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2023 Rep of the Year: Signature Sales

2023 Rep of the Year: Signature Sales

California-based Signature Sales earns this year’s award by staying true to family values while continuously adapting.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
June 7, 2023
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“Tempted by a robust Riverside, California home construction market in 1989, my wife Beverly and I set out to pursue the American Dream. We were convinced that by working hard, we could parlay a whole bunch of nothing into a little bit of something and were willing to risk all we owned,”


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Warehouse and workers

Natalie Forster: Be the Amazon in your city

Marry your local expertise and service with business practices of large competitors.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
June 6, 2023
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Amazon ships approximately 1.6 million packages every day. Although we all enjoy the convenience of being able to order virtually anything from Amazon and have it at our doorstep within a day — or even a couple hours — data shows that consumers want to shop local and are doing their part to reinvest in their communities.


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Winsupply

Supply House Times Profile: Winsupply's Jeff Dice

Entering his first year as president, Dice talks supply chain, automation and more.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
June 6, 2023
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Earlier this year, the Winsupply Board of Directors announced that it elected Jeffrey M. Dice as the new President of Winsupply Inc. Dice replaced former President John McKenzie who retired on Feb.28. Dice joined Winsupply in 2004 as a regional financial officer for Winsupply Group Services — Dayton. Soon, he moved into internal audit and then into leadership roles: first for electronic data integration, and then for acquisitions as a due diligence specialist.


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2023 Premier 150 Rankings

2023 Premier 150 Rankings

Distributors enjoy record-breaking year; anticipating more growth despite recessionary pressures.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
May 5, 2023
4 Comments

For the second year in a row, 100% of Premier 150 Survey respondents reported an increase in sales in 2022 when compared to 2021. When it comes to projections for fiscal year 2023, 81% of these distributor respondent say sales will increase while 14% expect sales to remain the same and 4% anticipate a decrease in sales.



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Next Gen All Stars contest

Natalie Forster: Second annual Next Gen All Stars contest

Nominate a PHCP-PVF professional under 40 to be recognized.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
May 5, 2023
2 Comments

One thing I love about this industry is how eager and willing most individuals are to recognize peers, partners and co-workers for their outstanding work and commitment to the industry. It is evident every time one of our award stories is deployed, when we publish anniversary stories or even other news items like grand openings. People like, comment and share their congratulations for the companies recognized; it’s my favorite part of posting those types of articles online and on social media.


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 Industrial Valco team

Finding your niche

75 year-old Industrial Valco ‘Speedability’ and marketing efforts make company stand out in PVF distribution game.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
May 4, 2023
4 Comments

 Any business hoping to stand out in a competitive marketplace needs to find the one or two things it can do better than everyone else. Now celebrating 75 years in business, Industrial Valco has spent the last decade perfecting the craft it is known for – delivery speed and inventory availability - while honing in on a unique niche in the commercial and industrial PVF distribution worlds – marketing and branding.


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Charleston, South Carolina

ASA Women in Industry Division breaks more records

More than 320 PHCP-PVF women leaders gather in Charleston for annual ELEVATE conference.; first-time attendees share key takeaways.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
May 3, 2023
One Comment

With each passing year that the American Supply Association (ASA) Women in Industry Division holds it’s ELEVATE conference, it becomes more and more evident than the strength and representation of women in the PHCP-PVF supply chain is growing — much like the division itself.


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nursing homes and assisted living

Manufacturers stepping up to meet institutional plumbing needs

Bemis Manufacturing Co. launches first-ever bidet seat with PH and zinc oxide cleaning spray.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
April 10, 2023
One Comment

The U.S. is currently experiencing the largest nursing staff shortage in history with no end in sight. Affecting health care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living facilities alike, lack of resources, ongoing patient care challenges, health and sanitation concerns along with simply being overworked, are all factors fueling this nursing shortage.


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Mid-State Supply’s Executive Team

When service matters: Mid-State Supply celebrates 75 years

Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
April 5, 2023
3 Comments

With distributors now offering same and next-day delivery, online ordering and more value-add services than ever before, it’s sometimes hard to picture the humble beginnings many independent distribution businesses started from. For Craig Norlin, co-owner of Wautoma, Wisconsin-based Mid-State Supply, it’s not difficult to recall at all; he remembers his father — Austin Norlin — delivering product out of the family’s station wagon with a four-wheel farm wagon towing behind in the 1960s.


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NIBCO headquarters in Elkhart, Indiana.

Supply House Times Profile: Behind the NIBCO-Matco-Norca acquisition

Q&A with leadership dives into future plans for both companies.
Natalie Forster
Natalie Forster
April 4, 2023
4 Comments

On Feb. 1, NIBCO announced it has acquired Matco-Norca and its subsidiary SVF Flow Controls.


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