Meet Taylor Cash, manager at Pro Marketing. She feels the younger generations should be educated on the benefits of being in this industry, and let them know the plumbing industry isn’t only made up of plumbers.
Meet Laura Bassett, energy program manager for F.W. Webb Co. She believes the PHCP-PVF industry provides tremendous career potential, as evidenced by more and more women entering the field daily.
Meet Stacey Ayers, Regional VP of Sales for Marcone Plumbing. She believes there are initiatives and actions that can be taken to better support and empower women in the plumbing industry.
Despite having a reputation of being a male-dominated industry, the PHCP-PVF supply chain is full of impactful women. Celebrating Women’s History Month, Supply House Timesis highlighting 10 influential women who are leading the industry to great success.
Women make up only 29.5% of all salespeople and about 29% of the manufacturing workforce in the U.S. PHCP-PVF industry is still male-dominated, but efforts are being made to achieve better representation and diversity. It's important to engage and empower employees to grow their careers.
NIBCO has announced the promotion of Lisa Lyon to Webstone general manager, with responsibility for overseeing all aspects of operations for the Webstone business unit of NIBCO.
It is often said that the key to happiness is gratitude. November seemed like the perfect time to reflect on how grateful we are to be in this amazing industry, how grateful we are for the women that came before us.
Ferguson's collaboration with Women in Plumbing and Piping (WiPP) is more than an alliance; it's a commitment to shaping a more inclusive future for the skilled trades. The Women in Plumbing and Piping (WiPP) initiative championed by Ferguson is poised to transform the skilled trades landscape.
Whether we are manufacturers, reps, distributors or contractors, our industry has quietly been performing essential work for centuries. How do we double down on bringing the best people to the best companies in the best industry?
The Emerging Leaders EMERGE conference in Savannah opened to record-setting attendance (seems to be a theme at ASA events this year!) and nearly half the attendees were experiencing EMERGE for the first time.