Plumbing - Articles - Page 597

ASSE International Publishes Three Revised Product Performance Standards

March 2, 2020

ASSE 1014-2020, Performance Requirements for Backflow Prevention Devices for Hand-held Showers; ASSE 1020-2020, Performance Requirements for Pressure Vacuum Breaker Assemblies; and ASSE 1069-2020, Performance Requirements for Automatic Temperature Control Mixing Valves, have been designated as American National Standards by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and are now available for purchase.

Grundfos Launches Machine Health Solution to Optimize Pumps and Systems

March 2, 2020

Grundfos Machine Health (GMH) is powered by Augury, a real-time analytics and diagnostics solution that provides accurate and actionable in-house analysis on rotating equipment for industrial, water utility and commercial applications.

Reeves-Wiedeman Co. Agrees to Acquire Tallman Co.

March 2, 2020

Tallman features four mid-Missouri locations in Warrensburg, Sedalia, Laurie, and Osage Beach.

Luxury Products Group Breaks Records with Growth at 2020 EXPO

March 2, 2020

LPG EXPO 2020 brought attendees together to celebrate achievements and discuss key initiatives.

Feature

‘We Go Where Our Customers Go’

PHCP distributor Baker-Mitchell opens new facility to better serve its customers all along the East Coast.

March 2, 2020

Ruth Mitchell

In the mid-1940s, James Sanford Mitchell Sr. and Charlie Baker were two enterprising friends working for Crane Co., and on a mission to break out on their own to open a wholesale distribution company.

Feature

Partnering Success

Celebrating 75 years in the business, Western Water Works continues to demonstrate that shared capitalism benefits all stakeholders.

March 2, 2020

Pamela Accetta Smith

With 100 employees spanning six locations, Chino Hills, Calif.-based Western Water Works Supply Co., a distributor of pipe, valves and fittings for potable, waste and stormwater in southern California and Utah, is dedicated to providing “smooth-running jobs from start to finish.”

Plumbing & Showrooms

Highlights from KBIS 2020

A glimpse into the future of kitchen and bath design.

March 2, 2020

Linda Jennings

The annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show and the International Builder Show are a spectacle of all things new and amazing in the kitchen/bath and building industry.

Feature

Dedication to Detroit Gives Advance Plumbing 100 Years of Success

Family-owned and operated plumbing and heating supply company plants its roots in the City of Detroit and finds success in the loyalty of its customers.

March 2, 2020

Linda Noir

In 1920, a master plumber by the name of Harry Chernick recognized a need and an opportunity to serve his community in the City of Detroit.

PVF Market Overview

Companies Continue Pipeline Projects

Despite the current oil glut due in part to declining demand in China, U.S. oil companies are moving on with capex ventures.

March 2, 2020

Stephen Letko

As of this writing, oil prices have retreated as a result of the coronavirus, coupled with the glut of oil on the market, to $50.34 for WTI and $54.45 for Brent Crude.