The Wayne, Pennsylvania-based AD buying and marketing group recently reported an 11% increase in member sales across 12 AD divisions, totaling $41.4 billion in 2018. Purchases from AD suppliers grew by 13% in 2018.

Identity theft seems like it’s everywhere these days.

Product combo is for shotgun installations in wet pipe fire protections systems.

Houston, Texas-based North American Pipe Corp., a Westlake company, recently announced North American Pipe Corp. and Royal Pipe and Fittings now will be known under a new, single brand — NAPCO.

Charlotte Pipe & Foundry recently discovered a Shanghai, China-based company called Yitai Plastics had registered the Charlotte Pipe name, brand and logo in the country in 2010.

New company creates the largest master standing piping products distributor in the United States.

2018 growth checks in at 11%; Board of directors named.

Midland Metal Mfg. announced Scott Bardreau has joined the company as Chief Sales Officer.

The topic of tariffs that have affected the industrial PVF supply chain still remains front and center, according to fittings manufacturers.

Finding new employees will remain a challenge, ITR Economics says.