Uponor North America held a ceremonial “pipe-cutting event” to mark the opening of its $5.5 million, 25,000-square-foot expansion to the Hutchinson, Minnesota facility.
Steve Hocurscak has joined Watts as senior product manager, regulators and automatic control valves (ACVs). He will have overall responsibility for Watts Regulator and ACV product management, as well as for developing and executing new strategies focused on business growth.
Midland Industries announced the acquisition of Century Brass Products, a distributor of primarily machined brass fittings and valves to the plumbing industry across the US.
NIBCO introduces its Wrot Racer push fittings, a new line of copper push fittings engineered to join copper, CPVC-CTS, PEX and PE-RT (with stiffeners) for easy transition between piping systems. With a patented fitting design, installations are easily made within seconds. NIBCO notes.
RLS LLC, manufacturer of the Rapid Locking System line of flame-free press-to-connect fittings for HVAC and refrigeration systems, announced it will be moving into a new 80,000 square foot multipurpose facility in St. Louis, Missouri, which will serve as its corporate headquarters and will include a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, training center and showroom.
The Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) and the Hydraulic Institute (HI) announced the 2021 Virtual Market Outlook Workshop will be held August 5 - 6.
Uponor’s board of directors has appointed Michael Rauterkus as president and CEO of Uponor Group and chairman of the executive committee. He will join the company and assume the CEO responsibility on August 21.
Belimo's new potable valve assemblies are certified by the National Sanitation Foundation NSF/ANSI-61-G via the methods and values defined in NFS 372 to ensure customer safety, the company notes.
The Model 170D-LF is a four port POU valve designed with convenience in mind, Leonard Valve notes. The installing contractor can feed the faucet fixture with not only tempered water at ideal temperatures for hand wash applications, as well as cold water from the integral "by-pass" feature which is incorporated into the design.
