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Your Best Sales Rep Just Retired. Now What?

June 3, 2026

The PHCP-PVF supply chain is facing a generational shift in its sales workforce. Retirements are outpacing new hires, and the institutional knowledge that veteran sellers carry is not the kind that fits neatly into an onboarding document.

Johnstone Supply Eliminates Manual Billing Across 450-Plus Locations

New CTA automated platform cuts cash cycle by up to 10 days.

Supply House Times Editorial Staff

June 1, 2026

National accounts distributor replaces fragmented, manual processes with end-to-end automation.

Bluon Embeds HVAC Intelligence Directly Into ServiceTitan

Bluon’s database includes tens of millions of model numbers across hundreds of OEMs.

Supply House Times Editorial Staff

May 25, 2026

ServiceTitan users who subscribe to Bluon for Business can now directly access Bluon’s AI support and parts and equipment database without leaving their FSM platform.

APR Supply Co. Launches New Brand Identity and Tagline

May 7, 2026

The new look has already begun appearing on trucks, branch signage, and company gear over the past several months, and will continue rolling out across APR’s 40 plus branches, 11 showrooms, and 66-truck fleet serving Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Delaware in the months ahead.

Premier 150: The Top PHCP-PVF Distributors of 2026

Commercial strength, consolidation and a sharper focus on profitability defined a year of steady, more intentional performance across the channel.

Natalie Forster

May 7, 2026

Combined revenue across this year’s Premier 150 once again underscores the immense scale of the channel, with distributors collectively generating hundreds of billions in annual sales.

Why Day-To-Day Firefighting Douses Distributors’ Profit

A shift to order-level visibility and process discipline can help distributors eliminate margin leaks and regain control of performance.

Michael Biwer

May 4, 2026

Ask a distributor to describe their day-to-day, and there’s an excellent chance that they’ll use the term “fighting fires.” It makes sense that this term has become so popular – the work sounds urgent and important, even heroic.

ASA News

Are people your greatest strength?

Don’t keep it a secret

Steve Edwards

April 24, 2026

With a company’s website and social media accounts being the first places candidates often look to learn about opportunities, it’s surprising how many in our industry offer little or no information about what it’s like to be an employee at the company.

ASA News

How distributors are winning with business intelligence

Advanced data tools are helping wholesalers forecast demand, optimize pricing, and improve performance across every level of the business.

April 22, 2026

Strong business intelligence (BI) data has become a competitive necessity for distributors operating in increasingly complex and fast-moving markets.

Cooney Brothers announces COO leadership transition

Brian Bartlett will transition to COO leadership as Jake Fegely prepares to retire.

April 14, 2026

Bringing 29 years of operational and managerial leadership experience, Bartlett joined Cooney Brothers in September of last year with the plan to eventually assume the COO role after gaining a full understanding of the company’s operations.

A graphic for F.W. Webb's 160 year anniversary.

F.W. Webb celebrates 160 years

The company plans to celebrate by highlighting customer relationships and employee contributions.

April 9, 2026

To commemorate this milestone, F.W. Webb has developed multiple features that will be unveiled throughout the year highlighting the company’s people-focused philosophy.