X-Cel Sales was appointed manufacturers representative by A.O. Smith for its line of commercial and residential water heaters. X-Cel will serve Colorado, Wyoming, southwestern Nebraska, Arizona and Clark County, NV. Contractors and wholesalers in those regions should contact Shawn Marley at X-Cel Sales at 602-943-4466.
Wiseway Supply (Florence, KY) presented awards to manufacturers and manufacturers representatives to honor their performance for the wholesaler in 2005. The winning manufacturers reps included: Disney McLane - Steve McLane, for Plumbing Rep of the Year and Plumbing Rep Follow-up/Follow-through; Katona Sales - Dean Katona, for Showroom Rep Follow-up/Follow-through; Progress Lighting - Penny Merkle, for Showroom Rep of the Year; Cooper Sales - Joe Cooper, for Electrical Rep of the Year, Electrical Rep Follow-up/Follow-through and Electrical Rep Regular Visits; Moen - John Andrews, for Plumbing Rep Regular Visits; and John Patsey Sales - John Patsey, for Showroom Rep Regular Visits.
supplyFORCE (King of Prussia, PA) was selected by Temple-Inland to be its national provider of electrical and lighting supplies for all paper mills, forest product plants and box plants. The new three-year agreement, valued at $9 million, will provide Temple-Inland with local solutions through a national program designed to reduce the supply chain costs associated with electrical MRO supplies. Temple-Inland manufactures corrugated packaging and forest products. supplyFORCE is an MRO national contract solutions company delivering process, inventory and product cost savings for large industrial businesses.
F.W. Webb Co. (Bedford, MA) has agreed to a multi-year marketing partnership with the Boston Red Sox.
Here, John Pope, owner of F.W. Webb (right), meets with Larry Lucchino, president/CEO of the Boston Red Sox. The wholesaler is the team's official distributor of plumbing, heating, HVAC and PVF supplies.
The I=B=R Hydronic Heating Schools slated for March 28-29 in Minneapolis and March 30-31 in Eau Claire, WI, have been rescheduled for May 23-24 and May 25-26, respectively.
Omni Corporate Services Ltd. is a member-owned group purchasing and marketing organization in the plumbing and heating industry. Its annual “spring” meeting is held every January.
The economic forecast for 2006 indicates strong investment and capital spending; new plant equipment; strong consumption spending and growth in exports, according to Dr. Stephen Happel, professor of economics, W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. Dr. Happel was one of the featured speakers at the 2006 Executive Summit in Washington, D.C., hosted in late January by the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors.
Wolseley plc (Reading, England) said its Ferguson subsidiary, based in Newport News, VA, acquired HVAC distributor Mobile Supply Co., Mobile, AL, in November. Mobile has two locations and reported 2004 sales of $12.3 million.
Robinson Supply Co. (Fall River, MA) named Fred W. Straight Jr. store manager for its Plainville, MA, location. He has 22 years of experience in the plumbing and heating business.
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