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ECR International’s new state-of-the-art demonstration vehicle has begun its voyage through the United States and Canada, where it will showcase the company’s HVAC product offerings.

Warmboard radiant subfloor was recently selected and profiled as one of the Top 10 Green Building Products of 2007 in an annual print and online publication

Two of the industry’s largest industrial and oilfield PVF suppliers, Red Man Pipe & Supply Co. and McJunkin Corp., announced a self-described “merger of equals” that will make the new company by far the largest PVF distributor in North America, with estimated annual revenues exceeding $3 billion.

Tyco Fire & Building Products recently opened a Grinnell Mechanical Grooved Products warehouse in Avon, Mass.

In a notice filed with the Texas Workforce Commission, Crane Plumbing LLC (Mansfield, Ohio) said it will permanently close its steel manufacturing plant at 8290 South Central Expressway in Dallas at the end of August.

Masco Corp.’s Board of Directors has elected Timothy Wadhams as a new board member.

Tool manufacturer LENOX is offering professional trades people in the United States and Canada the opportunity to win a VIP vacation package, plus a private lunch with NASCAR driver Jeff Burton.

Second-quarter 2007 sales were up 6.4 percent from the same quarter a year ago. Income, however, represented a loss of $11.5 million.

Contractor and wholesaler customers of Triangle Tube/Phase III recently returned from a six-day trip to Belgium and Holland.

Knaack Manufacturing kicked off its popular WeatherGuard® Work Truck Drive-Away promotion at The Work Truck Show® 2007 at the Indianapolis Convention Center, March 6-8.