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Winsupply Inc. announced it has purchased Electrical Sales Inc., Vista, California. Terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

Ingersoll-Rand plc announced it has completed the acquisition of Thermocold Costruzioni S.r.l. The transaction closed on April 1, 2017.

Spirax Sarco announced their latest training event: Basic Steam Boiler Operator Training. This five-day course will be held May 1–5 at Spirax Sarco’s state-of-the-art training facility in Blythewood, South Carolina, where participants will learn virtually all facets of steam boiler operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. 

Bacharach Inc. adds R-514A to its gas library of detectable refrigerants as chiller applications within the refrigeration industry demand refrigerants with low-global warming potential (GWP). Bacharach’s proprietary non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) technology allows its instrumentation to measure levels as low as 1 ppm of refrigerant, while maintaining high accuracy and enabling the early detection of refrigerant leaks.