Demand for plumbing fixtures and fittings in the United States
will rise 7.1% per year to $10.9 billion in 2015, according to a new study by
The Freedonia Group.
The Pleasant Lakes
Apartments outside Cleveland
recently completed a major green renovation project with the installation of
about 640 Gerber Ultra Flush high-efficiency toilets, which use 1.1 gallons per
flush.
The pickup for total construction in August was
the result of greater activity for each of construction’s three main sectors - nonresidential
building [7 percent], residential building [4 percent] and nonbuilding
construction [13 percent]. For the first eight months of 2011, total
construction on an unadjusted basis was down 6 percent from the same period a
year ago.
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Russ Chaney, CEO of The IAPMO Group, was elected chairman of the
World Plumbing Council for a term covering 2011-13 during the 9th World
Plumbing Conference, Sept. 7-11, in Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Founded in 1946, the Novi,
Mich.-based company has grown to include distribution and manufacturing facilities
in Michigan, California,
North Carolina and Texas.