Jim French was appointed to the position of director of sales-specialty products for Bradford White Water Heaters. Prior to joining Bradford White, French was vice president of wholesale sales at Bosch Thermotechnology North America.

Plumbing Manufacturers International approved Haws Corp. as its latest manufacturing member. The Sparks, Nev.-based manufacturer joins PMI’s roster of manufacturing and allied members that collectively represent 90% of the U.S. plumbing product market.

Viega added Jordan Mays as a national accounts manager. Mays will be based in Frisco, Texas, and is responsible for overseeing sales and relationship management for a select number of Viega accounts.

Bosch Thermotechnology appointed David Lopes and Melvin Harris to the newly-created positions of sales director for commercial applications and sales director for residential applications, respectively.

Laars Heating Systems, a subsidiary of Bradford White, appointed John Brody to director of sales. Brody previously led the North American sales division at AERCO International.

T&S Brass hired Cyndi Neoh as regional sales manager for Southeast Asia where she manages the company’s network of customers across Southeast Asian nations, including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines.

Enviro Water Products selected Franklin James as its manufacturers sales rep as the firm serves the area of the Rocky Mountains including southern Idaho, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming.

Asahi/America announced Alex Gambino transitioned from the company engineering department to its business development team as business development manager for the company’s industrial piping lines in the western region and Mexico.

Victaulic retooled its website (www.victaulic.com), which includes a simplified search engine, new product guide and improved speed.

Rheem opened a new headquarters building for its water-heating division in Roswell, Ga., only 10 miles from the company’s corporate headquarters in Sandy Springs, Ga. The 39,000-square-foot building is situated in northern Fulton County, part of the Atlanta metro area.

Pipe-hanger and supports manufacturer Empire Industries announced it has added Martin L. Kornstein as a rep. Kornstein, out of Roslyn Heights, N.Y., has specialized in the commercial/residential plumbing industry for more than 50 years.