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Milwaukee Valve Hometown Named Aircraft Carrier Town USA 2018

December 7, 2018

Every valve the company builds for the U.S. Navy is cast, machined, assembled and tested in the winning town of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin.

Wynnchurch Acquires Buchanan Rubber

December 7, 2018

Buchanan will be part of a growing distribution platform that includes Anderson Metals, LLC and Midland Metal Mfg.

AB&I Foundry Participates in Thanksgiving Giveaway

December 6, 2018

The company helped give 1,500 turkeys, fresh fruits, vegetables and other trimmings to families in need in Oakland, California.

AB&I Foundry Spearheads Neighborhood Clean-Up in Oakland, California

December 5, 2018

A team of 250 volunteers filled more than 800 bags with debris in East Oakland over a two-day period.

ICC-ES Scope of Accreditation Expanded in Mexico

December 5, 2018

ICC-ES PMG listing report holders can apply for recognition for flushometers; shower fixtures; toilets; fill and flush valves for toilets and urinals; and plumbing supply fittings.

U.S. Sales Boost Ferguson Plc’s Q1 Profits

December 4, 2018

The company says its U.S. business grew sales by 9.6 percent on an organic basis, with acquisitions adding another 2.4 percent.

Beschloss Perspective

U.S. Natural Gas Exports Benefit from European Demand

European countries are moving away from dependence on Russian oil and gas pipelines.

December 4, 2018

Morris Beschloss

While the bulk of European imports of oil, and lately natural gas, have previously depended on Russian pipelines, they are benefitting from a desire to have less dependence on Russia. The availability of the U.S.’s fast-growing natural gas exports is beginning to fill the void.

PVF with Steve and Tom

New Trade Deals with Canada, Mexico

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement includes provisions for better enforcement of its country of origin requirements.

December 4, 2018

Tom M. Brown and Stephen Letko

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is a big win for domestic manufacturers.

AquaMotion Awarded New Patent

December 3, 2018

The patent is for the company's Aqua-Flash Recirculation System, an under-sink bypass valve.

OSHA Cuts Plumbing Company’s Unsafe Trench Fine

December 3, 2018

Steve Smith

OSHA found Arrow Plumbing LLC committed six willful and eight serious violations of workplace safety standards, and initially proposed a $714,142 fine.