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.
Flowserve Corp. and Al Rushaid Group (Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) ratified an agreement to build the largest OEM pump repair, manufacturing and training facility in the Middle East.
Wholesale distributor F.W. Webb Co., the Boston Red Sox and the Fenway Sports Group (Webb's sports marketing firm) created the F.W. Webb First Pitch Sweepstakes, where the grand prize was throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park on July 31.
Osmo Syrenius, CEO/chairman of T-DRILL Industries Inc., and Dick Nelson, sales manager, presented Grant Brekke of Brekke Sales Co. an award for having sold 500 T-DRILL systems.
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