TPi March 2018

business & market news

Bibby-Ste-Croix earns Declare label for cast iron soil pipe and fittings

It’s through this kind of transparency that change for the better will occur.” Bibby is a manufacturer of cast iron soil pipe and fittings for storm and sanitary plumbing systems. The company states that specifiers should understand the importance of choosing products that do not off-gas toxins when burned.

“Transparency is an important ingredient to all Bibby’s products,” said Tom Leonard, president of Bibby-Ste-Croix. “The IFLI’s Declare programme offers an important opportunity for us to share our company’s industry leadership in products that contribute to healthy and environmentally safe design. Declare is designed to transform the way buildings are designed and built, making them safer for occupants and first responders.

Bibby-Ste-Croix has earned the Declare label from the International Living Future Institute (ILFI). The ILFI created Declare, a ‘nutrition label’ for products that gives a clear, informative method to disclose a product’s ingredients, to provide product manufacturers with the option for an additional level of confidence: third-party validation from trusted third- party verifiers.

Bibby-Ste-Croix – Canada www.bibby-ste-croix.com

John V Ballun elected to VMA board Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing Corp has announced that president and CEO John V Ballun has been elected to the Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) board.

Francisco Javier stated that Peninsular’s expansion to the new facilities highlights the growth the company is currently experiencing: “The newly built facilities improve warehousing efficiencies and capabilities to better serve our customers, immediately and into the future. “Recent growth and the expansion have allowed us to increase the available stock range and the company’s staff significantly in the past few months.” Peninsular de Vastagos SL – Spain info@peninsulardevastagos.es www.peninsulartubes.com He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master Degree in Business Administration from Northern Illinois University, and brings a wealth of industry experience to the position. Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing Corp – USA valves@valmatic.com www.valmatic.com the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Manufacturers Standardization Society (MSS).

Mr Ballun joined Val-Matic in 1995 as vice president of engineering, and previously worked in various engineering management roles at other valve manufacturing companies. Over his career, he has published numerous articles on valve technology and contributed to several standard development organisations including

John V Ballun

New facilities for Peninsular de Vastagos Peninsular de Vastagos, an independent stockist and specialist in steel tubes and pipe and tube applications, has marked a major milestone with the opening of in piping packages and tubular products for industrial projects. The company currently serves customers in more than 40 countries.

a new, larger facility in Seville, Spain. The new location is nearly triple the size of the company’s previous premises. Francisco Campos founded the company in 1997 and quickly created a reputation as a stockist of cylinder tubes, piston rods and precision tubes for the hydraulic industry in Spain. In 2006 his son, Francisco Javier Campos, started a new line of business to become a specialist

Peninsular’s new facilities

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