Professional services firm Dewberry promoted Emmett Willis, P.E., to assistant plumbing department manager. Willis has 15 years of experience as a mechanical engineer and has performed plumbing, medical gas and fire-protection design for a variety of facilities such as educational, military, medical, residential and commercial buildings.

T&S Brass has increased the size of its accounting team by 50% over the last five years to support growing worldwide operations. Recent additions include Robin Scruggs in accounts receivable, Jennifer Holmes in accounts payable and Chesney Maltby, who serves as assistant controller. Existing staff members Sherry Holmes and Karolyn Moran received promotions to accommodate the demand for more professional support, the company noted.

SmithGroupJJR hired David Rosenfeld, LEED AP, and Regina VanderWerff to lead the company’s business development in Southern California.

Danze and Gerber announced the addition of Mike Walleck as their director of sales for the Western region. Walleck most recently was sales director at Ward Mfg. Co., where he honed his management skills overseeing a sales team that included manufacturers representatives in more than 10 states.

LIXIL Corp., recently announced its breakthrough SATO business will be funded under the “Urban Sanitation Challenge,” a newly launched program of the Water Innovation Engine. SATO products currently are commercially available in Bangladesh, Uganda, Kenya and India. The company’s goal is to bring safe sanitation to 100 million people by the end of 2020.

Taco Comfort Solutions, in conjunction with the American Red Cross, has announced a hurricanes relief effort focused on the HVAC industry to assist those in need in Texas, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands affected by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. Taco’s relief efforts were established with a gift from the White Family Foundation. To make a donation in any amount, visit here.

Mulcahy Co. acquired Blesi-Evans, allowing Mulcahy to enter into the steam boiler sales business to further serve the heating industry.