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Mega Western Sales, a full-service manufacturer’s representative for plumbing, HVAC, and building materials, is celebrating 55 years in 2025. With 137 employees and locations in California, Nevada, Hawaii, and Arizona, the company transitioned to an ESOP in 2020, making it unique in the industry.

If everyone sticks to the confines of their role, it limits creativity and denies organizations the benefit of our innate desire as humans to solve problems.

Opening your showroom space to the design community is imperative to building stronger relationships. Assisting the design community with design spaces helps attract a clientele that encourages creativity. You can add value to your showroom by optimizing display samples for various custom looks.

For smaller independents, designing one isn’t about handing it off to a slick firm; it’s about you being in the trenches, plotting layout, flow, and how people and machines coexist.

The summit held in early May drew more than 220 attendees and enjoyed tremendous sponsorship support from industry vendors, wholesalers, reps and service providers for its two-day education, best practices sharing and networking forum held at the Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California.

Due to matters such as geopolitical instability, interest rate uncertainties, labor shortages, and increased demand for domestic manufactured goods, industrial distributors had to adapt to changing market conditions.

The PHCP/PVF industry is facing challenges like a growing skills gap, an aging workforce, and rising demands for innovation. For ASA members, now is the ideal time to invest in the future by creating internship programs.

Joining a buying group for your luxury kitchen and bath showroom offers many advantages. While enhanced buying power and cost savings are significant benefits, surveys show that the most valued aspect is the long-lasting relationships formed within the group. Read about some key benefits of membership.

Prices stabilized around the $4.30 level after the White House postponed new tariffs for 90 days. Since then, copper has regained some ground, supported by signals that Washington may be pursue negotiations with China and by rising expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in June.

What is the next great tool that will shape the future of our industry? The answer is artificial intelligence.