Former longtime Industrial Piping Division Advisory Council member to be honored at All-Industry Breakfast at NETWORK2025 in Ft. Lauderdale.
October 23, 2025
The American Supply Association's Industrial Piping Division has awarded Alan Lipp, co-CEO of Merit Brass in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2025 IPD Award of Excellence for his significant achievements and dedicated service to the industrial and mechanical PVF segment of the PHCP-PVF industry.
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