Advance Plumbing Supply operates in an upper-income area with limited distribution products.
Nestled among prosperous suburbs where automotive industry executives reside, Advance Plumbing Supply offers an upscale mix of plumbing products in its Walled Lake, Mich., showroom. The 80-year-old, family-owned plumbing-and-heating wholesaler also operates a more traditional supply house in a 35,000-sq.-ft. facility in Detroit, where it focuses on boilers and pipe, valves and fittings.
"The entire Detroit metropolitan area has been experiencing a decade-long housing boom," says Jeffrey H. Moss, vice president. He is co-owner of Advance Plumbing Supply with his father, Ronald Moss, who is president of the company and runs the Detroit facility.