Spirax-Sarco Inc. acquired majority interest in UltraPure Group Ltd., which manufactures pure steam generators and water stills for the bio-pharmaceutical industry.
Sloan Valve Co. turns 100 this year. In 1906, William E. Sloan, company founder and inventor of the Flushometer, introduced his first model of the Royal® Flushometer.
The American Association of Community Colleges and distributor Grainger recently announced the national launch of Grainger’s Tools for Tomorrow scholarship program.
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law legislation that will reduce the amount of lead found in faucets, fittings, piping and other common plumbing parts installed and repaired throughout the state to just 0.25 percent, a huge reduction from the old limit of 8 percent. Plumbing manufacturers have until 2010 to comply with the new restriction.
Sloan Valve Co.’s Flushmate Division and Mansfield Plumbing Products donated a shipment of pressure-assist toilets to help members of the Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers rebuild homes in Gulfport, Miss.
NOVA Chemicals Corp., which makes plastics and chemicals used to produce consumer/industrial/packaging products, and Dietrich Metal Framing, have formed a joint venture combining Dietrich’s expertise in light-gauge steel framing with NOVA’s expandable polystyrene technology to produce strong, efficient building systems for residential and light commercial use.
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