WAVE will help Sloan improve and credibly report water stewardship performance The Water Council is pleased to announce Sloan, a global manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems based in Franklin Park, Ill., has signed onto The Water Council’s WAVE program. Sloan is the first company to initiate the program since its formal launch in February. WAVE Read more
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Family businesses work when everyone is invested in a common goal. Half-hearted efforts and attitudes, jealousy or near-sightedness are the kiss of death when parents, siblings and in-laws are involved. But when all are engaged and aligned fruitfully, the result can be an uncommonly strong enterprise with long-term potential. AC Plumbing, Heating & Mechanical in Read more

St. Pauls, N.C.—Recently, members of the trade press were greeted by Watts Water Technologies executives for an exclusive tour of the company’s new Watts Works Learning Center. At the new, 3,000-sq.-ft. learning center, customers, channel partners, sales representatives, employees and other visitors can obtain hands-on and classroom training for a wide range of Watts products Read more
North Andover, Mass. — Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) has acquired PVI Industries, LLC, effective November 2, 2016. PVI is a leading manufacturer of engineer-specified plumbing and heating equipment for new construction and building retrofits. Its solutions utilize any of the common energy sources (gas, oil, electric, steam, and hot water) or combinations of Read more

With beer in hand, we waited, anxiously. Who could it be? I mean, there were many to choose from. I leaned over to the media member next to me and suggested, “Pedro Martinez? Dwight Evans? Jim Rice?” We waited some more, until the door to the Legends Suite opened just a crack, and then swung Read more