AD announced it has completed mergers with SafetyNetwork and Delta Distributors, the group’s 11th and 12th mergers since it started in 1981 and its fourth and fifth in the last two years. Both mergers were effective Jan. 1, 2021.
In January 2021 American Underground Supply (AUS) will open its fourth branch in De Soto, IA. This facility sits on 1.5 acres with an 8000 square foot warehouse. De Soto is the first AUS location in the state of Iowa.
F.W. Webb Company announced they have been named the exclusive distributor of Cavagna LPG tank valves, regulators and natural gas metering equipment in the Northeast.
ASA member distributors report an average sales growth of 2.5% and a median sales growth of 4.1% in Q3.
October 19, 2020
Respondents to ASA’s quarterly Pulse report survey reported a median 1% growth in calendar year-to-date sales as of Sept. 30, 2020 vs. 2019. Half the respondents reported changes between -3.9% to +5% for year-to-date sales as of Sept. 30, 2020 vs. 2019.
The IPD Award of Excellence was created in 2008 to honor a member of ASA’s IPD division for their commitment and work advancing the industrial mechanical PVF segment of the PHCP-PVF industry. This year’s award goes to Johnny Seder, former owner of Milwaukee Valve.
The Granite Group, a Concord, NH-based distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, water and propane supplies has been recognized by Business NH Magazine as a Best Company to Work For and a Top Family-Owned Business.
Asahi/America, a manufacturer of thermoplastic fluid flow solutions, announced the NSF 61 certification of its CPVC Type-21 ball valves and CPVC ball check valves in sizes 1/2" through 4”.
