Wholesalers - Articles - Page 23

Designer Bath and Salem Plumbing pack a great one-two punch

Hank Darlington

October 1, 2012

Tag team champions. This month we catch up with another unique and special decorative plumbing and hardware showroom.

DOT audits

Mary Prahler

October 1, 2012

Commercial vehicle fleet compliance is essential.

Supply House Times Profile: Scott Robertson takes the helm of NCWA

Onward and upward at NCWA.

John McNally

September 1, 2012

Scott Robertson has been a fixture with the North Central Wholesalers Association since 1984. He would come to the association’s annual event with his grandfather, John Robertson, and quickly hit the floors, building relationships so when he was ready to take over Ohio-based Robertson Heating Supply ( Supply House Times’ 2009 Wholesaler of the Year) he would be properly prepared.

New kids on the block

Generation Y is easier to understand than you think.

Mike Miazga

August 1, 2012

Southern Wholesalers Association convention in Panama City Beach, Fla., in late June. As Hira pointed out, to qualify for the Generation Y designation you need to have a birth year between the late 1970s and 1995. My early 1970s birth year bumps me back to the Generation X category (1964-1977).

SWA convention emphasizes best practices in a recovering market

SWA convention emphasizes best practices in a recovering market.

Mike Miazga

August 1, 2012

Severe weather made another appearance at a major wholesale industry event. Back in April, tornadoes whipped through the Dallas-Ft. Worth area while WIT’s 2012 Distributor/Vendor Conference was going on just two miles away.

Garson Plumbing Supplies was a longtime fixture in the Bronx section of New York

A happy ending.

Mike Miazga

July 1, 2012

Noah Garson didn’t intend to get into the family plumbing and heating wholesale business. His father, Murray, and uncle, Irvin, started Garson Plumbing Supplies in 1947 after growing tired of working at the post office. They went to the local library and researched possible careers and found the plumbing supply field to be the most desirable.

Wise advice

Fiscally sound management is key for smaller businesses.

July 1, 2012

At the end of each of my columns, there’s a note with my email address and the absolutely true comment that I love hearing from you.

Get in the know

Wholesalers should be up-to-date on revised OSHA chemical regulations.

Mary Prahler

June 1, 2012

Currently, workplaces in the United States function under the Hazard Communication Standard 1910.1200 as published in the Code of Federal Regulations on March 11, 1994 - also referred to as HCS 1994.

Making a big difference

Your generosity helps The Storehouse of World Vision thrive.

Mike Miazga

June 1, 2012

For years, I have driven by this church. It’s one that reminds me of the old “Little House on the Prairie” schoolhouse church. Yes, I was an avid “Little House on the Prairie” viewer as a kid.

Meet 2012-2013 SWA President Harry Hays

Varied background helps American Pipe & Supply VP thrive.

Mike Miazga

June 1, 2012

Birmingham, Ala.-based American Pipe & Supply Vice President of Sales Harry Hays likens his long industry career to that of a professional football player.