The focus of WII is empowering women by providing them with the opportunity to connect — through practical guidance, direction and education to reach their individual and company’s professional goals. Even more important, WII has become a great example that we can display to women who are considering joining our industry of the exciting careers that are being built by women in our industry.
In 2020, PACE Supply opened a new shopping experience for the service and repair portion of its customer base. Named the PACE Supply, “EZ Pick,” PACE Supply customers can walk into the PACE Supply San Rafael branch and peruse aisles of product hand selected for this service group.
APR Supply Co., a third generation, family-owned HVAC and Plumbing wholesale distributor announced the acquisition of four new branch locations in Western Pennsylvania. The locations, formerly Plumbers Equipment Company — a division of the Chicago-based Crawford Supply, feature large sales areas to service local HVAC, plumbing and hydronics contractors as well as kitchen and bath showrooms.
Epicor Software Co. recently released its Prophet 21 2020.2 cloud ERP software. Perhaps the most unique feature of the launch is an integrated reporting tool that allows anyone in the organization to go from data source to reports in less than 60 seconds and run reports without the need for special coding, database skills or requesting IT help.
AD announced Marty McLaughlin has joined the group as its first chief marketing officer effective April 1. McLaughlin is charged with collaborating with AD’s members and boards to identify new areas of added value for its community, beyond the core functions of a buying and marketing group.
Merger and acquisition news continues to frequent the PHCP-PVF industry. Whether it be due to lack of exit strategy, financial reasons or just a desire to leave the business, making the decision to sell a company is no small feat.
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.
I asked a bunch of heating contractor friends what was missing from their wholesaler’s stock and how they felt about that. They had some interesting things to say and I thought you might want to listen in.