At the 84th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating (CIPH), Bill Palamar, President of Weil McLain Canada Sales Inc., was elected as the 2016/2017 CIPH Chairman of the Board. He began his career in the industry in 1979 and in 1980 (at the age of 23), started Aquatech Sales and Marketing. In 2002, Palamar purchased the assets of Weil McLain, where he continues as President and CEO. He has served as President of CIPH Ontario Region, oversaw the first CIPH Habitat for Humanity home build in Niagara Falls and was Chairman of the 2015 Annual General Meeting in Quebec City, QC.