So began our conversation when we sat down with Mark Whittington, executive vice president at Elkay Manufacturing to better understand why Elkay is so bullish on the American Supply Association.
Family-owned since 1920, Elkay has been making innovative plumbing products for nearly 100 years. Headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., today Elkay delivers world-class sinks, faucets, foodservice fixtures, water coolers, drinking fountains and award-winning rapid bottle-filling stations, offering most of these products through ASA wholesalers. Best known for its classic stainless steel sinks that have been widely recognized as the “professional’s choice” for decades, the company has become the leading sink provider in the U.S. “The way I see it, Elkay owes our longevity and success to keeping pace with changing times,” Whittington says. “Be it new materials, channels or customers — you have to keep up with the changes that are taking place in the world. ASA is one way that we have been able to achieve this.”