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A report issued in April 2023 by Beyond Plastics, a project with the mission to “… end plastic pollution everywhere…,” falsely claims that the use of PVC and CPVC pipe in drinking water system pose a significant health and environmental hazard.
Every day, we receive promotional emails attempting to entice us to visit, shop and purchase branded products. Countless companies employ a "pushing, pushing, pushing" product approach, emphasizing style and price, hoping that one will motivate us to delve deeper. But, is that rare brand dive really enough? What are these mega brands are trying to “teach” us? The answer, my friends, lies at the bottom of email and on their home page. "Please visit our elegant store and let our talented design team help you create.”
A culture of safety needs to be championed at all levels of the organization to ensure that everyone is aware of the importance of safety and takes the necessary steps to prevent accidents. In this article, we will explore why a culture of safety can be beneficial to business owners, and actionable strategies to begin growing a culture of safety at your organization.
During last year’s We Supply America tour, I met a young man by the name of Matt Daniel. Matt is the branch manager for Eastern Industrial in Greenville, South Carolina. Before Eastern, he came from a broken culture where he was just a number. But at Eastern Industrial, he was more than that. He was part of a family.
One of the major highlights of the 2023 ASA Emerging Leaders EMERGE conference in Savannah, Georgia was the annual best practices roundtable sessions where attendees gathered to share best practices and generate solutions to common problems seen within their businesses.
The Emerging Leaders EMERGE conference in Savannah opened to record-setting attendance (seems to be a theme at ASA events this year!) and nearly half the attendees were experiencing EMERGE for the first time.
We always have turkey for Thanksgiving. I mean who doesn’t? My job wasn’t to cook it, though; it was to eat it. I loved the way the turkey always made the house smell, and I remember how The Lovely Marianne would carefully lift the aluminum foil off the radiator to baste it, hour after hour.
“Tempted by a robust Riverside, California home construction market in 1989, my wife Beverly and I set out to pursue the American Dream. We were convinced that by working hard, we could parlay a whole bunch of nothing into a little bit of something and were willing to risk all we owned,”
Estate planning can be a complex process, particularly for business owners who need to consider not only their personal assets but also the future of their business. Here are five tips for business owners to keep in mind when planning their estate.
Respondents to ASA’s monthly sales report reported a median sales decline of -1.8% for April 2023 vs. 2022.
June 7, 2023
This is the first month in more than two years that respondents have reported a median year-over-year decline in sales. On a month-to-month basis (April vs. March 2023), respondents reported a greater decrease in sales of nearly -9%.