CHICAGO (Dec. 3, 2013) – Jordan, Knauff & Company (JKC) was honored to receive the 2013 Energy Services & Manufacturing Deal of the Year award at the Americas M&A Atlas Awards recently in New York. The Americas M&A Atlas Awards recognize outstanding achievements of firms and individuals in the middle-market mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) industry throughout North and South America.

WAYNE, Pa. (Dec. 2, 2013) – Longtime Fluid Sealing Association member John Hale Wheeler was born in Dallas on Aug. 11, 1927, to Harley and Elizabeth Hooks Wheeler and passed away on Nov. 27, 2013.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Canada (Nov. 28, 2013) – Lafert North America has been awarded WINNER in the Green Building Category of the 2014 AHR Expo Innovation Awards Competition. A panel of industry professionals, selected for their knowledge and expertise in the HVACR industry, found Lafert North America’s product to be worthy of this honor, which will be awarded January 21 – 23 at the AHR Expo.

WARSAW, Ind. (Nov. 27, 2013) – Topp Industries, Inc. announced the appointment of JJ Lang to manage its wholesale sales business across the U.S. and Canada. The creation of this new position at Topp Industries marks another investment in Topp’s effort to strengthen its relationships with its wholesale channel partners and independent sales agents domestically and abroad.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., and PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Nov. 25, 2013) – NSF International acquired Bioensaios Analysis and Environmental Consulting Laboratory Ltd., based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. It will become known as NSF Bioensaios.