The FloLogic System, an automatic water shutoff valve from FloLogic, Inc., has received one of eight 2001 Handy Innovation Awards presented by Handy magazine.
Anvil International, a manufacturer of hangers and fittings, has entered into an agreement to purchase the business and operating assets of Beck Mfg. Co., Inc.
AT Plastics Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of selected intellectual property and a limited number of other assets of its cross-lined polyethylene (PEX) compounds product line to a large North American buyer to be named at a later date.
In the shadow of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO, the American Society of Plumbing Engineers held its 2001 Technical Symposium from November 1-4, 2001.
A.O. Smith Corp. announced it has received notice that the U.S. Dept. of Justice does not intend to challenge or modify A.O. Smith's proposed acquisition of State Industries.
Messe Frankfurt has announced it has agreed to key terms with Echelon Corp. for extending stewardship of the LonWorld Trade Show and Conference to events in North America, including the ISH North America building show on Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2002, in Toronto, Canada.
Contracting for new construction dropped 1 percent in October 2001 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $490.1 billion, according to the F.W. Dodge Div. of The McGraw-Hill Companies.