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The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute elected new officers for 2006:

Bradley Corp.'s light-powered nditeÔ technology is just one of many “green” building techniques built into an experimental Wal-Mart Supercenter in Aurora, Colo.

Bell & Gossett recently unveiled its new VSX Series of split-case pumps at the famous Pump Room in Chicago.

Decorative bath furnishings and fixtures manufacturer DECOLAV announced that Deerfield Beach, Fla., office is up and running after being hit by Hurricane Wilma.

U.S. District Court Judge Allen Sharp, for the Northern District of Indiana, South Bend Division, gave final approval to the settlement of a class-action suit against Easy Heat Inc. (Klabo v. Easy Heat Inc., Civil Action No. 02-CV-877), which will pay $10 million to consumers

asco Shower Enclosures celebrated its 50th anniversary late September with a champagne lunch and a tour of its recently completed, state-of-the-art, 150,000-sq.-ft. facility in Mason, Ohio.

Uponor Wirsbo celebrated during a groundbreaking ceremony in September to mark the fifth expansion in the past decade.

recent promotions and appointments

Boiler manufacturer Weil-McLain held its grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 27 for its new 350,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and training facility in Eden, N.C.

A huge deal recently went down in the HVAC sector with the announcement that Johnson Controls will acquire York for some $3.2 billion.