Articles by Natalie Forster

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In 1943 Henry Rubenstein, Morris Rubenstein and Bob Rubenstein, began salvaging plumbing fixtures from their father’s building demolition business. The three brothers went on to build and operate a plumbing distribution company together.

80 year old business born out of customer need enters PVF Ring of Honor.

One great conversation I got to have while at NETWORK during the "in between" moments was with NIBCO’s newly-promoted President and COO Ashley Martin and Dawn Bloch who is now the company’s chief people officer.

Navien held a virtual product launch event to announce three new products, one of which is the company’s first-ever HVAC product. Supply House Times chatted with Product Management Director David Hoskyn after the event.

IMARK announced that M&N Supply’s President, Steve Norton, would be the new chairman of the board. We sat down with Norton to discuss upcoming IMARK initiatives, challenges facing independent distributors and more.

Hirsch Pipe & Supply is committed to the growth and development of its employees, and that commitment shines through when you listen to the employee spotlights the company put together to celebrate its 90^th anniversary.

I had the opportunity to experience the grand opening celebration of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry’s new facility in Oakboro, North Carolina.

Patrick Maloney, will take the reigns as a second-generation ASA leader following his father, Don Maloney’s, footsteps who served as ASA President years ago.

The 51^st annual Association of Independent Manufacturers’ Representatives (AIM/R) conference drew a record-setting crowd of more than 500 attendees to Miramar Beach, Florida.