Delta honored for Pilar faucet

Delta’s Pilar pull-down kitchen faucet with Touch2O technology was named a finalist in the Industrial Design category of the 2010 Edison Best New Product Awards on Feb.11, the 163rd birthday of inventor Thomas Alva Edison. The Pilar uses capacitance technology to allow users to start and stop the flow of water with a simple touch or tap anywhere on the spout or handle.

Omni LPG Meeting

Omni Luxury Products Group January 2010 meeting: Pictured (left) at the product showcase, Gary Cedrone of Republic Plumbing met with Oly Welke and Peter Ollestad of Strasser Woodenworks.

Grande Central showrooms by Central Plumbing Specialties are featured in March Supply House Times. In the newest of its four showrooms, the 4,000-sq.-ft. two-level showroom on 56th St. in the heart of New York’s design district, the wholesaler uses art to showcase the plumbing products on display. Read more.

Pioneer Industries has restructured, spinning off its Deco and Builder Series of kitchen and bath fixtures for the residential builder market to Olympia Faucets, where they will now be known as the Accent and Elite Series. More on this.

Mr. Steam announced that Eddie Glenn, co-owner of My House Plumbing and Hardware in Valencia, CA, is the 2009 Passport to London grand prize winner. Glenn and his business partner, Roger Juardo, will embark on a four-night, round-trip vacation to London in the spring.

K/BIS, the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, scheduled for April 16-18 at McCormick Place in Chicago, is showing a 40% increase in attendees over last year’s numbers during the same time period to date. Show producers anticipate nearly 35,000 attendees this year. To date, the number of architectural firms signed up to attend is up 20% vs. last year; 15% more design firms are registered; and 10% more plumbing wholesalers and distributors are projected to attend vs. the 2009 show.

Duravit has joined two decorative plumbing and hardware buying groups: Forte and Luxury Products Group (LPG), Omni’s decorative showroom buying group.

Hastings Tile & Bath appointed three manufacturers reps. DC Sales covers North and South Carolina; ST Sales covers Connecticut, New York and New Jersey; and Philbrick Sales Associates covers Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia.

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