LANSDALE, PA. — Tyco Fire Protection Products announced a new listing from Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for the installation of Tyco CPVC pipe and fittings in unfinished basements. In addition to ...

According to the complaint, fire sprinkler systems containing CPVC (Chlorinated Polyvinal Chloride) pipes are incompatible with an array of basic construction products and unsuitable for use in fire ...

CHICAGO — As a result of recent market changes in the way CPVC manufacturers operate, Wheatland Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, would like to reiterate its position in terms of its product ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — An Action News Jax investigation exposes a potential fire safety hazard in condo and apartment complexes all over town. A new lawsuit claims companies put in defective plumbing in ...

CHICAGO - The landmark ordinance that was approved here late last year, requiring all commercial high rises within the city to install fire sprinklers by 2016, also ...

At least two high-rise Miami condos are among many that used faulty and potentially dangerous plastic pipes in fire sprinkler systems — a problem that was covered up for years — according to a newly ...

A federal lawsuit carries a warning about fire sprinkler systems that may not work when needed. Owners in two downtown Miami condo buildings claim the CPVC pipes in the fire sprinkler system are ...

Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) is a type of plastic that is used in a variety of products, including pipes and sprinklers. Ahmedabad-based Meghmani Finechem Ltd. is expanding its manufacturing ...