selected by a panel of architects and designers from Design Journal...

Moen's AguaSuite[R]. (Kudos To ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Moen's AquaSuite[R] under-counter filtration system and PureTouch filtering faucets received the American Dental Association's Seal of Acceptance in the association's new category of water filtration systems. The products improve the...

Flowserve Corp. (Appointments ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Flowserve Corp. has appointed Andrew Beall as president of its Flow Solutions Div. He will also continue to serve as vice president of Flowserve Latin America.

Crane Valves. (Appointments ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Crane Valves North America has moved Ted Corvaia into the role of product manager for quarter-turn valves and automation. He joined the company in July 2002 as director of sales, industrial products, when CVNA purchased his rep firm. Also,...

Velan, Inc. (Appointments ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Velan, Inc. appointed Tom Velan president and his brother, Ivan Velan, chairman. Their father, A.K. Velan, who founded the company in 1950, continues as CEO. Also, Steve Farrell was named CFO & executive vice president/finance and IT, as well...

Sharpe Valves. (Appointments ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Sharpe Valves named Larry Woodworth midwest regional sales manager. He replaced Tony Taschler, who died of a heart attack in April. Woodworth spent the past 12 years as midwest regional sales manager for Velan.

Tube Forgings of America. (ISO 9001-2000 ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... * Tube Forgings of America, continuously ISO-certified since 1993, said it has become the first domestic fitting manufacturer certified to the newest ISO Quality Standard, ISO 9001-2000. This was almost seven months prior to the Dec. 15...

McJunkin Corp. to buy gas products company. (Pipes-Valves-Fittings).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... McJunkin Corp. announced in late April it had signed a letter of intent to acquire substantially all the assets of CIGMA LLC of Indianapolis, Ind. Founded in 1997 to provide gas products and integrated supply services, CIGMA is a jointly held...

Bonney Forge leads Chinese joint venture. (Pipes-Valves-Fittings).(Shanghai Bolley Pipeline Products Company Ltd. (SBPP) of China and BFE S.p.A of Italy )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Bonney Forge Corp. has entered into a joint venture with Shanghai Bolley Pipeline Products Co. Ltd. (SBPP) of China and BFE S.p.A of Italy (BFE) to produce and sell cast steel valves in international markets. Bonney Forge is the majority...

Sharon Tube starts new ERW mill. (Pipes-Valves-Fittings).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... A new Electric Resistance Weld (ERW) mill located at Sharon Tube Co.'s Niles, Ohio facility is now complete. Production and shipment of customer orders has begun. The $9.5 million expansion project is part of Sharon Tube's ongoing strategy...

Collins is master distributor for Velan Steam Traps. (Pipes-Valves-Fittings).(Collins Pipe and Supply Co.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Collins Pipe & Supply Co., the subject of this month's cover story, has been appointed a master distributor of Velan Steam Traps. The Collins warehouse in East Windsor, Conn., will contain the inventory. Now one of the world's leading...

AIS top economist sees construction recovery soon. (Pipes-Valves-Fittings).(American Institute of Architects)
June 1, 2003... Signs of recovery are in place for the construction industry and a full recovery is expected in the non- residential sector in 2004, predicts Kermit Baker, chief economist, American Institute of Architects, speaking at the Construction...

Two studies track upsurge in industrial Internet buying. (Pipes-Valves-Fittings).
June 1, 2003... Thomas Register and Thomas Regional announced the results of the March Industrial Purchasing Barometer (IPB) Survey, revealing that more than half of industrial buyers source at least 21% of their purchases online. Additionally, 16% source more...

YORK International Co. (Financials ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** YORK International Co. reported a loss of $13.6 million, or $0.34 per share for the first quarter of 2003, including $18 million of pre-tax charges related to restructuring costs. Excluding the impact of these charges, the company had net...

Lennox International Inc. (Financials ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Lennox International Inc. announced first quarter 2003 diluted earnings per share of $0.04. In constant currencies and adjusting for the loss of $46 million heat transfer revenue, most of which is now part of the company's joint venture with...

Dunphey and Associates Supply. (Expansion and Alliances ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Dunphey and Associates Supply. a large sheet metal supply house with locations in Whippany and Edison, N.J., has moved its corporate headquarters to a 66,000-sq.-ft. facility. The new shop has doubled in size to 20,000 sq. ft. and features a...

Metropac Industries. (Expansion and Alliances ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** MetroPac Industries, a national HVAC/R master distributor, is now recognized as an Authorized Honeywell Commercial Air Products Distributor. Metropac offers Honeywell Air Cleaners, Honeywell Pneumatic Controls, Perfect Climate Controls,...

RSES offers HVAC Personnel Assessment CD. (Hydronics/HVACR).(Refrigeration Service Engineers Society)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society (RSES) now offers for sale the HVAC Personnel Assessment CD developed by Prokup Media, Inc. This interactive CD allows HVAC contractors to test the knowledge of their HVAC service staff and...

Luxaire[R] helps make wish come true for Oklahoma child. (Hydronics/HVACR).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Luxaire Heating and Air Conditioning and the Make-A-Wish Foundation helped grant Amber, a 7-year-old Tuttle, Okla., resident and victim of B-Cell Leukemia, to a surprise pizza party and the bedroom of her dreams. Air Products Supply, an...

United CoolAir Corp. (People on the move ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** United CoolAir Corp. appointed Scott Reeves as a director of operations and promoted Rod Beever to vice president of sales and marketing. Reeves is a 16-year veteran of the HVAC industry. Beever had been sales manager and director of...

The Unitary Products Group of York International. (Training Wheels ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** The Unitary Products Group of York International unveiled a Web-based training Web site, www.upgnet.com, available to all UPG brand distributors that are registered at UPGNET. The site contains training categories of: fundamentals, furnaces,...

Prophet 21. (Alliances ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Prophet 21 has added Iscar Metals, a Texas-based carbide metalworking tool manufacturer, and Allied Machine and Engineering, an Ohio-based manufacturer of precision drilling systems, to its Trading Partner Connect. Prophet 21 Trading Partner...

The ASA Center for Advancing Technology. (Alliances ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** The ASA Center for Advancing Technology has arranged a formal working alliance with the Heating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors Institute (HARDI), the new organization formed by the merger of NHRAW and ARWI. HARDI will...

NxGroup. (Conferences ...).
June 1, 2003... ** NxGroup: Users of Sx. Enterprise, Trend, SHIMS and WDSII will meet at the Adam's Mark in St. Louis, Oct. 25-28, for NxGroupMeets 2003: Brainstorm! The conference will offer more than 50 breakout sessions. For more information, log on to...

Intuit Eclipse reaches new deal with IBM. (Technology).
June 1, 2003... Intuit[R] Eclipse[TM], a provider of business management software solutions for wholesale distributors, and IBM announced a marketing and technology agreement that will help small and medium sized business customers manage business components,...

NxTrend acquires Dimasys Software. (Technology).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... NxTrend Technology, Inc., acquired Dimasys Software, a privately-held provider of wholesale distribution solutions. The acquisition will allow NxTrend to target different segments of the distribution industry with functionally-specific and...

E-commerce on the rise. (Technology).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... According to the U.S. Census Bureau's newly published "2001 E-Stats report," e-commerce sales by wholesalers grew at a healthy clip of 13% while their overall sales were relatively flat between 2000 and 2001. The "E-Stats report" tracks...

How a $15 million Pipe, Valves and Fittings firm cut $339,000 in expenses--painlessly; for a company employing only 31 people, Collins Pipe & Supply gets a lot done.(Cover Story)
June 1, 2003... "$ometimes you walk into a company, and you can smell if they're a winner," commented Mike Hall, vice president and CFO of Collins Pipe & Supply, East Windsor, Conn. He was talking about his decision to come to work for the company a...

A walk through ISH '03. (ISH 2003).
June 1, 2003... It takes a special kind of nut to get off on plumbing products. Whenever I start to feel a little strange about that, it helps to go over to Germany to meet with a couple hundred thousand crazies like me to see what's new at the biennial ISH...

Seen and heard at K/BIS 2003: finishes, suites of fixtures and exciting new products highlighted this year's event.(Kitchen/Bath Industry Show)
June 1, 2003... Some recurring themes were seen and heard at the 2003 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, held April 10-13 in Orlando, Fla.: new finishes; ease of installation; traditional styling; customization; selling suites of products; and new applications for...

What the *&#*#@ is the industry database? ... And why do you need it? (ASA News).
June 1, 2003... ASA's forays into the technology world have been the subject of a lot of seminars and conversations, and they've created a lot of potential benefit for our wholesaler and manufacturer members. The problem is that most of the people to whom we...

Industry spotlight. (ASA News).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Our focus this month is on Michael Abeling, president & CEO of Consumers Pipe & Supply in Los Angeles. Consumers, which distributes industrial pipe, valves and fittings, was established in 1965 by Joseph and William Abeling, Mike's grandfather...

University of Industrial Distribution. (Education Foundation).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... The Foundation has now expanded management training opportunities with the University of Industrial Distribution. This year's university was held on March 2-5 at the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala. More than 125 wholesaler/distributor...

"Essentials" makes a good point. .(The reort of the Essentials of Profitable PHCP Distribution workshop [Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Piping Industry].)
June 1, 2003... On May 1, in co-operation with the Pacific-Western region, we completed our second "Essentials of Profitable PHCP Distribution" workshop. This one in Palm Springs was our largest class ever and included an eclectic mix of 46 principals,...

Plumbing fixtures: this is an updated version of the product training course introduced by Supply House Times in 1979. (College of Product Knowledge).
June 1, 2003... The subject of plumbing fixtures is so broad that we are going to limit our coverage this month to the most basic aspect--an overview of the materials commonly used in making them. Vitreous China The term "vitreous" in connection with...

State Water Heaters. (Incentive Programs ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** State Water Heaters launched a "Preferred Contractor" program. Benefits include SPC identification materials including hats, uniform patches and magnetic truck signs; training programs; newsletters with previews of State's new products;...

Hughes Supply. (Awards, Achievements ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Hughes Supply (Orlando, Fla.) will act as the exclusive provider of tools and material handling supplies for the U.S. Communities program. Under the terms of the contract award, state and local public agencies throughout the U.S....

Standard Plumbing Supply Co. (Awards, Achievements ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Standard Plumbing SUDDIV Co. (Salt Lake City) celebrated its 50th year in business in 2002. Dale Reese started the company in 1952. Today the company has 40 branches in six states: Utah, Idaho, Oregon, California, Wyoming and Colorado. It...

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. (Awards, Achievements ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. received ISO 9001:2000 Certification for its cast iron foundry. The 100-year-old company received the certification during a process review by Lloyd's Registration Quality Assurance officials.

Brass Craft. (Awards, Achievements ...).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2003... ** Brass Craft received the 2002 Platinum ADEX award from Design Journal magazine in recognition of the product design of its Safety+PLUSr Advantage automatic gas shut-off system. A Masco company, Brass Craft manufactures plumbing products.