TOTO opened a gallery
in downtown Chicago designed to be a resource for architects and designers, as
well as their homeowner clients, who are seeking high-tech luxury bath fittings
and fixtures.
Julien announced that it has opened a new distribution facility in
Boston and will open sister facilities in Los Angeles and Denver in the near
future.
Chicago Faucets recently announced a promotion that offers licensed
plumbing contractors a $500 U.S. Savings Bond when they purchase and install
$5,000 of Chicago Faucets products in a school project.
On June 6, PM
attended Viessmann Mfg.’s “Say Hello To Solar” one-day seminar at the company’s
Warwick, R.I., training offices, and learned that even though America’s solar
market is a “slice-of-a-slice-of-the-pie” compared to the rest of the world,
there is huge potential for growth.
Paul Graham, owner of Paul’s Plumbing &
Heating, Worthington, Mass., won a new service van when he beat a field of 46
regional time-trial winners in F.W. Webb’s Watts WaterPEX Challenge.
Australian water-efficient toilet manufacturer,
Caroma, announced that 20 of its more than 30 dual-flush toilets for the North
American market have been certified to carry the EPA’s new WaterSense label.
Held June 21-22 at the Schaumburg, IL, Doubletree Hotel, the
2007 Technical Workshop of the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute (PMI) placed a
strong emphasis on water conservation and the importance of its members to stay
informed about codes and standards.
The two-day event drew a total of about 50 people from 19
member companies and 16 non-member companies.
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