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.
Supply House Times sat down with four distinguished AIM/R rep members during the association’s recent 46th Annual Conference at the Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California, for an exclusive roundtable interview focused on key issues PHCP reps are facing in the marketplace.
Every year over the past decade, ASA and its leadership has invested millions of dollars improving our value proposition for our members. Our emergence as the most influential organization in our industry has come at a time when distributors are facing change at a pace that we have never seen before in our lifetimes.
ASA has applied to renew its OSHA Alliance Partner status and looks forward to continuing to fulfill all of the responsibilities that come with that status.
Before I retired from speaking in 2016, I spent decades giving talks about heating systems across the U.S., Canada, Europe and even in the Caribbean. Several times, I even did steam-heating seminars in Hawaii. Life’s funny that way.
Todd Adams, president of Lakeland, Florida-based sanitary-grade stainless steel tube, valves and fittings manufacturer Sanitube, had plenty of reasons to smile back in July 2017.
To keep pace in the highly competitive plumbing and heating industry, Watts depends on strong, reliable partnerships. Working with savvy, well-respected partners, we are able to broaden our reach and strengthen ties with our customers.
Since 2013, ASA University has offered members its Advisory Service program. Members who want to implement any talent-related initiative can get the help they need, customized to their organization. Matt Robison of National Wholesale Supply.
Chicago-based MIFAB welcomed Dan Hunt as its new Northeast regional sales manager, Ryan Moore as Southeastern U.S. regional manager and Kevin Wong to the newly created position of Canadian national specifications manager.
General Pipe Cleaners’ Hot-Shot 320 and Hot-Shot 400 pipe-thawing machines thaw pipes in minutes without tearing up floors, breaking through walls or digging around pipes in frozen ground, the company explains.
Keeney Mfg. Co.’s Seal 4 Test is designed to simplify the installation process, making testing and adding finishing trim quicker and easier, the company notes.
A. O. Smith is partnering with Energy Star to launch a new contractor locator tool that will connect A. O. Smith installers with consumers interested in energy-efficient heat-pump water heaters.
Fluidmaster’s PerforMAX toilet fill valve and 2” flapper kit includes a fil valve and flapper with built-in adjustability so water levels can be fine-tuned for a stronger flush.
eControls introduces a series of touch thermostats that control a whole-house fan using temperature or timer control that will improve comfort and energy savings
Bonomi North America’s new digital smart valve positioner provides precision automated ball-valve control with the company’s Valbia pneumatic actuators.
The AquaBalance wall-mount line of combination and heat-only boilers from Weil-McLain now features an energy-saving AFUE rating of 95% on the new Series 2 version.