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On Feb. 1, NIBCO announced it has acquired Matco-Norca and its subsidiary SVF Flow Controls.

Company training leaders and trainers come from many backgrounds with varying levels of learning and development experience. While not all have degrees in L&D, they most certainly have a passion for helping others to grow.

IMARK Plumbing recognized members and suppliers who achieved results and successfully participated within IMARK marketing programs. 

With the unemployment rate at its lowest level in decades, employers across the nation continue to struggle staffing their companies with high-quality talent.

Advocacy is one of the pillars of the American Supply Association. When the association was founded more than 50 years ago, the need to advocate on behalf of the industry as a whole with a unified voice was paramount and the need remains today.

My first job in this business was to be a truck driver for an AC/Refrigeration wholesaler on Long Island. I didn’t have a car at the time, so I walked a mile to the branch and loaded a box truck, which I then drove 30 miles east to the branch where I would spend my days. Once there, I unloaded the transfer stock, reloaded for the local deliveries, and then drove off to learn about life.

Uponor North America announced Jon Sillerud, vice president, operations, has agreed to accept the additional responsibilities of leading the supply chain function for the company, effective immediately. 

The ASA OPR has been regarded as the gold standard in PHCP-PVF distributor benchmarking for more than 40 years and presents more than 130 financial datapoints for wholesalers to compare themselves against the entire industry, firms of similar sales volume, similar product offerings and of similar geographical location.

The seats were surrounded by more than 27,000 blue flags on the National Lawn, each symbolizing a projected case of colorectal cancer in someone under age 50 by the year 2030. 

According to a recent Healthy Handwashing Survey, only 25% of parents actually believe their children always wash up when they tell them to do so.