Before I get into this month’s key thoughts related to important ASA efforts, I would like to bring to further light the recent unexpected death of longtime respected industry trade journalist Bob Mader. While most of our distribution audience might not have known Bob well, manufacturer executives in the PHCP-PVF industry who read this publication most certainly did, particularly those in the plumbing, heating, cooling space.
Mader was part of a small fraternity of industry trade journalists that was omnipresent at all industry events and did his job the right way — producing content that helped his readers do their jobs better and win more business. I invite you to read my tribute column to him here. The industry was better for having Mader in it for all these years.