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Take the lead on lead

Make your company a resource for your customers.
May 23, 2013

 You may have heard the news last month that an ingredient found in red meat and energy drinks can harden your arteries, causing you to develop heart disease.  


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Lead-free drives increased employment at Lee Brass

Lee Brass has increased its employment by 30% as a result of the increased demand for its lead-free LEE FREE product line.
May 13, 2013

Lee Brass has increased its employment by 30% as a result of the increased demand for its lead-free LEE FREE product line.


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Class tells MCAA members how to lower low-lead risks

April 19, 2013
The Mechanical Contractors Association of America did its part to educate its members about low-lead plumbing products during a workshop March 18 at its annual convention in San Antonio, Texas.
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Snow and Sustainability make their marks at ISH

April 19, 2013
Snow closed the Frankfurt airport and kept crowds down during the first day of the giant ISH trade show on March 12 in Germany.
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PM Profile: Watts Water Technologies asks tough questions about lead-free products’ compliance and quality

Watts Water Technologies to open new foundry this spring.
April 19, 2013
Plumbing & Mechanical last month interviewed Ernie Elliott, senior vice president for Watts Water Technologies, about lead-free products and their impact on the plumbing and heating industry.
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U.S. infrastructure grade rises to D+

Piping and plumbing figure into needed improvements.
April 19, 2013
Many students would be happy getting their report cards every four years. Then again, maybe they wouldn’t if they received the across-the-board poor grades given to America’s infrastructure.
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Nu Flow names winner of World Water Day Nonprofit Pipe Lining Contest

Give Kids The World Village won Nu Flow’s first Nonprofit Pipe Lining Contest.
April 15, 2013
Nu Flow’s Nonprofit Pipe Lining Contest, in honor of World Water Day, was open to all nonprofit organizations in Canada and United States who were experiencing pipe system problems.
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Plumbing Consortium continues to educate about upcoming lead law

The new “Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act” becomes effective Jan. 4, 2014.
April 11, 2013

The new “Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act” becomes effective Jan. 4, 2014. 


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World Water Day, March 22

If you’re a plumber, consider yourself a hero behind clean safe drinking water.
March 22, 2013

If you’re a plumber, consider yourself a hero behind clean safe drinking water.


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Sioux Chief sponsors safe drinking water programs in Sudan

The company believes in the value of World Plumbing Day.
March 15, 2013

The company believes in the value of World Plumbing Day, an annual international event initiated by the World Plumbing Council, to celebrate the important role plumbing plays in the health and safety of modern society.


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DEWALT media event at Stanley Black and Decker University

The DEWALT media event was hosted at the Stanley Black and Decker University in Towson, Md.
Photos by Mike Miagza

3/13/13 2:00 pm EST

Prepared to Navigate the New Lead-Free Laws?

AVAILABLE ON DEMAND Sail through lead-free law compliance. When piping a potable water system, the bronze valves you’re using have an expiration date –January 4, 2014. Find out what US Senate Bill S.3874 is about, how it compares to previous standards, and most importantly — how it will affect you.

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