Items Tagged with 'PVF Ring of Honor'

For nearly nine decades, Merit Brass Co. has been distinguished by a culture of integrity, family values, and long-term stewardship. Its induction into the 2025 PVF Ring of Honor formally recognizes what wholesalers, suppliers, and partners have known for generations: Merit Brass is not just a participant in the PVF landscape, but a key force in shaping it.

Service Metal, a St. Louis PVF master distributor, marks 70 years of success by focusing on speed, strong relationships, and world-class service, earning a spot in Supply House Times' PVF Ring of Honor in 2024.

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

In an industry where mergers and acquisitions often get a bad reputation, it’s important to recognize the cases where the merging of two companies is of the best interest of each party and their respective customer bases. This was on full display in 2019 when two longstanding PVF product suppliers decided to merge into one powerhouse.

It is pretty rare to see a private, family-owned company reach fourth-generation leadership, much less fifth. For more than a century — 120 years to be exact — the Dowd family has led Charlotte, North Carolina-based pipe and fitting manufacturer Charlotte Pipe and Foundry. Built by W. Frank Dowd in 1901, the original foundry in Charlotte employed 25 men and produced cast iron soil pipe and fittings.

Celebrating more than 115 years of family leadership, Elkhart, Indiana-based PVF manufacturing powerhouse NIBCO stays ahead of industry challenges and excels in employee retention.

There is much more than meets the eye when it comes to Kansas City, Missouri-based Midland Industries. 

Merfish Pipe & Supply President and CEO Gerald Merfish recalls hearing the late University of Texas football coach Darrell Royal respond to a question about changing quarterbacks heading into the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.

Mass.-based pipe master distributor is the recipient of the 2017 Supply House Times PVF Ring of Honor award.

Apollo Valves positions itself for more growth through strategies that further cement the company as a true system solutions provider.