Targeted for specific U.S. regional distribution partners, Uponor is launching TotalFit™ — the professional-grade, engineered polymer (EP), push-to-connect fitting solution that provides greater value for residential projects with the same versatility and speed as brass push-to-connect fittings. Designed for use with PEX, PE-RT, CPVC, and copper piping systems, TotalFit is ideal for service repair, maintenance Read more
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Broomfield, Colo. — Viega is celebrating a milestone with the tenth anniversary of the introduction of MegaPress. Press technology has been in the U.S. since 1999, and Viega has continued to release new fittings and valves to make Viega press technology an industry standard in commercial, residential and industrial applications. Viega MegaPress systems have hundreds Read more
Milwaukee Valve has announced the retirement of President and CEO Rick Giannini, effective January 20, 2023. John Labellarte, the company’s current COO, will succeed Giannini in leading the commercial, industrial and marine valve manufacturer. Giannini joined Milwaukee Valve in 1998 and successfully guided the business through challenging market conditions. His leadership transformed Milwaukee Valve into Read more
By Aaron Stotko When a century-old Dallas railroad company headquarters required major renovations to transform into a Homewood Suites by Hilton, initial cost estimates for the hydronic heating system came in too high. That’s when City Wide Mechanical of Dallas looked to alternative piping systems for a solution. They found PEX-a pipe with F1960 expansion Read more
Apple Valley, Minn. — Uponor North America (Uponor) held a ceremonial “pipe-cutting event” to mark the opening of its $5.5 million, 25,000-square-foot expansion to the Hutchinson, Minn., facility. This new space will increase the company’s PEX-a pipe extrusion production capacity by more than 10 percent, while growing highly skilled jobs in Hutchinson in the coming Read more