Exhibitors included six decorative suppliers and seven wholesale suppliers. Each of the suppliers hosted an interactive exhibit for showrooms/wholesalers to visit and learn about their particular product specialties.
This is Winsupply’s third acquisition of this year. Earlier this year, Winsupply closed on the acquisition of Kansas-based Industrial Sales Co. and Florida-based United Lighting & Supply Co.
F.W. Webb Co. opened its newest wholesale location at 139 Industrial Avenue. The 35,000-square-foot building offers convenient access to Route 7, Middlebury College, downtown Middlebury, and surrounding communities.
The Joe Poehling Distribution Innovation Center integrates advanced warehouse technology to improve order accuracy, optimize fulfillment, and enhance speed to service. The facility will serve as a central hub to support First Supply’s growing customer base across the Upper Midwest.
In plumbing, wholesalers are reporting price hikes of 15–35% across copper, steel, and PVC since the tariff chatter began. Distributors caught between rising supplier invoices and contractors reluctant to absorb increases face an unenviable choice: raise prices and risk losing volume, or protect customer relationships and watch margins evaporate.
The solution automates RFQ workflows and accelerates supplier communications, helping supply chain businesses cut cycle time, reduce manual work, and make fast, confident purchasing decisions.
This merger of equals within the U.S. PHCP industry brings together two member-owned groups consisting of 325 independently owned PHCP distributors in the U.S. and will be part of the overall AD community of over 1,000 independents spanning nine construction and industrial verticals and fourteen divisions within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
While on-site support during installation isn't standard across all jobs, it's a growing part of how wholesalers like Minnesota-based DSG and Wisconsin-based First Supply serve their customers—especially when complications arise.