PEX, a flexible tubing that comes in long rolls, offers several advantages over traditional piping. First, you can usually ...

Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--North American Pipe Corporation (NAPCO), a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK), today announced that it will acquire LASCO Fittings, Inc., a Brownsville, ...

If you’ve never heard of polybutylene piping, chances are you’ve never needed a major plumbing renovation in your house. Polybutylene is often called “poly,” “Poly B,” or “PB.” These days, it no ...

I stripped the threads on one plumbing connection and now it's a running joke with my brothers that I'm Jack the Stripper. I'll never live it down. Seriously, when is a screw, bolt, or plumbing ...

Zwolle, Netherlands-based Wavin BV has acquired Bow Plumbing Group Inc., a Montreal-based manufacturer of plastic pipes and fittings. The deal gives Wavin a presence in the North American residential ...

Salt Lake City-based Plastic Services and Products LLC purchased the assets of Genova Products Inc. through a bidding and court-appointed receiver process that includes all the real estate, equipment, ...