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PLUMBING • IRRIGATION • KITCHEN & BATH •UNDERGROUND • ASPE June, 2009 Issue 6 Volume 3 PRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID ATLANTA, GA Permit NO 7926 Tennessee Plumbing News P.O. Box 68 Bethlehem, Georgia 30620 THE PIPELINE 16 Pages CONTINUED on PAGE 3 CONTINUED on PAGE 3 Jack Morgan Editor and Publisher Greetings Plumbing Pros. Our good friend Wes Ward has had to relocate to his home area of Mobile, Ala- bama. All of us at the Plumb- ing News would like to thank him for his years of service and wish him the best in his future endeavors. I’ll be covering the Ten- nessee territory and I look forward to meeting all of you. Summer is here and it is time to hopefully take that family vacation. I read that real estate companies are offering a little discount at some of our beautiful coastal areas if you’re able to get down there. I hope to get down to my home area of Orange Beach for at least a long weekend and I hope you all can do the same. There are two good opportunites for a vacation at the 117 th PMA convention on St. Simons Island on June, 11 th -13 th and the an- nual GSIA meeting in July. The summer is always a good way to network with leaders in our industry. I want to thank the NCPHCC for having us at their annual trade show last month in Greensboro N.C. It’s always nice for me to see some old associates and support the NCPHCC. ASPE supporters and golfers don’t forget to mark June 23 rd on your cal- endar for their annual golf tournament at Bradshaw Farms. If anyone in Tennessee has some upcoming events we can cover, please e-mail me at [email protected]. I hope you all have a wonder- ful summer and I look for- ward to seeing many of you in our market areas through- out the year and down the Pipeline. Tim Morales & Associates Takes on Price-Pfister The Plumbing News Attends KBIS 2009 The National Kitchen and Bath Association’s 2009 Kitchen/Bath Industry Show (K/BIS) in Atlanta was buzzing with excitement as exhibitors both large and small debuted and previewed a bumper crop of new and enhanced product introductions. “Across the board, exhibi- tors told us that the quality of the attendees at K/BIS was superior, with fewer ‘tire-kickers’ and more decision makers,” said Suzie Williford, 2009 presi- Mike Larkin, Leo & Jenny Payne, Bron & Carla Grimes of Winnelson. ROHL’s Newest Products Available Through Ferguson Ferguson, a leading wholesale distributor of plumbing supplies, an- nounced today that it would carry ROHL’s latest prod- ucts, unveiled at the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS). The ROHL product offering con- tinues to grow beyond the original pull-out faucet and now includes a wide range of exceptional, authentic, classically differentiated fau- cets and fixtures, including: Integrated Faucet Filtra- tion Solution featuring “Triflow Technology” in tra- ditional and contemporary design Michael Berman Kitchen Collection – an American transitional design Modern Kitchen Collec- tion – high design and ulti- mate functionality Country Bath Collection – Antico Brass, Verona, San Julio, Vincent and Palladian designs Shower Collection – combines state-of-the-art ergonomic engineering with impeccable craftsmanship For more information about ROHL, products listed above, or specification sheets, please visit www.rohlhome.com. ROHL products are available through Ferguson show- rooms and counters, though availability of products may vary by location. To find the Ferguson location nearest you please visit www.ferguson.com. Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products to pro- fessional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials to the professional Ferguson Knoxville Hires Dennis Rowan Dana Simpson Richie Sherer, Anna Bromund, Karen Wheeler, Lisa Watson, Tim Morales Ferguson Knoxville is pleased to announce they recently hired Dennis Rowan as a Counter Sales Representative. Dennis joined Ferguson in 2005 previously working for the main branch of Ferguson and also has worked for Ferguson Express as a Man- ager. Dennis has been in the industry since 1977 and enjoys every aspect of his career. In a recent interview with the Plumbing News, Dennis stated that what he enjoys most about working at Ferguson is “It is the great company to work for and the customers are fantastic to work with.” Dennis attended the Uni- versity of Tennessee, earn- ing his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He cur- rently resides in Tennessee with his wife Patty and their 2 sons. In his free time, Dennis enjoys reading and watch- ing his son play baseball. You may contact Dennis Rowan at 865-925-2545. CONTINUED on PAGE 5 Chris Deerman Tim Morales & Associ- ates is pleased to announce that effective March 2009 they are representing Price-Pfister in Tennessee. “TMI” is an independent sales agency which focuses on the wholesale plumbing & indus- trial distribution channels. Serving Alabama, Missis- sippi, Louisiana & Tennessee “TMI” provides the highest level of sales and marketing professionalism to exclusive manufacturers of plumbing and industrial products. West Tennessee with be served by Alex George, [email protected] and

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Jack MorganEditor and PublisherGreetings Plumbing Pros.

Our good friend Wes Wardhas had to relocate to hishome area of Mobile, Ala-bama. All of us at the Plumb-ing News would like to thankhim for his years of serviceand wish him the best in hisfuture endeavors.

I’ll be covering the Ten-nessee territory and I lookforward to meeting all of you.Summer is here and it istime to hopefully take thatfamily vacation.

I read that real estatecompanies are offering alittle discount at some of ourbeautiful coastal areas ifyou’re able to get downthere. I hope to get down tomy home area of OrangeBeach for at least a longweekend and I hope you allcan do the same.

There are two goodopportunites for a vacationat the 117th PMA conventionon St. Simons Island onJune, 11th -13th and the an-nual GSIA meeting in July.The summer is always agood way to network withleaders in our industry. Iwant to thank the NCPHCCfor having us at their annualtrade show last month inGreensboro N.C. It’s alwaysnice for me to see some oldassociates and support theNCPHCC. ASPE supportersand golfers don’t forget tomark June 23rd on your cal-endar for their annual golftournament at BradshawFarms.

If anyone in Tennesseehas some upcoming eventswe can cover, please e-mailme at [email protected]. Ihope you all have a wonder-ful summer and I look for-ward to seeing many of youin our market areas through-out the year and down thePipeline.

Tim Morales & AssociatesTakes on Price-Pfister

The Plumbing NewsAttends KBIS 2009

The National Kitchen andBath Association’s 2009Kitchen/Bath Industry Show(K/BIS) in Atlanta was buzzingwith excitement as exhibitorsboth large and small debutedand previewed a bumper cropof new and enhanced product

introductions.“Across the board, exhibi-

tors told us that the quality ofthe attendees at K/BIS wassuperior, with fewer ‘tire-kickers’and more decision makers,”said Suzie Williford, 2009 presi-

Mike Larkin, Leo & Jenny Payne, Bron &Carla Grimes of Winnelson.

ROHL’s Newest ProductsAvailable Through FergusonFerguson, a leading

wholesale distributor ofplumbing supplies, an-nounced today that it wouldcarry ROHL’s latest prod-ucts, unveiled at theKitchen/Bath Industry Show& Conference (K/BIS). TheROHL product offering con-tinues to grow beyond theoriginal pull-out faucet andnow includes a wide rangeof exceptional, authentic,classically differentiated fau-cets and fixtures, including:

Integrated Faucet Filtra-tion Solution featuring“Triflow Technology” in tra-ditional and contemporarydesign

Michael Berman KitchenCollection – an Americantransitional design

Modern Kitchen Collec-tion – high design and ulti-mate functionality

Country Bath Collection– Antico Brass, Verona, SanJulio, Vincent and Palladiandesigns

Shower Collection –combines state-of-the-artergonomic engineering withimpeccable craftsmanship

For more informationabout ROHL, products listedabove, or specif icationsheets, please visitwww.rohlhome.com. ROHLproducts are availablethrough Ferguson show-rooms and counters, thoughavailability of products mayvary by location. To find theFerguson location nearestyou please visitwww.ferguson.com.

Wolseley plc is theworld's largest specialisttrade distributor of plumbingand heating products to pro-fessional contractors and aleading supplier of buildingmaterials to the professional

Ferguson Knoxville HiresDennis Rowan

Dana Simpson

Richie Sherer, Anna Bromund, Karen Wheeler, Lisa Watson,Tim Morales

Ferguson Knoxville ispleased to announce theyrecently hired DennisRowan as a Counter SalesRepresentative. Dennisjoined Ferguson in 2005previously working for themain branch of Fergusonand also has worked for

Ferguson Express as a Man-ager. Dennis has been in theindustry since 1977 andenjoys every aspect of hiscareer. In a recent interviewwith the Plumbing News,Dennis stated that what heenjoys most about workingat Ferguson is “It is the greatcompany to work for and thecustomers are fantastic towork with.”

Dennis attended the Uni-versity of Tennessee, earn-ing his Bachelor’s degree inPolitical Science. He cur-rently resides in Tennesseewith his wife Patty and their2 sons.

In his free time, Dennisenjoys reading and watch-ing his son play baseball.

You may contact DennisRowan at 865-925-2545.

CONTINUED on PAGE 5

Chris DeermanTim Morales & Associ-

ates is pleased to announcethat ef fective March2009 they are representingPrice-Pfister in Tennessee.“TMI” is an independent salesagency which focuses on thewholesale plumbing & indus-trial distribution channels.

Serving Alabama, Missis-

sippi, Louisiana & Tennessee“TMI” provides the highestlevel of sales and marketingprofessionalism to exclusivemanufacturers of plumbingand industrial products.

West Tennessee with beserved by Alex George,[email protected] and

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Ferguson ----------------------------------- page 2Flowguard Gold -------------------------- page 11KBI ----------------------------------------- page 8Navien -------------------------------------- page 10PHCCMT ---------------------------------- page 14Price Pfister ------------------------------- page 6Steinhouse Supply ------------------------ page 5Tru-Gap ------------------------------------ page 4Watco --------------------------------------- page 7Watts ---------------------------------------- page 16Woodford ----------------------------------- page 15Zurn ---------------------------------------- page 9

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dent of the NKBA. “The exhibi-tors and attendees who camewere there to do business.”

Jenn-Air exhibited at K/BISfor the first time in two years.“This show drew the right typeof attendee for our brand, andour booth was unbelievablycrowded the entire weekend,”said Deb O’Connor, seniorbrand experience manager,Jenn-Air.

“We were excited and veryglad that we came,” said An-gela O’Neill, director of market-ing for Wellborn Cabinet, Inc.“K/BIS stimulates ideas, edu-cation and the industry.”

Diamond Innovative Garage,which manufactures garageorganizing and storage solu-tions, was one of the non-tradi-tional exhibitors at the show.“We found good leads andwe’re in the right place,” saidRob Marker, a distributor for thecompany. “We thought thatkitchen people looking for sec-ondary lines would be a goodtarget and those people paidattention to us here.”

Best of K/BIS and NKBADesign Competition WinnersAnnounced In addition to theshow floor, the 4-day event in-cluded the Best of K/BIS,whose winners were an-nounced May 2. Winners in-cluded:

Best of CompetitionAwards - Bath Category, QuickDrain USA for Quick DrainChannel Drain System

Kitchen Category, AffluenceSeamless Since for AffluenceSeamless Sink

Bath Category Awards -Gold Award, Seura for ONETelevision Mirrorp; Gold Award,Quick Drain USA for QuickDrain Channel Drain System;Silver Award, Emtek Productsfor the Stainless Steel Collec-tions Bright Handle Product;Silver Award, El Dorado Stonefor Gemstone Walls

Kitchen Category Awards-Gold Award, Affluence Seam-less Since for Affluence Seam-less Sink; Gold Award, ElementDesigns for High-Gloss SolidSurface PARAPAN Doors; Sil-ver Award, Atlantis OutdoorKitchens for Atlantis Cabinetry

Dan Sullivan, president ofAffluence Seamless Sinks of-fers, “We were exposed topeople at K/BIS that we neverwould have otherwise had achance to meet including topdesigners from around theworld and the most influentialpeople in the industry.”

On May 1, the NKBAproudly announced the winnersof the 2009 NKBA Design Com-petition, which received arecord 679 entries. Over$100,000 in cash prizes wasawarded. Some of the winnersinclude the following. The win-

ners of the 10 additional cat-egories can be found atwww.NKBA.org.

· The Pinnacle of Design(sponsored by Sub-Zero/Wolf):Jennifer L. Gilmer, CKD, Jenni-fer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath,Chevy Chase, MD

· Best Overall Kitchen (spon-sored by Miele): Siri Evju, CKD,CBD, Siri Designs, Portland, OR

· Best Overall Bathroom/Powder Room (sponsored byDal-Tile): Lori Carroll, LoriCarroll & Associates, Tucson,AZ

· Best Before & After (spon-sored by This Old House):Diane Foreman, CKD, CBD,Neil Kelly Design Build/Remod-eling, Lake Oswego, OR

· Best Sustainable Kitchen(sponsored by Monogram):Laurie Belinda Haefele, HaefeleDesign, Newport Beach, CA

· Best Sustainable Bath(sponsored by Rheem): BrianM. Johnson, AIA, CollaborativeDesign Architects/HSD StudioBillings, MT.

Over 530 media were reg-istered at the show, represent-ing over 250 different mediaoutlets. “From a media stand-point the show was a huge suc-cess. There was a steady flowof high-profile media that wereinterested in learning about ourvarious product lines,” addedAllison Gatta, GE Consumer &Industrial Public Relations Prod-uct Manager.

National design televisionshows and design personalitiescould be found throughout theshow floor filming the best theindustry has to offer for up-coming segments and spe-cials. They include an exclu-sive television special onHGTV, the DIY Network, andnationallysyndicated Today’sHomeowner with DannyLipford®, who also did a livebroadcast of his radio showHomefront with DannyLipford on May 2.

Some of the celebritypersonalities at the show in-cluded Paul DiMeo, Didiayer

Snyder, and Ed Sanders of“Extreme Makeover: HomeEdition”, Food Network’sAida Mollenkamp, KarlChampley of DIY Network’s“Wasted Spaces” and “DIYto the Rescue,” HGTV’s PatSimpson, and John Giddingof HGTV’s “Designed toSell.”

Next year, K/BIS will re-turn to McCormick Place inChicago, April 15-18. Up-dates can be found atwww.kbis.com.

About the NationalKitchen & Bath AssociationThe National Kitchen & BathAssociation (NKBA) is anon-profit trade associationthat owns the Kitchen/BathIndustry Show & Confer-ence (K/BIS®). With ap-proximately 40,000 mem-bers, the NKBA has edu-cated and led the kitchenand bath industry for morethan 45 years. The missionof the NKBA is to enhancemember success and ex-cellence, promote profes-sionalism and ethical busi-ness practices, and pro-vide leadership and direc-tion for the kitchen andbath industry worldwide.For more information, visit

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KBISthe NKBA Press Room atNKBA.org/Press or call800-THE-NKBA (843-6522).

About the Nielsen Busi-ness Media

Nielsen Business Mediaproduces more than 50conferences and tradeshows annually for profes-sionals in fields rangingfrom construction and de-sign to jewelry and retailmerchandising, reachingthousands of industry lead-ers each year in collabora-tive environments designedto inspire, inform and enter-tain. Nielsen Business Mediais owned by The Nielsen Com-pany, formerly known as VNUGroup B.V., a global informa-tion and media company withleading market positions andrecognized brands in market-ing information (ACNielsen),media information (NielsenMedia Research), businesspublications (Billboard, TheHollywood Reporter, Adweek)and trade shows. The privatelyheld company is active inmore than 100 countries, withheadquarters in

Haarlem, the Netherlands,and New York, USA. For more

Stephanie Romer at PeacockSales Just Got Married

Peacock Sales would liketo announce that StephanieRomer recently got marriedto her wonderful husbandTim Glazner. Stephanie andTim have been together for

5 years and were married onMay 16, 2009. The weddingwas held at an 1898 Victo-rian home in Knoxville, TN.The day could not have beenmore perfect for such a won-derful celebration. Around60 people attended the wed-ding including their closestfriends and relatives.

Stephanie joined Pea-cock Sales in May 2008 andcurrently holds the positionof Receptionist. PeacockSales would like to congratu-late Stephanie and Tim andhope they have a wonderfullife together.

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E V E N T S C A L E N D A R

Call for DetailsNorth East Tennessee PHCC MeetingLOCATION: Lonestar Steak - Johnson CityCONTACT: 423-926-2665 (M. Vance)

3rd Monday of Every MonthNashville Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: 2995 Sidco Dr., NashvilleCONTACT: (615) 889-8900 (VP Membership)

3rd Tuesday of Every Month 12 PMEast Tennessee Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: Rothchilds CateringCONTACT: www.easttmaspe.org

3rd Tuesday of Every Month 11:00 AMMiddle Tennessee PHCC MeetingLOCATION: Pickadilly’s at MurfreesboroCONTACT: 615-224-1024

3rd Tuesday of Every Month 11:45 AMChattanooga PHCC MeetingLOCATION: Wally’s on RingoldCONTACT: 423-622-3178

4th Monday of Every MonthMemphis Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: 969 Ridgeway Blvd., MemphisCONTACT: (901) 795-0045 (VP Membership)

4th Monday of Every MonthKnoxville PHCC MeetingLOCATION: Calhoun’s Bearden HillCONTACT: 865-522-3106

May 2nd, 2009WSG Benefit Golf TournamentLOCATION: Cleveland, TNCONTACT: 423-470-5997

May 1st-3rd, 2009KBIS 2009LOCATION: Atlanta, GeorgiaCONTACT: www.kbis.com

May 16t-19th, 2009GAMA 74th Annual MeetingLOCATION: Santa Ana Pueblo, NMCONTACT:www.gamanet.org

May 20th, 2009TAPHCC Regional Leadership WorkshopLOCATION: Nashville, TNCONTACT: 865-531-7422

June 11-14th, 2008117th PMA Annual MeetingLOCATION: St. Simons IslandCONTACT: www.plumbingpros.com

Send all of your open house, continuing education, seminar, and trade show information to:THE TENNESSEE PLUMBING NEWS CALENDAR P.O. Box 68 Bethlehem, Georgia 30620 or Fax 770-868-1856

June 17-18th, 2009National Disaster Reconstruction ExpoLOCATION: New OrleansCONTACT: www.ndrexpo.com

October 7-9th 2009WaterSmart Conference and ExpoLOCATION: Las VegasCONTACT: WaterSmartInnovations.com

October 14-19th, 2009American Supply Association Con.LOCATION: Washington, DCCONTACT: www.asa.net/

October 21-23rd, 2009PHCC National ConventionLOCATION: New Orleans, LACONTACT:www.phccweb.org

October 22-25th, 2009ASPE National SymposiumLOCATION: Dearborn, MichiganCONTACT:www.aspe.org

November 11-13th, 20092009 Greenbuild International ExpoLOCATION: Phoenix, AZCONTACT: www.greenbuildexpo.org

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Tim Moralesprowess also permits con-tinued development of prod-ucts with innovative featuresthat are of ten industry-pfirsts J.

Price Pfister’s commit-ment to quality in evident intheir lifetime, leak-free guar-antee. This guarantee cov-ers both finish and function.

Tim Morales & Associ-ates is excited about repre-senting Price-Pfister. Tim isespecially thrilled to be backin Tennessee. “As a Nash-ville native, I am particularlyexcited to return to my homeState”. Tim added, “I havea great many friends that Ilook forward to re-connect-ing with, see you soon… GoIrish… Go Vols”!

For further informationon Price-Pfister products,you may contact Tim Mo-rales & Associates at 866-471-8333, www.timmorales.com or www.pricepfister.com.

Guest Editorialby Andrew B. Ward, PHCCMT

By the time this articlegoes to print the TennesseeHouse of Representativeswill have either passed orfailed to pass the GovernorsEnergy Bill for 2009. Thisbill is the result of manymonths of meetings allacross the state, meetingsto learn how homes canbe built that don’t use andloose so much energy.

Tru th i s Tennesseehomes are the worst inthe southeast as far ascost to operate and en-ergy loss. The Task Forcethat Governor Bredesenappo in ted l i s tened topeople and experts fromall walks of l i fe, archi-tects, engineers, builders,science and energy ex-perts and even I and a fewmore PHCC of MiddleTennessee members wereable to speak and beheard.

What could we do tomake better homes in thisstate? The result was theGovernors Energy Bill Ispoke of, it would require

new homes in the State ofTennessee to be in -spected to the Interna-tional Residential Code.Inspections currently arelimited to larger commu-nities around the state.

In Wilson Countyfor example, Lebanon hascodes inspections and abui lding code to bui ldtoo, but build outside thecity limits only and onlytwo inspections are re-qu i red , e lec t r ica l andseptic tank.

I have seen some ofthe worse plumbing sys-tems ever installed in ar-eas that have no plumb-ing inspections or build-ing codes. I bet some of

you have as wel l . Novents, no traps, no fall,dangerous gas wa terheater insta l la t ions toname but a few. The Gov-ernors Energy Bill wouldaddress this and more.

But, it is being op-posed by the less govern-ment is better members ofthe Tennessee House ofRepresentatives. Theircomplaint, to much gov-ernment, I can see theirpoint, we are sometimesregulated to death onwhat seemingly is no ofthe governments busi -ness. But homes are notone of them. Professionalplumbers know the code,profess ional p lumbersunderstand the reason forcodes, but unfortunatelynot all House membersdo.

The Tennessee Senatepassed i t , t he HomeBuilders even supportedit, but it may die becauseof legislators not wantingtheir districts included inthe bill. Homes would beinspected from beginningto finish, foundation toinsulation, that’s what willmake homes in Tennes-see use less energy andbe a safer home as well.

Relying on a privatehome inspector is not agreat option given the factthat they are very unregu-la ted and many havenever been involved in thebuilding trades. Inspec-tors t ha t can inspec tfoundations and structuremight have limited knowl-edge of p lumbing andHVAC systems.

As you read this the

answer will be known, butright now as I write this,it’s up in the air what willhappen. Hopefully theHouse wil l real ize thatprotecting the citizens oftheir districts is best ac-complished through thetried and true method thathas been the cornerstoneof the mechanical tradesfor over a hundred years,building to a code and in-spectors that are fair andknow the code.

Real protection from asubstandard builder andor contractors happensbe fore t he shee t rockgoes up not afterwards.The citizens of this statedeserve more that whatthey have right now, mini-mum building codes anda good inspection systemis the right thing to do.

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Fergusonmarkets. Group revenue forthe year ended July 31,2008, was approximately$33.1 billion and tradingprofit was $1.37 billion. AtJanuary 31, 2009, Wolseleyhad around 63,000 employ-ees operating in 27 coun-tries namely: UK, USA,France, Canada, Ireland,Italy, The Netherlands, Swit-zerland, Austria, Czech Re-public, Hungary, Belgium,Luxembourg, Denmark,Sweden, Finland, Norway,Slovak Republic, Poland,Romania, San Marino,Panama, Puer to Rico,Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico,Barbados and Greenland.Wolseley plc is listed on theLondon Stock Exchange(LSE: WOS) and is in theFTSE 100 index of listedcompanies.

Headquartered in New-port News, Va., Ferguson aleading wholesale distribu-tor of plumbing supplies;pipes, valves and fittings;heating and cooling equip-ment; waterworks; mechani-cal and industrial; bath-rooms and appliances; toolsand safety equipment; andfire protection products.Ferguson has sales of $11.2

billion and over 19,000 as-sociates in approximately1,350 service centers lo-cated in all 50 states, theDistrict of Columbia, PuertoRico, Mexico and the Carib-bean. For more information,visit www.ferguson.com.

Ferguson is part ofWolseley plc, the world'slargest specialist trade dis-tributor of plumbing andheating products to profes-sional contractors and aleading supplier of buildingmaterials to the professionalmarkets. Group revenue forthe year ended 31 July 2008was approximately £16.5billion and trading profit was£683 million. At 31 January2009, Wolseley had around63,000 employees operat-ing in 27 countries namely:UK, USA, France, Canada,Ireland, Italy, The Nether-lands, Switzerland, Austria,Czech Republic, Hungary,Belgium, Luxembourg, Den-mark, Sweden, Finland, Nor-way, Slovak Republic, Po-land, Romania, San Marino,Panama, Puer to Rico,Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico,Barbados and Greenland.Wolseley plc is listed on theLondon Stock Exchange(LSE: WOS) and is in theFTSE 250 index of listedcompanies.

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Cifial Expands Its USAHeadquarters

Cifial USA recently cel-ebrated an important mile-stone by expanding into abrand new facility and train-ing center in Norcross, Ga.Though still relatively new tothe US market, Cifial USA isthe North American distribu-tor for Cifial, a Portuguesecompany which specializesin designing and manufac-turing luxury bath fixturesand accessories.

Moving UpDespite the economic

downtown, Cifial USA hascontinued to invest in theNorth American market andremains committed to pro-viding its customers with thetools and resources neces-sary to weather these chal-lenging times. To that end,Cifial made the decision toexpand its North Americanoperations in the latter partof 2008.

“Our investment into ex-panding our capabilities al-lows us to service our newand existing customersmore consistently andquickly. We are able to com-mit fully to producing luxuri-ous product lines and tocontinue adding value to allour products,” said Jim

Osborne, director of salesfor Cifial. “The North Ameri-can market is very importantto Cifial and our customerswill continue to see that aswe begin to unveil many ofthe new programs that arecurrently being developed.”

Over the last few years,Cifial USA experiencedrapid growth with the addi-tion of new product lines in-cluding Techno25,Quadra25, Hexa, andTechnoM3. The introductionof these new lines ad-dressed customers’ needsby offering stylish spacesaving options and reducedwater flow to qualify for usein LEED compliant projects.As a result of expanding itsproduct offerings, the com-pany soon found itself out-growing its original ware-house space just outside ofAtlanta.

To accommodate the ad-ditional inventory and to bet-ter service their customers,Cifial expanded into a new5000 sq. ft. office with a36,000 sq. ft. warehouse,more than doubling its pre-vious size and capacity.Located conveniently in thenortheast part of Atlanta,

functionality is combinedwith ease of access as thecorporate headquartersmerge with the large ware-house that houses many ofCifial’s unique lines.

Hands-On LearningThis past February, Cifial

opened its latest resourcefor customers and clients:

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When the Shoffner andKalthoff family of companiesmerged it was with the goalof being different and bet-ter than any mechanical or

Shoffner and Kalthoffelectrical contractor ever inthe east Tennessee region.From the essential to themost complex and techni-cally challenging mechani-

cal projects SKMES is timeand time again the contrac-tor of choice. Our reputationwas built on the ability to“out perform” our competi-tion, and continues today.

At SKMES we offer ourclients services frompreconstruction, to con-struction and commission-ing, to post constructionservices.

Some of the Hvac andPlumbing services offered:

-Heating Ventilation AirConditioning

-Plumbing / MechanicalPiping

-Certified Medical GasPiping Installation

-Process Piping / ASMECode Welding

-Sheetmetal DuctworkFabrication

-Round Spiral DuctworkFabrication

-Stainless Steel Fabrica-tion

-Piping Fabrication-Kitchen and Ventilation

Hoods-Automated Temperature

Controls-Hvac Service / Plumbing

ServiceWith 500+ employees

SKMES has the knowledge,experience and ability toprovide Hvac and Plumbingservices for a diverse vari-ety of project types:

-Hospitals / Health Care

Facilities-Office Buildings / Cor-

porate Headquarters-Schools and University

Projects-Data and Call Centers-Television Production

Studios-Convention Centers /

Municipal Buildings-Manufacturing and Dis-

tribution Facilities-Penal Facilities-Retail Centers / Stores

/ MallsWe have Hvac and

Plumbing contractor l i-censes in several states:

Tennessee, Georgia, Ala-bama, Kentucky, Nor thCarolina, South Carolina,Mississippi, Louisiana,Florida, Virginia, West Vir-ginia, Maryland, Delawareand Ohio.

We take great pride inhearing our clients say; “Wehave a project and we needShoffner Kalthoff to be apart of our team.” Manytimes these projects arehigh profile, are best accom-plished by using one sourcefor hvac, plumbing and elec-trical service, have a tightschedule, require a largehighly skilled and trainedworkforce, require an excel-lent safety record, involvesnew technology, intense at-tention to detail is required….. Or all of the above!

Cifial Tech. Designed as apremier, applied learninginstitute, Cifial Tech’s aim isto provide customizableeducational programs thatallow manufacturers’ repre-sentatives, showroom salesprofessionals and plumbingprofessionals to explore thetechnical aspects of install-ing Cifial products. The1500 sq. ft. institute featuresstate-of-the-art learning sta-tions and individual modulesfor hands-on applicationand instruction.

“Cifial Tech offers severallearning tracks with pro-

grams tailored to suit eachpar ticipant ’s goals andknowledge level,” commentsJim Osborne. “We wantedto create an engaging andinteractive facility where par-ticipants leave with a fullknowledge of how our prod-ucts work and the numerousstyle options available.”

Through this new appliedinstitute, Cifial Tech userscan gain first-hand experi-ence of Cifial products withworkshops dedicated to fau-cet installation, customshower design, roman tubapplications, and door hard-ware installation.

With these exciting newdevelopments, Cifial USA is

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Steinhouse SupplyAmong the many essen-

tials within Steinhouse Sup-ply, their Counter SalesTeam represents a success-ful and growing company.Counter members includeTJ Coffey, Jim Williams, Ja-son Cook, and BaileyKissner.

TJ Coffey began his ca-reer at Steinhouse Supply in2006 and holds the positionof Counter Sales Represen-tative. In a recent interviewwith the Tennessee Plumb-ing News, TJ stated thatSteinhouse Supply is “Agreat company with greatpeople.”

TJ was born and raisedin Cleveland, OH and cur-rently resides Nashville, TN.

TJ was in the MarineCorps for 6 years. He alsoserved in East Africa for 7months. In his free time, TJenjoys playing golf and IceHockey.

Jim Williams started incareer in the industry in2003 with Steinhouse Sup-ply and currently holds theposition of Counter SalesRepresentative. Ina recentinterview Jim stated that heenjoys working forSteinhouse Supply because“Of the family oriented atmo-sphere and the great cus-tomers Steinhouse Supplyservices.” He was drafted toserve in the Vietnam in 1967for 2 years. In his free time,Jim enjoys spending timewith his family and fishing.

Jason Cook, CounterSales Representative, joined

Steinhouse Supply in 2003and has been in the indus-try for 15 years. Jason en-joys working for SteinhouseSupply because the interac-tion he gets everyday withthe customers. Jason wasborn and raised in Tennes-see.

Bailey Kissner joinedSteinhouse Supply 2 yearsago and currently holds the T J Coffey, Jim Williams, Bailey Kissner, Jason Cook

position of Counter SalesRepresentative. He hasbeen in the industry for sev-eral years. Bailey currentlyresides in Tennessee withhis wife Rachel and theirwonderful children. In hisfree time Bailey enjoysspending time with his fam-ily and going fishing.

You may contact TJ, Jim,Jason, or Bailey atSteinhouse Supply at 615-254-1612.

ready to fully engage its cus-tomers and take the Cifialbrand to the next level in theNorth American market. Ifyou are interested in visitingCifial Tech or would like tolearn more about Cifial prod-uct please visit www.cifialusa.com or call (800)528-4904.

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Chris Dickerson of Lochinvar and RockyGoodman of SSR.

Scenes from the ASPE Nashville Chapter Monthly Meeting

Doug Karaszowski and Rob Mineo of Gresham,Smith & Partners.

Keith Stephens and Kurt Hartle of Mid-AmericaMarketing.

Hunter Bogitsh and Malenia Sibley of Gresham,Smith & Partners.

Kent Brinton of SSR and Danny Butler of Mid-America Marketing.

Roger Mauk and Charlie Fox of Fox Sales.

Gary Mahoney- Aspe President andLarry Rains of SSR.

Patrick Kimener of Chicago Faucets.

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Ashley Payton and Will Hammons of TradesmenInternational.

Scenes from the PHCC of Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting

Kendra Buhlig of Builders Exchange of TennesseeAuthur "The Plumber" Smotherman.

Jeff Bohan and Larry Wiggs of Wiggs, Haun &Bohan.

Don Fetzer of Omaha Standard and Ted Sadler ofSadler Brother's Plumbing.

Chris Dickerson and Josh Sewell of Lochinvar.

Jamie Parrish of Servpro and Ralph Gregory ofGregory Plumbing.

Terry Reece of Comfort Supply and Bobby Gourley ofKenny Pipe.

Wade Hawthorne and Ed Miles of Kenny Pipe.

Wallace Hooper- Delta Sales, David Morgan-Wolverine Brass & Jason Ward of Barnett.

Richard Perko and Amy Cathey of Lee Company.

Andy Ward- Phcc President of Middle Tennessee.

Jim Hodge of Metro Codes.

Cyndi Bunch- Taphcc President.

Elicia Magruder of the Phcc National Association.

John Klesaris- Mass Plumber Contractor.

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Red Le Blanc Plumbing Company, Inc.Red Le Blanc

Plumbing Com-pany, Inc. is a fam-ily owned and op-erated business.Mr. Le Blanc andhis wife Linda es-tablished the com-pany in 1973 afterMr. Le Blanc re-turned from serv-ing in the VietnamWar in 1968. RedLe Blanc and hiswife Linda havebeen married for37 as of May 12,

Red Le Blanc PlumbingCompany, Inc. currentlyserves and is licensed in thefollowing states: Tennessee,Mississippi, and Arkansas.The company does Residen-tial, Commercial, and Indus-trial projects completing al-most any job big or small.The company providesmany services including:

·Complete Plumbing Re-pairs , Remodeling

·Hot Water Heaters; Gasor Electric

·Gas Contractor; Leaks,Piping, Gas Logs

·Small Drains Cleaned·Waterline; Leak Detec-

tion Available·Faucets; Repaired or

Replaced·Commodes; Repaired or

Replaced·Sewer Lines; Repaired

or Replaced·Waterlines; Repaired or

Replaced·Backflow Preventer; Re-

paired, Replaced and TestedRed Le Blanc Plumbing

Company, Inc. hours of op-eration are Monday –Friday8am to 5pm. You may con-tact the company at 901-388-5552 or 901-335-2141.

Red LeBlanc

2009.They share two wonder-

ful sons, Shaun and BobbyLe Blanc, who are both inthe medical field. Shaunworks for Medtronic SpinalBiologics in Memphis, TNand Bobby is attending Bap-tist School Nursing to be aMale RN.

Red Le Blanc has beenin the industry for 42 yearsand is currently the presi-dent of MAPA (MemphisArea Plumbing Association).Mr. Le Blanc was alsoawarded “Number One In-staller” by T.V.A. (TennesseeValley Authority).

BrassCraftRevises Decorative

Product LineBrassCraft has revised

its full line of decorativeplumbing products and ac-cessories, bringing wholesal-ers a rich variety of finish op-tions for the company’s wa-ter stops, connectors, faucetand toilet supply kits, escutch-eons, cover tubes, and manyother kitchen and bath com-ponents. According to thecompany, these special fin-ishes mean wholesalers can“provide trademarkBrassCraft quality for a widerrange of applications –quickly and cost-effectively.”

In addition, due to high de-mand, BrassCraft has ex-tended the availability of itspolished nickel finish to covera broader range of plumbingproducts.

The company will alsocontinue to offer its popularwhite, polished brass and oil-rubbed bronze finishes.Wholesalers will also benefitfrom a low minimum orderthreshold, as well as expressordering and deliveryoptions.

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