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Time to be recognized for your worker safety excellence

ASA Safety Award applications now being accepted.

March 28, 2021

Each year, the ASA Safety Committee recognizes three wholesaler/distributor member companies and three manufacturing member companies for their high level of worker safety.

Dan Holohan: What's not in stock?

Hear directly from the contractor what they want from your inventory.

Dan Holohan

March 26, 2021

I asked a bunch of heating contractor friends what was missing from their wholesaler’s stock and how they felt about that. They had some interesting things to say and I thought you might want to listen in.

ASA opposes proposed amendments to California Article 6, Clear and Reasonable Warnings Short-form Warnings

March 23, 2021

The ASA Plumbing Division Executive Council approved a position statement on the issue which was documented in a March 22, 2021 letter to the California OEHHA.

Bruce Merrifield: Minnow division and data-free beliefs

Don’t waste time and resources on the wrong customers.

Bruce Merrifield

March 12, 2021

Customer-profitability analytics provide many insights for distributors. A common opportunity is an accumulated sea of small, unprofitable accounts: Minnows!

Jeff Valles: The fast follower model

If a similar showroom opened in your market, would it make a sound?

Jeff Valles

March 8, 2021

My takeaway from the barrage of stories analyzing the Reddit group that banded together to create noise in the stock industry is that this time, the group hit the market at the right time with the right story and, it seems, most of the people walked away with a profit.

Connection is key

ASA and The Distribution Team enter second year of popular peer networking groups.

Natalie Forster

March 4, 2021

Ever heard the expression about the best ideas being created on cocktail napkins? The American Supply Association’s member benefit CONNECT virtual peer networking program is a real-life example.

Century A/C Supply enlists Thrive Technologies to help maintain position as leader in customer service

March 2, 2021

Thrive Technologies announced Houston-based Century A/C Supply is the latest company to seek its supply chain planning software to help wholesale-distributors maintain high standards of customer service.

Eastern Industrial Supplies social media

Natalie Forster: Social media success

Eastern Industrial Supplies uses social channels to promote company culture, connection and employee retention.

Natalie Forster

February 25, 2021

I’m always curious to hear about how distributors and others within our industry are utilizing social media. For some, it’s a new territory that they’ve yet to fully explore because there’s no internal team member with the time and knowledge to do so.

Bruce Merrifield: Automate the picking of your losing, small-dollar SKUs

Bruce Merrifield

February 25, 2021

Many distributors assume they can handle one more warehouse order for free. Aren’t all warehouse operational-costs fixed in the moment? And isn’t keeping people busier good?

Ferguson shares tips for trade pros during disaster recovery

February 23, 2021

According to AccuWeather Founder and CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers, the total damage and economic loss caused by the historic storm could be close to $50 billion.