Items Tagged with 'distributors'

While Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central provides a strong ERP foundation, distributors often need additional capabilities to manage complex pricing policies, specialized sales order flows and routing, inventory allocation, and customer-specific business rules. 

Based on PPI’s review, these PEX tubing products may not comply with and are not third-party certified to mandatory industry standards, despite implied claims regarding the suitability of these products for plumbing and mechanical applications.

While consolidation is undeniably reshaping the channel, it hasn’t reduced the importance of strong rep firms. What it has done is raise the bar. The role of the rep is evolving — and the firms that are thriving are the ones that have adjusted their approach.

Nominations are officially open for the 2026 Plumbing & Mechanical and Supply House Times Top 40 Under 40 Next Gen All-Star competition.

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. 

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

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.

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.