Industry News - October 2012

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Vanair names VPs, analyst, technician

Vanair named Jeffery Givens vice president of Vanair defense systems and John Graun vice president of drill and gas suppression. The company also hired Judy Bridgewater as purchasing analyst and Doug MacKenzie as service technician.

Peerless becomes employee-owned, launches e-commerce stores

Peerless Electronics became an employee-owned company when the Peerless Electronics Inc. Employees Stock Ownership Plan acquired 100 percent of the business from the estate of the late owner, Alvin M. Shankman. Peerless had been privately owned since 1945. Robert Levine will continue to serve as president and CEO, William Gallucci as chief operating officer and David Rome as chief marketing officer.

The stocking distributor of electromechanical and interconnect products also launched six online e-commerce stores (www.peerlesselectronics.com/store). Each store offers industry-specific products, including switches, relays, circuit breakers, contactors, connectors, terminal blocks, splices, heat shrink tubing, indicator lights and fuses.

Electric Eel offers tool selection guide, safety video

Electric Eel Mfg. offers a two-page guide for matching the right cable and cleaning tool for its line of drain and sewer cleaning machines. The company also offers an instructional video outlining the basic safety and operation of auto cable feed units. Both the guide and video are available at www.electriceel.com.

Sprayroq president appointed to export council

Jerry Gordon, president of Sprayroq, was appointed to the Alabama District Export Council. The council is among 59 such groups made up of
approximately 1,500 exporters and export service providers appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for renewable four-year terms. As a member, Gordon will assist in the planning and coordination of export activities in his region.

Dwyer-Owens named Entrepreneur of Year

Dina Dwyer-Owens, chairwoman and CEO of Mr. Rooter Plumbing's parent company, The Dwyer Group, was named a winner in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in the Southwest Area North program.

Nu Flow receives plumbing code certification

Nu Flow received NSF International Plumbing Code (NSF-I.P. Code) certification for its cured-in-place pipe lining material.



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