AD names award winners
MKS Pipe & Valve’s Steven Adams (with his father, Patrick, looking on) accepts the award for the AD PVF member of the year at the AD North American Meeting in suburban Dallas. Photo by Mike Miazga/Supply House Times.
AD’s 2016 PHCP-PVF North American Meeting held at the Gaylord Texan in suburban Dallas included the buying group’s annual Spirt of Independence awards ceremony.
In the plumbing category, PACE Supply was named member of the year, while Oatey was named supplier of the year. Bradford White and PHCP distributors Keidel Supply, Blackman Plumbing Supply, Capitol Group and Valley Supply were honored for the plumbing conversion of the year.
For PVF, MKS Pipe & Valve was named AD member of the year. Merit Brass was the recipient of the supplier of the year honor. AP Supply and Allied Group were honored for the PVF conversion of the year.
On the HVAC side, Auer Steel & Heating Supply was named AD member of the year. Honeywell Genesis took home supplier of the year honors, while Johns Manville and Mingledorff’s were the HVAC conversion of the year winners.
Thos. Somerville was the winner of the best field marking summit award and supplier Southwire was the winner of the AD Giving Back award for its work in helping local students with their education.
Also honored during the banquet were AD members featured in both the 2016 Supply House Times Young Executives 20 and the 2016 Supply House Times Women in Industry profiles.
Somerville and F.W. Webb were honored for the impressive longevity milestones they are celebrating this year. Maryland-based Somerville is celebrating 155 years in business, while 2016 Supply House Times Supply House of the Year F.W. Webb (see coverage on Page 30) is celebrating 150 years.
Earlier in the day, AD Chairman and CEO Bill Weisberg gave his annual keynote address to the 1,000 attendees (including more than 180 newcomers) that centered on the conference’s “Ascend” theme and how that relates to the journey of running a business.
“AD’s membership and supplier community consists of a collection of overachievers,” he said. “We’ve been able to grow businesses and grow careers by overcoming obstacles. We’ve come through a lot of peaks and valleys and through hard work a lot of people have achieved significant size and scale.”
Next year’s AD North American Meeting returns to Kissimmee, Fla., and the Gaylord Palms.
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