Industry News…Gord Becker
Gord
Becker of Durham, Ontario, who entered the Canadian plumbing wholesale industry
in 1960 and remained there until he retired, was nominated for the 2010 West
Grey Citizen of the Year award in recognition of
his service to the community. He joined wholesaler J.B.
Allen & Co. Ltd. (Kitchener, Ontario) as a truck driver in 1960; advanced to counter sales and on to branch
manager in Hanover, Ontario, in 1964. In 1973, he joined MPH (plumbing supply)
as an assistant manager and was appointed general manager in 1982. He purchased
MPH in 1987. He is past Ontario Regional President of the Canadian Institute of
Plumbing and Heating (CIPH), National Chairman, CIPH and Honorary Life Member
of the CIPH.
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