Uponor held its biennial 2014 Connections Convention in April

Brain power at the American Supply Association’s Spring Forum ’14.

Almost 700 attendees participated in WIT & Co.’s 2014 Distributor/Vendor Conference in Dallas.

The PVF Roundtable is coming off another record-setting event in February, which was headlined by Chicago Tube & Iron President and CEO Dr. Don McNeeley’s keynote address.

Murray Supply Co. recently was the host site for the North Carolina Plumbing and Mechanical Association’s first-quarter board meeting. The featured guest speaker was second-term North Carolina Senator Richard Burr.

At ASA’s annual winter meeting in January, 70 volunteer leaders representing ASA’s various committees, executive councils and ASA’s divisions were on hand to discuss strategic goals and objectives for the upcoming year.

For decades, ASA’s Y.E. Division has hosted the annual Spring Forum to connect the people who represent the next generation of principals and owners for our industry’s wholesalers, manufacturers and independent manufacturer representatives.

The popular industrial pipe, valves and fittings quarterly gathering established yet another attendance record in its debut in late February at the Westin Galleria in Houston.

The Omni and Luxury Products Group buying groups had good news to report at their recent spring meetings held at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Fla. Omni President Bob Hoff told the more than 1,000 attendees that group sales were up 10% over 2012 levels and total sales to vendor partners had again moved over the much-sought-after $1 billion barrier.

With more than 75,000 industry people walking the aisles, the combined conventions were very successful.