Supply House Times recently caught up with several leading distributors and manufactures to gather a feel for what trends are happening throughout the valve sector in commercial, industrial and residential applications. 

As I have previously emphasized, my No. 1 goal as 2020 ASA president is to drive ASA programs deeper into our member organizations so our members and their employees can “get in the game!” 

It’s no secret that training and educational resources are a true must for the PHCP-PVF industry, and with the recent pandemic, businesses are taking advantage of virtual training more than ever. 

Plymouth, Minnesota-based Dakota Supply Group recently named JARED WINTERBOER, CAMERON PEDERSON, BRIAN EUBANKS, BRANDON MESSER, JASON HAMMERS, JUSTIN NELSON and ERNIE COMPANION as new regional sales managers. 

Think back to this time in 2019. The state of the industrial PVF supply chain, and expectations for the coming year were pretty different than how the market appears today. 

A vendor creates the product and the distributor takes it to market; a simple, linear process that has evolved over many decades to best leverage the strengths of each player, and offset their weaknesses.