Mark Theis thinks it's time for ISH NA to go every other year.
Mark Theis, his brother, Jeff, and cousins Greg and Bruce run the H. W. Theis Co., a company founded by their great-grandfather, Henry W. Theis Sr., and grandfather, Henry Jr. Mark Theis has been in the business more than three decades, and held almost every position in his supply house, learning the details of the distribution business. He knows the old-fashioned ways of the plumbing wholesale market and sees the importance of adapting them to new technologies. His company outfits hospitals, clinics, school systems, factories and universities and has supplied parts for such notable projects as Milwaukee's Bradley Center -- home to the NBA's Bucks, the AHL's Admirals and the Marquette University Golden Eagles men's basketball team -- and Miller Park, the Milwaukee Brewers' new baseball stadium. Almost 70% of the business is commercial, but Theis notes they are making a push for the residential plumber as well.