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From left to right: Wolseley team members Dean Noiles, Shawn Furtado, Sean O’Hara, Rob Snarr, Grace Viveiros, Stacey Haan, Leo Jimenez, Paula Grond, Danny Dicks, and Sandy Simpson.
HeatLink Expands Warehouse Facility HeatLink has moved one of its Western North American warehouses to a 22,000-square-foot facility in Calgary to accommodate the company’s growth. “We are experiencing continuing growth in both plumbing and heating sales, and we need this new warehouse to ensure we maintain our high standards for customer order turnaround,” said HeatLink president Manfred Schmidt. The new facility is located at 10221 15th Street NE, Bays C and D, and can be reached by phone at 1-800-661-5332. heatlink.ca
Wolseley Expands Hamilton Plumbing Branch Wolseley Canada’s plumbing branch in Hamilton, Ont., has been renovated and now carries the company’s full line of HVAC/R products. In addition to carrying plumbing and HVAC/R products, the facility also features a Kitchen & Bath Classics showroom. The branch is located at 123 Dartnall Rd. and can be reached by phone at 905-573-5100. wolseleyinc.ca
AD Merges with Canaplus Affiliated f Distributors (AD), a wholesale buying and marketing group for contractor and industrial products, has merged with Canaplus Ltd Partnership, a buying group for Canadian plumbing and heating wholesale distributors, to form AD Canada Plumbing & Heating. Effective January 1, 2016, Canaplus’s 23 members will become the founders of AD Canada Plumbing & Heating, representing more than 250 branches across Canada. adhq.com canaplus.com
Johnson Controls Sells Division Johnson Controls has sold its Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) business to CBRE Group for $1.475 billion U.S. As part of the sale agreement, Johnson Controls will be the preferred provider of HVAC equipment and building automation services for CBRE and GWS, who manage over 5 billion square feet of real estate. Both companies have also agreed to jointly contribute $40 million over 10 years to fund a building innovation lab focused on energy management solutions to lower their clients’ costs.
Emerson to Consolidate ld Business Lines Emerson Climate Technologies has consolidated its WhiteRodgers and Flow Controls businesses into a single entity. The new organization will operate as White-Rodgers and be led by Jack Huether, the current president of White-Rodgers. Its product offerings will include furnace and water heater gas valves, thermostats and ignition controls, among other system components, all of which will be sold under the White-Rodgers and Emerson brands. emersonclimate.com
Flow Design Rebrands Flow-control device firm Flow Design has rebranded itself as IMI Flow Design—a division of IMI Hydronic Engineering. IMI Flow Design specializes in manual and automatic flow-control devices, while IMI Hydronic Engineering is a global provider of hydronic distribution systems.
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