• Hays Fluid Controls (Dallas, N.C.) named Matthew Lilly manager of information technology and personnel administration.

  • Uponor Wirsbo (Apple Valley, Minn.) hosted nearly 200 contractors for its first-ever Contractor Appreciation Days.

  • Bradford White Corp. (Ambler, Pa.) hired Eric Cytrynowicz as product manager.

  • Munters (Selma, Texas) hired Paula Concannon as national account sales and regional sales manager and Steve Pargeter as engineering manager for Munters Commercial Dehumidification.

  • Semco (Columbia, Mo.) received the Top 100 Innovative Products Award for 2005 from R&D Magazine.

  • Eclipse Inc. (Rockford, Ill.) is offering two new warranty programs, supplementary warranty and extended warranties, to offer customers protection from unplanned repair expenses beyond the standard one-year product warranty. For more information, visit www.eclipsenet.com.

  • Friedrich Air Conditioning Co. (San Antonio) appointed David Benjamin and Razvan Jurca as HVAC division zone managers.

  • Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Advanced Products Division (Suwanee, Ga.) promoted D. Michael Smith to senior marketing manager.

  • Ridgid announced it is extending its offer to sign up for the Lifetime Service Agreement on all power tools and pneumatic nailers and staplers to Sept. 30, 2005.

    Publication date: 08/08/2005