The Stellar DCS program aims to foster “Ideal Customer-Supplier Partnerships.” Working on behalf of both parties, Stellar Industrial Supply deploys the most efficient, cost-effective products that optimize plant operations and help run them smartly and safely. Since its inception in 2010, the DCS program has generated more than $251M in cost savings, all of which are customer verified.
The branch is scheduled to be fully operational by early September. It will be led by Todd Shumate, a PVF industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience serving markets across West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
While no one is sure yet how Iran will respond, concerns are rising that will directly impact the PHCP-PVF supply chain, specifically markets related to oil and gas. Retaliation could target U.S. forces or allies in the Middle East, especially near the Strait of Hormuz, which would threaten global oil flow.
While the transaction represents a formal acquisition, both organizations view this as a true partnership rooted in mutual respect and a commitment to the trades.
ASA Industrial Piping Division talk tariffs and commodities.
April 8, 2025
Each month ASA asks members of its Industrial Piping Division (those primarily doing business in the industrial/mechanical pipe, valves and fittings segment) for their thoughts on current market conditions and trends, giving the reader boots-on the-ground insights.
Kip Miller, Eastern’s current President and CEO, who has led the company for 37 years, will be stepping back from day-to-day operations on October 1, 2024, as Caleb Owen, Executive Vice President, takes the reigns as President.
Charlotte Pipe’s new foundry is situated on 700 acres in Stanly County, about 35 miles east of the cast iron foundry it operated in Uptown Charlotte for more than 100 years.
How many people reach a point to celebrate five complete decades working in the same industry? Better yet, who remembers the exact date they began their career? Bonomi Valves’ Rick Wentzell does. On Oct. 1, 1971, Wentzell began his career in the PVF industry and since that time has grown passionate about creating product, figuring out how best to sell it, and now, training the folks coming up.