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Matco-Norca has added two new two-handle widespread lavatory faucets in chrome finish to its Classic line of designer faucets: CL-480CLB and CL-480CGDB.

Matco-Norca’s Classic family offers a full range of base finishes and a full offering of pressure-balanced tub and shower, roman tubs, lavatories, kitchen pull-outs, bathroom accessories and job packs.

The two new 8” faucets come with metal wrist blade handles, washerless cartridges with 11-3/16” spouts. Both faucets feature quick connect installation. The CL-480CGDB faucet option also comes with a brass grid drain.

With a max. flow rate of 1.5 GPM at 60 PSI these faucets meet or exceed ANSI/ASME A 112.18.1M/A112.18.1, IAPMO/cUPC and ADA compliant. The CL-480CLB is also WaterSense compliant.

These additions to the Classic family are now in stock. For more information, visit www.matco-norca.com, click on Faucets and then on Classic.

WILO USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for water management, building services and groundwater, secures a 3-year re-certification of their ISO 9001 (International Organization for Standardization) Quality Management certification and continuation of their ISO 14001 environmental management system certification. The ISO 9001 standards provide guidance and tools for manufacturing companies to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customer’s requirements and quality is consistently improved. ISO 14001 helps any company looking to control their environmental impact and improve environmental performance.

“To meet ISO 9001 Quality Management System Certification, Wilo demonstrated its ability to consistently meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and meet eight quality management principles,’ says Tim Ruppert, managing director of Wilo. “Our staff has put in a tremendous amount of work into achieving certification proving that Wilo follows the highest standards when it comes to supporting our customers.” “It’s the success and belief in ISO that have really allowed Wilo to make great strides in quality, repeatable processing and continuous improvement to meet our ever changing daily business needs,” says Chris Perkins, director of operations for Wilo. “The importance of having this ISO certification should never be underestimated.”

ISO 9001 quality management principles include; customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process approach, system approach to management, continual improvement, factual approach to decision making and mutually beneficial supplier relationships. ISO 14001 provides organizations with the element of an effective environmental management system that can be integrated with other management requirements and help organizations achieve environmental and economic goals.

Effective January 1st, 2015, Wisconsin Perspective will become part of Plumbing Perspective Magazine.  Wisconsin Perspective has also been a Perspective Media publication for over 20 years serving the Wisconsin Plumbing, Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (PHC) industry.

In order to continue to provide additional resources to plumbing contractors, engineers, and industry professionals, we have determined to combine Wisconsin Perspective into Plumbing Perspective magazine.  Subscribers will still receive the same quality editorial, plumbing industry news, and valuable information.

This allows Perspective Media to continue the rapid growth of Plumbing Perspective Magazine across the country and provide additional plumbing resources to contractors, engineers, and all plumbing professionals.

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Carr Supply has opened a new branch in Taylor, Mich., providing high quality plumbing, heating/ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC), and water service supplies and equipment to contractors in downriver Michigan. The Taylor branch becomes the 19th Carr Supply location and the fourth in the Wolverine State. Carr Supply is part of Dayton, Ohio-based WinWholesale Inc., one of the nation’s largest distributors of residential and commercial construction and industrial supplies and materials with more than 560 locations in 45 states.

“Our team at the new Taylor branch has highly experienced HVAC wholesale distributors,” said Greg Essig, president of Carr Supply. “Our manager, Matthew Hemp, and staff have 20 years of experience serving customers. We make it our mission to serve customers with excellence every day and become their business partner. Our goal is to be the best distributor in the industry.”

“Carr Supply is delivering solid growth in the Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky markets they serve,” said Jack Johnston, WinWholesale president. “Their success is fueled by their focus on their customers, a trait that reflects the WinWholesale vision: To create loyal, profitable customers by offering them superior solutions for their everyday needs and unique challenges.”

Carr Supply carries well-known brands such as American Standard, Bradford White, Comfortmaker, Tempstar, Goulds and CSI among many others. International Comfort Products (ICP) recently honored Carr Supply of Michigan as the Tempstar® Distributor of the Year.

 
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