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It’s certainly no secret that I’ve been active in this great industry for a number of years, and over those years I’ve seen tremendous changes.

ASA was the winner of the Storehouse of World Vision’s Partner of the Year honor during the 14th Annual Crystal Vision Awards Breakfast at KBIS. “ASA is proud to receive the Storehouse’s ‘Partner of the Year’ honor,” ASA Executive Vice President Mike Adelizzi said.

Ferguson recently announced it has acquired New Jersey-based Karl’s Sales and Service Co. (Karl’s Appliance) in an asset transaction completed in late January.

Here are the top products from five manufacturers that were featured in 2013 Supply House Times editorial coverage, either in print and/or online at www.supplyht.com. Our rankings are based on the number of reader inquiries/clicks each product generated.

Supply House Times recently interviewed Forte President Doug Hermance at the decorative plumbing and hardware buying group’s 2014 conference at Trump National Doral outside Miami. Hermance is the president of Houston-based Westheimer Plumbing & Hardware, which features two showroom locations (Houston and The Woodlands) and a warehouse operations center.

The Omni and Luxury Products Group buying groups had good news to report at their recent spring meetings held at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort in Orlando, Fla. Omni President Bob Hoff told the more than 1,000 attendees that group sales were up 10% over 2012 levels and total sales to vendor partners had again moved over the much-sought-after $1 billion barrier.

Zurn Industries joins plumbing organizations and their members in recognizing World Plumbing Day today.

A moderated discussion with Hilary Farr on ‘How to get the most out of your kitchen remodeling dollars.

With more than 75,000 industry people walking the aisles, the combined conventions were very successful. 

U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton, Calif.) on Friday introduced legislation that would provide a tax credit toward the purchase of WaterSense-certified products.