ASA’s Pulse sales report shows member distributor respondents enjoyed an average sales growth of 4.4% and a median growth of 6% during the fourth quarter of 2020, while distributor respondents doing business primarily in the industrial pipe, valves and fittings channel continued to report declines.
REHAU is mourning the loss of company founder and honorary president Helmut Wagner.
January 26, 2021
REHAU is mourning the loss of company founder and honorary president Helmut Wagner. He passed away last Sunday at the age of 95 in Switzerland surrounded by his family. The news of the death of the popular founding father, who was highly committed to the end, has moved REHAU employees around the globe.
With 28 years of commitment to Canadian independent distributors, and as a sign of its focus on further investment in the Canadian market, AD announced it has made the strategic decision to establish AD Canada as a distinct business unit, serving the more than 150 members of its three Canada-based divisions.
A. O. Smith announced the release of its 2020 Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Report, which documents the company’s environmental, social and governance activities and performance over the past two years. It announced the company's first greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reduction goal of 10% by 2025.
The addition of the TrueShip feature to Neuco’s ordering process has made it easier for counter salespeople to wrap up a sale with their customers. Distributors were previously accustomed to waiting for a final invoice before knowing shipping costs on their orders but now they can see their landed total prior to submitting an order.
Registration for the annual Southern Wholesalers Association (SWA) convention is now open. The event will take place June 26-29 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa.
Rheem’s ProTerra with LeakGuard is an Energy Star-certified water heater, and is the industry’s only hybrid water heater with built-in leak detection and auto-shutoff that limits water loss from the tank to no more than 20 ounces, Rheem states.
Daikin North America, a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, manufacturer of heating, cooling and refrigerant products, announced the alignment with ABCO HVACR Supply + Solutions, ABCO,” a leading full line distributor of HVAC and refrigeration systems and supplies in the Northeastern United States.
The Gould Company, an HVAC rep agency in the Northeast, has reached an agreement with MCB Sales of Glens Falls, N.Y., under which representation in New England of three prominent HVAC brands will transfer from MCB to Gould.
RectorSeal, manufacturer of quality HVAC/R and plumbing tools and accessories and a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSW Industrials, announced that Vernon Bitzer Associates will represent RectorSeal’s plumbing products in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware. Vernon Bitzer is headquartered in Warminster, PA.