HARDI released its monthly TRENDS report, showing the average sales performance by HARDI distributors was an increase of 13.9% during September 2020.

The company's sales were $585 million for the third quarter of 2020, which was 3% lower than the second quarter of 2020 and 38% lower than the third quarter of 2019.

After reading my column last month about replenishing the workforce, an industry vet reached out to me to share his story.

If you’re lucky in life, you’ll occasionally have a conversation with someone that will stay with you forever. Maybe it was something your spouse said when you least expected it, or perhaps it was your child showing you a reflection of the sky in a puddle after a storm.

Retailers and the warehouses and distributors that support them know that empty shelves lead to lost sales. But, in any period of peak demand – whether in a crisis such as a pandemic, hurricane or other disaster – retailers’ shelves can become notoriously empty when logistical bottlenecks occur in the supply chain.

At its well-received NETWORK2020 Virtual conference last week, the American Supply Association officially introduced its PROJECT TALENT careers platform squarely aimed at solving the current and future industry workforce challenges.

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) has launched registration for the 2020 HARDI Summit, a new virtual event that has replaced HARDI’s in-person Annual Conference, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the first in a slate of virtual fall meetings, AD’s Canada Plumbing & Heating Division hosted over 235 independent distributor members and supplier partners at its first-ever virtual supplier conference.

Dave Squires is no stranger to the challenges of running a plumbing business. 

The American Supply Association announces a new partnership with MICHELIN that will give ASA member companies access to a variety of products and services, including discounts on tires.