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Jeff Valles: COVID-19 can help with customer selections in showrooms

Implementing this simple process can prevent overwhelmed customers and sanitation stress.

September 29, 2020

You have taken great care to create and merchandise your showrooms to display every style and configuration of faucet available in countless finishes. You are confident that any customer walking through the front door will be able to sort through the many products and find the faucet just right for their job.

Eye on Safety: Injury prevention is an ART form

Does this scenario sound familiar?

Bill D'Amico

September 28, 2020

Employee Jones to supervisor: “Hey boss, just want you to know I tweaked my back lifting that box of parts onto the conveyor. No big deal, I can continue working.”

Dan Holohan: The first rule of stupidity

Everything you need to learn is available in books, new and old.

Dan Holohan

September 25, 2020

When you do something stupid, you will always receive an award, which will lead you to do things of greater stupidity.

The Granite Group announces George Broulidakis joins business development team

September 25, 2020

The Granite Group, a Concord, NH-based distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, water and propane supplies, announced that George Broulidakis has joined its business development team to head up a new initiative focused on Well and Water Systems.

Midland Industries appoints John Gerber CEO

September 24, 2020

Midland Industries (Midland), a supplier of brass fittings for tube, pipe and hose, announced John Gerber as its CEO, effective September 14. The Kansas City, Missouri-based organization welcomes Gerber as he steps into current CEO, Vince Hodes’s role.

Winsupply breaks ground on Richard W. Schwartz Center for Innovation

September 23, 2020

Winsupply broke ground on the future home of the Richard W. Schwartz Center for Innovation. Located at the corner of Kettering Blvd. and Big Hill Rd. in Moraine, the facility will also be the new home of Winsupply of Dayton, a local distributor serving plumbing contractors in the Dayton market.

New criteria in drinking water standard tightens lead leaching allowance for plumbing products

September 22, 2020

Joint committee governing NSF/ANSI/CAN 61 lowers maximum allowable limits of leached lead from plumbing endpoint devices.

Northeastern Supply acquires Shank Wholesalers

September 22, 2020

Northeastern Supply, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s fastest growing plumbing and HVAC distributors announced the acquisition of Shank Wholesalers, supplier of plumbing and heating products. The purchase will better serve the needs of Northeastern Supply’s Virginia customers in the Harrisonburg area.

Dave Viola to succeed Russ Chaney as IAPMO CEO

September 21, 2020

Viola has more than 25 years of senior management experience within the plumbing and mechanical industry.

Chris Calabro joins Channel Marketing Group

September 21, 2020

Chris Calabro, a 30 plus year veteran of the electrical, HVAC and Fire Safety industries, joins Channel Marketing Group, as a vice president. Chris will be supporting clients in the electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire safety industries.