Growth in the U.S. industrial valve market is elusive, and margins continue to shrink. And despite billions of dollars at stake, even the experts can't agree where the opportunities are.
I have had a few days to reflect on this year's ASA Supply Chain Summit (Oct. 29 - Nov. 2 in Toronto) and I feel it had the most value to me in a number of years.
"Facing the Forces of Change Outlook 2003" analyzes trends and forecasts based on the five types of customers to which a wholesaler-distributor sells products and services.
Viega North America and Plumbing & Mechanical, a sister publication of Supply House Times, have teamed up to host a trip to Germany for next year's ISH Frankfurt, the plumbing and heating industry's premier trade event, March 25-29.
Calling the launch of ISH North America "a vision that had become a reality," Roland Bleinroth, president of Messe Frankfurt Inc., credited a number of people for helping to bring the ISH concept to North America during a press conference on the opening day of ISH North America, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, in Toronto.