In school, we were taught how to organize our belongings and create different ways to keep everything neat and clean. Despite this exhaustive teaching in our elementary schools, more of us forget about that either in our business or personal lives. If you look at my desk in the middle of the week you’d think a hurricane roared through. I’ve always believed there is a method to my madness, but there isn’t anything like the feeling of a freshly cleaned desk.

Three years ago, we presented a proposal for distributor research on the trends and usage of vendor rebates.  

Equity Plumbing buying group announced the recipients of its 2013 awards.

Ferguson has partnered with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to fund educational field trips for about 5,300 local fourth graders.

R.E. Michel Co. has purchased certain assets of Janseville, Wis.-based Connors Supply.

Grant Supply Co. is celebrating 80 years in business.

Rheem’s new line of water heaters is specifically designed for wholesalers and plumbing professionals.

With NetworkASA 2013 being held in Washington, D.C., one of the main attractions of the convention was the opportunity for ASA members to meet with their members of Congress.

The speed of business in the PHCP and PVF wholesale industry can be blazing fast, with materials flying in and out of the doors faster than most credit departments can handle. Deciding who can have company credit, how much credit and when to pull the plug are daily decisions that impact the bottom line.

ASA members participating in NetworkASA 2013 in Washington, D.C., Oct. 2-4 experienced a wide range of emotions during their stay in our nation’s capital.