Attendees could sit in on business-improving workshops, network with peers and view products up close at Network ’06 and ISH North America, both of which met in Chicago in late September.
In
1882, a group of tradesmen from New York City banded together to form
the Master Plumbers Association of New York. Shortly afterward, a
like-minded group joined forces in Brooklyn.
Editor's Note: The following is excerpted from a speech given by Robert Vick at ASA's Vendor Member Div. (VMD) breakfast meeting, held Sept. 29 in conjunction with the annual ASA conven-tion and ISH North America trade show.
Established: 1992 Nexstar Inc., formerly Contractors 2000, was founded in November 1992 by 16 contractors who wanted to raise the bar. Nexstar helps fellow contractors with all the business aspects