The Goodman family completed the sale of its HVAC businesses to affiliates of Apollo Management, a New York-based private investment firm, for about $1.45 billion.
Lori Sardinha-Costa, of Fall River, Mass., was voted the winner of American Standard's Sexiest Plumber Contest, a national competition to find plumbers with great looks, personality and dedication to the plumbing profession.
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire Thompson Plastics, a privately held manufacturer of CPVC-CTS pipe fittings.
Bosch Group, parent of Buderus Hydronic Systems, has just announced the complete acquisition of instantaneous gas water heater distributor Controlled Energy Corp. (CEC). The Vermont-based company will be integrated into Bosch's extensive line of heating products.
BrassCraft and PlumbShop, its retail plumbing products division, recently recognized six sales managers for reaching $1 million or more in service parts sales for 2004.
Amcast Industrial Corp., parent of Lee Brass Co. a brass fitting manufacturer for plumbing markets, announced it will continue operations after restructuring its debt and reducing it by approximately $30 million.
The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute and the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA), based in the UK and also serving Europe, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
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