Check out April 2019 issue of Supply House Times, featuring Coburn Supply turns 85, Luxury Products Group swings for the bath and kitchen showroom fences, BNP Media's AEC BuildTech ready for blastoff, and much more.
The measure of a heat pump’s heating performance is called coefficient of performance or COP. It’s the ratio of useful heat output, divided by required energy input, where both the output and input are expressed in the same physical units.
The Forte Group’s annual conference took place recently in Austin, Texas at the Hyatt Regency hotel. This year’s event drew 310 attendees in total (170 members and 140 vendors).
It was a record-breaking 2018 for the Irving, Texas-based WIT & Co. buying group. WIT Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brandy Reed told Supply House Times during the cooperative’s recent annual Distributor and Vendor Conference in Grapevine, Texas, that 2018 purchases within the group rose to record-breaking levels.
BNP Media Plumbing Group Editorial Director Mike Miazga caught up with Luxury Products Group Director Jeff MacDowell during the recent IMARK Plumbing Spring Expo in Orlando, Florida.
Amazon’s analytics can identity SKUs on which it “Can’t Realize a Profit” (CRaP). Even with its improving, world’s best fulfillment and last-mile delivery costs, Amazon can’t cover costs on items lower than $15 per pick/order.
The old message from some allegedly distressed person in a far-flung country asking you to wire them a sum of cash to get them out of trouble. Or the one where they found some long-lost dough that has my name written on it, but first I have to send them my bank-account information.
The Emerging Leaders Division continues to grow year-over-year. One of the primary reasons ASA members join EL is to gain knowledge, share ideas and prepare for what it takes to become a future leader in the industry.
While networking locally is essential, business today is often done on a national or global scale. It allows you to get out of the office and meet people you might not have otherwise ever encountered.
Dakota Supply Group recently hired Rod Hicks as its vice president of operations. Hicks will be responsible for leading many of DSG’s corporate operations, including, but not limited to, purchasing, logistics, warehousing and fleet operations.
First Supply promoted Seth DePuy to director of sales and marketing. DePuy has been with First Supply as corporate product manager for its PVF Division over the past 2 1/2 years. He will be based out of First Supply distribution headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin and will report directly to Chairman and CEO Joe Poehling.
HammerHead Trenchless’ HeatWave is an all-in-one hot-water curing system that the company notes is field-tested, user-friendly and is a fully integrated unit that provides for quick activation of the resin and shortened curing times.
Aqua-ON DEMAND from AquaMotion features a high-flow thermostatic tee bypass valve kit that delivers sufficient hot water to the point of use quickly instead of in several minutes
Armstrong Fluid Technology’s new integrated pumping system (IPS 4000) is an automation solution for commercial HVAC pumping stations up to 8 pumps and 16 zones.
Smith-Cooper International introduces a new product combination for shotgun installations in wet pipe fire protection systems: a UL-listed and FM-approved grooved riser check valve with trim kit package.
Strasser Woodenworks’ new Hi-tech mirrors feature Bluetooth capabilities for connecting to smartphones and tablets, along with built-in lighting and defogging capabilities.