The plumbing and mechanical industry is changing quickly, and the biggest catalyst of that change is technology.

Total housing starts fell 0.3% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.14 million units from a downwardly revised reading in February, according to a report from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and Commerce Department that was delayed due to the partial government shutdown.

The acquisition includes all Water-Right subsidiaries, real estate and sister company Mineral-Right. 

The committee will use NSF 444: Prevention of Injury and Disease Associated with Building Water Systems as the base document.

American National Standards for health effects of drinking water treatment chemicals (NSF/ANSI 60) and drinking water system components (NSF/ANSI 61) updated for the Canadian market and published as National Standards of Canada.

The Forte Group’s annual conference took place recently in Austin, Texas at the Hyatt Regency hotel. This year’s event drew 310 attendees in total (170 members and 140 vendors).

It was a record-breaking 2018 for the Irving, Texas-based WIT & Co. buying group. WIT Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brandy Reed told Supply House Times during the cooperative’s recent annual Distributor and Vendor Conference in Grapevine, Texas, that 2018 purchases within the group rose to record-breaking levels.