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by Anthony Shupenko, Jr., P.E.
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COMING IN JANUARY...
A NEW YEAR & A NEW LOOK
FOR PM ENGINEER!
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Elkay Consolidates Faucet Manufacturing Sites
Elkay's Plumbing Products Division has streamlined its faucet manufacturing facilities. Elkay's commercial faucet production has moved from a company-owned St. Charles, IL, facility to another company facility in Savanna, IL. The move strengthens the assets of Elkay's new commercial business unit and provides faucet expansion for the education, healthcare, hospitality and public venues segments the unit currently serves. "We determined that consolidating our faucet manufacturing facilities will enable the Elkay commercial, Elkay Residential, Phylrich and Doralfe brands to better meet our customers' demands for more individualized lifestyle kitchen and bath
solutions," comments President Steve Rogers.
Danfoss Symposium Addresses Challenges and Solutions
In mid-November, more than 40 leaders in industry, finance, research, and policy convened at the Danfoss EnVisioneeringSM
Symposium to discuss critical issues and opportunities for the HVAC&R industry - including climate change, energy efficiency, refrigerants and pending federal legislation. Both the speakers and audience discussed how meeting the nation's growing energy needs with domestically produced, environmentally responsible energy is simply unfeasible. Joseph Turk [photo], president of PWI Energy Inc., stated, "We cannot wait for Congress to make changes on energy efficiency policy. We - as individuals, as an industry - need to solve the problem."
Delta Teams Up With 2009 HGTV Dream Home
Delta brand will be the exclusive plumbing sponsor of the 2009 HGTV Dream Home. The three-bedroom, 3,600-sq.-ft. classic wine country farmhouse in Sonoma, CA, will belong to one winner when the sweepstakes concludes next February. The Delta/HGTV Dream Home partnership is particularly timely as the 2009 home is situated in California, which recently introduced the nation's strictest lead-free faucet law. Delta's DIAMOND Seal Technology, an innovative faucet breakthrough that was in development for seven years, meets this exacting standard.
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Danfoss has announced that its president and CEO, Jorgen M. Clausen,
has retired and that his successor, Niels B. Christiansen, has assumed these positions. Clausen becomes chairman of the company after Danfoss's Annual General Meeting in the spring of 2009. Christiansen joined the company in 2004 as its chief operating officer and a member of its executive committee. In May 2007, he was promoted to vice-CEO.
A.O. Smith Corp. has announced that Malcolm B. Kinnaird [photo] has joined the company as vice president-corporate development.
Kinnaird will be responsible for identifying new product and market opportunities in the global water treatment and filtration market segment. Initially, Kinnaird will focus on the Asia Pacific market, helping to identify potential strategic partners and acquisition candidates.
Lasco Bathware announces the appointment of Gary Anderson as its new president. Lasco is a division of Tomkins Industries and the largest manufacturer of bathing fixtures in the United States, producing nearly one-fourth of all bathing fixtures sold. In his new position, Anderson will oversee more than 2,000 employees in nine locations across the United States. He will be responsible for positioning the company for growth as the housing market stabilizes. |
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Toilet Stabilizer
The
Toilet Jack safely increases the weight capacity of a wall-mounted toilet from 300 pounds to 1,000 pounds. The stainless-steel jack mounts under the toilet bowl, provides a pedestal that works with the existing carrier, redistributes the weight, and reduces vibration and strain to the mounting bolts. Managers can raise the pedestal/leg for cleaning, maintaining the hygienic benefits of a wall-mounted toilet.
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 Super Flexible PEX Tubing
Zurn Industries
has introduced Performa PEX tubing, a new and improved barrier tubing that is 30% more flexible than any of Zurn's other products, easier to handle and less time-consuming to install. It has an integral oxygen barrier and complies with ASTM F-876/F-877. Performa is manufactured utilizing a new Layflat technology that produces coils with minimal "coil memory." The tubing is suitable for a full range of residential, commercial and industrial applications.
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 CPVC Chemical Waste Drainage System
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry
has added new items to its ChemDrain CPVC Chemical Waste Drain System, including 8-inch pipe and fittings and a variety of drains. The new 8-inch fitting items include 1/4 bends, 1/8 bends, 1/16 bends, sanitary tees, wyes, combination wyes, reducing wyes, couplings, bushings and cleanout adapters. Floor drains in a number of sizes and configurations also have been added. |
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Be Sure to Check Out the Latest Issue
of Bath & Kitchen Pro
Read the Fall 2008 issue of Bath & Kitchen Pro at www.bathandkitchenpro.com. This Web site complements Bath & Kitchen Pro magazine and helps you stay up to date between issues by posting industry news, product news and photos, and a blog written by Bath & Kitchen Pro staff members.
Bath & Kitchen Pro is a unique publication created for a powerful audience of bath-and-kitchen installers, distributors with showrooms and designers. Unlike other magazines that focus purely on design, Bath & Kitchen Pro
provides information on installation and purchasing, as well as design trends.
Bath & Kitchen Pro is distributed at major B&K shows in addition to its 55,000 circulation drawn from the readers of Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times, Tile, Stone World, and Environmental Design + Construction.
For additional information, please contact Publisher Bob Miodonski at 630-694-4007 and miodonskir@bnpmedia.com. |
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