Plastics Pipe Institute Announces Building & Construction Division Management Committee Changes

The Plastics Pipe Institute’s Building & Construction Division has elected Bill Melvin of Legend Valve as division chair and Jim Paschal of Aquatherm as vice chair. Melvin, who will also represent the division on the PPI Board of Directors for the next two years, takes over from Joseph Poniatowski of Asahi/America. PPI’s BCD focuses on pressure piping materials for plumbing and mechanical applications.

Melvin has served on the management committee in several roles, including the communications committee chair and vice chair. Paschal also serves as chair of PPI’s polypropylene pressure pipe steering committee and formerly served as R&D projects chair. That position will now be filled by Rick Stock of Uponor. Brian Conner of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry joins the committee as codes & governments affairs committee liaison.

Kate Olinger of Uponor now serves as the past chair of BCD, and is also the treasurer of the PPI board of directors. Adam Grier of iNOEX serves as the communications committee chair and also as chair of the PPI umbrella marketing committee. Jason McKinnon of Viega LLC serves as the PPI education committee chair and also as the BCD education chair, a position he has held for more than eight years. Forest Hampton III of Lubrizol continues as advisory council liaison & strategic planning chair.

PPI’s management committee members provide guidance to staff on topics including research, codes and standards, education and advocacy.

The Building & Construction Division represents plastic pressure piping materials such as CPVC, HDPE, PEX, PE-RT, PP-R and PP-RCT.