Industry veteran charged with ensuring group growth initiatives and increasing sales among members.

Major initiative centers on shareholders and vendors working in tandem as new era of decorative plumbing and hardware group begins.

Cindy Hall is the Forté buying group’s first CEO.

Forté summer meeting loaded with educational opportunities.

Forte decorative plumbing and hardware buying group continues to emphasize young leaders program.

Forte shareholders emphasize preferred vendor relationships in continually changing marketplace.

Forte summer meeting focuses on intensive sales training course.

Supply House Times recently interviewed Forte President Doug Hermance at the decorative plumbing and hardware buying group’s 2014 conference at Trump National Doral outside Miami. Hermance is the president of Houston-based Westheimer Plumbing & Hardware, which features two showroom locations (Houston and The Woodlands) and a warehouse operations center.

Forte Shareholders Report increased sales.