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in 1980, Sterling introduced to the market the Accent brand of faucets.<ref>{{cite news|title=Laundry Tray Faucet|publisher=Fort Lauderdale News|date=6 November 1980|location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida|page=114}}</ref>
On January 26, 1984, [[Kohler Co.]] announced the purchase of Sterling Faucet Co. Kohler officials mentioned the purchase will allow the company to enter in the economy end of the faucet market, expand its markets and broad the product lines. As part of the acquisition, the brass foundry and injection molding plant of Morgantown, West Virginia and the assembly and injection molding plant of Sheridan, Arkansas (were 700 and 250 workers were employed respectively) became part of Kohler. The Sterling and Accent brands were integrated into [[Kohler Kitchen & Bath]] family of products.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kohler Co. Buys Faucet-Making Firm|publisher=The Sheboygan Press|date=26 January 1984|location=Sheboygan, Wisconsin|page=3}}</ref> After the acquisition, Kohler started expanding the offering of Sterling branded products adding in the following years, tube doors, shower doors,
On December 29, 1986, Sterling Faucet Co. announced the acquisition of [[Polar Stainless Products Inc.]] which owned a plant in [[Searcy, Arkansas]] since 1965<ref>{{cite news |title=Industrial Bond Issue |publisher=Northwest Arkansas Times |date=9 August 1965 |location=Fayetteville, Arkansas |page=2}}</ref> and employed 150 workers.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kohler Co. Subsidiary Gets Polar Stainless|publisher=The Sheboygan Press|date=29 December 1986|location=Sheboygan, Wisconsin|page=15}}</ref> The acquisition brought stainless steel sinks to the Sterling family of products.
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In 1987, Sterling Faucet Co. purchased the Bath Products Division and related patented technology of the then struggling company, [[Owens Corning]]. The purchase included a manufacturing plant in [[Huntsville, Alabama]] that was built in 1972. This purchase brought the Vikrell (a poly-resin/plastic and fiberglass compound) line of bathing fixtures to Sterling.<ref>{{cite book|title=Home Page - The Taunton Press|date=2003|isbn=1-56158-584-X | page=47 | url=http://www.taunton.com}}</ref>
On March 31, 1988, the company was renamed as Sterling Plumbing Group Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=Business Organization Detail|url=http://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/corporations/organization.aspx?org=121007|website=Online Data Services|publisher=West Virginia Secretary of State|accessdate=2 May 2018}}</ref> Sterling Plumbing Group focused in the manufacturing and marketing of a full line of plumbing products for the Hardware/Home Center, Plumbing and Hardware wholesale, Builder and Specialized OEM market channels.
On November 16, 1988, Sterling bought Kinkead Industries (a subsidiary of [[USG Corporation]]) and its manufacturing plant in [[Union City, Tennessee]]. This purchase added folding shower doors, tub and shower enclosures to the Sterling family of products.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kohler subsidiary buys Illinois firm|publisher=The Sheboygan Press|date=16 November 1988|location=Sheboygan, Wisconsin|page=20}}</ref>
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