Plumbing

MJSI HydroClean awarded patent
Shorewood, Ill.-based MJSI, Inc. announced the issuance of patent 7,926,511 by the US Patent Office for the HydroClean toilet fill valve’s Float Lock assembly.

The Float Lock is an easily movable lever on the float arm that turns the water "Off" or "On" from inside the toilet tank. This invention allows minor repairs to be made inside the tank in a dry environment and eliminates the need to shut the water supply off with the external shut-off valve or at the main water shut-off for the entire building.
Masco sees declines in the first quarter
Net sales fell 13 percent to $2.45 billion, down from $2.8 billion in the same period last year....

Plumbing new heights

Jones Stephens launches new line of AquaPlumb faucets and bath accessories.
A Builders’ Show roundup

Like anyone in business, builders are looking for an edge, looking for efficiencies and looking for ways to keep customers happy. The 2012 International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla., set the stage on all three counts. Here is a sampling of some of the ideas displayed.
A. O. Smith names scholarship winners

Falls Church, Va.-based A. O. Smith announced the winners of two $2,500 scholarships for students pursuing plumbing-heating-cooling related studies.

The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC) Educational Foundation administers the scholarship program and is responsible for selecting the award winners. The scholarship program is designed to attract the new talent essential to the future of the plumbing and HVAC industry.
In defense of the shower

To protest the Department of Energy’s crackdown on shower faucets that splash what is deemed...
American Standard sells bath and kitchen business

Bain Capital Partners will purchase the group for $1.755 billion....
Weekly Circular Roundup

It’s an interesting week for hardware circulars, with Home Depot’s bathroom-centric deals, Menards’ focus on...
EZ-FLO flexes distribution muscle

The plumbing products provider expanded its operations with a new distribution center.
Northeastern Supply buys 84 Lumber property

Northeastern Supply, a Baltimore-based distributor of plumbing and HVAC supplies, has purchased the former 84...

MJSI HydroClean awarded patent

Masco sees declines in the first quarter

Plumbing new heights

A Builders’ Show roundup

A. O. Smith names scholarship winners

In defense of the shower

American Standard sells bath and kitchen business

Weekly Circular Roundup

EZ-FLO flexes distribution muscle

Northeastern Supply buys 84 Lumber property