Articles Tagged with ''PHCP-PVF''

Faith, stewardship, and a people-first leadership style have shaped Miller’s 45-year career at Eastern. As he prepares to serve as the American Supply Association’s 2026 president, he aims to bring that spirit to the PHCP-PVF community by encouraging members, promoting smart technology adoption, and building a stronger future together.

Supply House Times wants to know what your top-selling products were in 2025. Take a few moments to share what sold the most in each category below that applies to your company, and we will publish the results in an upcoming issue.

Most learning happens on the job, with 70% from daily work, 20% from peers, and only 10% from formal training. Programs not integrated into operations often fail, and nearly half of managers see a lack of leadership development, especially at the branch level where theory must link to daily execution.

Quality Pumps has served local and regional customers as a trusted wholesale distributor of pumps, pipes, and accessories to well drillers, excavators, and contractors across southern Wisconsin. 

A significant percentage of AD’s overall YTD growth was the result of its 2024 merger with IMARK Electrical. However, AD members also acquired 75 companies year-to-date, including 24 fellow AD members and 51 from outside the group. 

The American Supply Association (ASA) is set to transform the plumbing, heating, cooling, and PVF industries with its Product Data Standard (PDS), launching on July 1, 2025. This initiative aims to standardize product information across the supply chain, streamlining communication from manufacturer to distributor to end user. Say goodbye to inconsistent data and hello to a new era of efficiency and clarity.

When Cheryl Merchant talks about her path from rural Michigan to the corner office at the Taco Family of Companies, she does so with the steady confidence of someone who’s spent four decades proving that perseverance and people-first leadership can build anything — from global factories to family-style company cultures.

Wool will now be added to a prestigious list of previous winners including Wally Gumm, Rick Schwartz, Joe Poehling, Joe Maiale, Randy Tice, Jeff New, Bruce Carnevale, Rick Fantham and Jim Lewis.

The American Supply Association's Industrial Piping Division has awarded Alan Lipp, co-CEO of Merit Brass in Cleveland, Ohio, the 2025 IPD Award of Excellence for his significant achievements and dedicated service to the industrial and mechanical PVF segment of the PHCP-PVF industry.

These updated courses offer a modern, mobile-friendly interface, engaging live-action videos that clarify complex concepts, scenario-based assessments for real-world application, impactful 3D imagery for technical training, concise summaries for practical reference, and hands-on activities to reinforce learning.