In many engineering roles, the job is to make something easier, simpler, faster or safer for people. When looking specifically at fire protection, public health, safety and welfare is readily at the forefront of thoughts.

This summer, Viega completed a two-year building program in McPherson, Kansas, that included a new 205,000-square-foot manufacturing plant.

Rothenberg Associates has been representing manufacturers in the plumbing industry since 1934.

For more than 32 years, Arrow Sales Inc. has been representing plumbing manufacturers and providing quality service and products to wholesalers across the state of Indiana.

Many organizations facilitate the production of codes, standards and guides, such as ASCE, ASHRAE, ASME, ASPE, CEN, FM, ISO, NFPA, SFPE and UL. Which documents are needed on any project will vary with the task at hand and the specific scenario. 

The two leading, century-old companies will bring added support to fire protection customers and the industry.

The acquisition will grow Core & Main's fire protection reach and fabrication offering in the Northeast.

Each discipline of engineering has information specific to that field. Fire protection is no different.

Meet Alaina Schwall, application engineer at Victaulic