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DATE: Thursday, December 8, 1994             TAG: 9412080499
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D2   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: DIGEST
                                             LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

NOLAND REPORTS 7.8 PERCENT INCREASE IN SALES

Noland Co., the Newport News-based distributor of plumbing, heating, air conditioning and industrial products, said its November sales totaled $35.8 million, a 7.8 percent increase from $33.2 million for the previous November. Sales for the first 11 months of 1994 climbed 9.3 percent to $403.5 million from $369.2 million for the comparable period last year. (Staff) by CNB