The changes support RectorSeal’s vision of a single customer experience with a unified factory-direct and manufacturer representative support function, the company said.

This year’s Student Design Competition focused on the design of a new laboratory building: a large single-story building with a rooftop penthouse located in Cairo, Egypt. In the Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge, students designed a portable IAQ health meter to detect contaminants in spaces and display the levels of different toxins.

CABA was founded in 1988. As ASHB, its mission — to empower connectivity among people, spaces, and technology to deliver a more livable, sustainable, and efficient connected world — remains unchanged.

The ACCA accreditation program involves a comprehensive review of the contractor’s professional licenses and business registration documents, plus the completion of orientation training. The contractor is also subject to third-party verification of ACCA’s Quality Contractor Elements.

“We have sales declines during two of the first three months of cooling season versus the boom times of 2022,” said Brian Loftus, macroeconomic and residential market analyst at HARDI.

Together, Bruce Supply Corp, The Kennedy Companies, and S.G. Torrice generate annualized revenues of approximately $450 million. All three acquisitions closed in the fourth quarter of the Ferguson fiscal year that ended July 31.

This year's edition of RETHINK Live North America is dedicated to exploring issues around creating smarter and more energy-efficient buildings to help build a more sustainable future.

Ridgid has had a manufacturing presence in Ohio since the company was founded in 1923. The 27-acre complex in Elyria is the world headquarters for the brand’s operation and the company’s hub for innovation.

Once fully operational, these programs will annually be able to support more than 1,000 students seeking careers in the skilled trades and energy sectors.