Hughes Supply (Orlando, Fla.) promoted Bob Webber to branch manager in Atlanta. Most recently he had been branch manager for Hughes Marietta, Ga., branch. He has been with the company for five years.
A post-convention questionnaire sent to distributors and vendors who attended the first Pacific Western Distributors Association annual meeting revealed that of those responding, 79% of distributors and 91% of vendors rated the utility and enjoyment of the event as very good or excellent.
Ferguson named Rob Braig to the newly created position of regional manager commercial-industrial, where he will work with corporate business development.
The Read Center for Distribution Research and Education at Texas A&M University is offering an Industrial Sales Seminar that focuses on selling solutions rather than product in Dallas during July and August.