Twenty-eight years ago next month I attended my first convention in the plumbing-heating-cooling-piping industry. As an editor or publisher of Supply House Times, Contractor, Plumbing & Mechanical, PM Engineer and Reeves Journal, I’ve had the pleasure to meet many of you at these meetings.
I’d say the chances are good that I’ve attended more of these meetings during this time span than anyone in our industry. I go to these conventions because they are important. From the start of my career, I’ve believed the goal of a good trade magazine and good trade associations that produce these events is the same. We aim to raise the level of our industry by sharing information that helps to move our readers — and their members — forward.