The DOE’s 2025 efficiency standards bring new rules for water heaters, boilers, and plumbing fixtures—impacting PHCP wholesalers’ inventory, pricing strategies, and contractor relationships.
The 2025 standards are a reminder that regulation is never static. But wholesalers who position themselves as both compliance experts and trusted advisors can turn these challenges into an opportunity to strengthen contractor relationships—and protect their margins in the process.
HARDI released its monthly TRENDS report, showing sales by HARDI distributors increased by 6.8% during July 2025. The annual sales growth for the 12 months through July 2025 is an increase of 3.3%.
Brass Knuckle has created the Distributor Advantages brochure. It outlines how Brass Knuckle looks out for distributors just as its products look out for wearers in the field. Download Distributor Advantages here.
This merger of equals within the U.S. PHCP industry brings together two member-owned groups consisting of 325 independently owned PHCP distributors in the U.S. and will be part of the overall AD community of over 1,000 independents spanning nine construction and industrial verticals and fourteen divisions within the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.