AD’s Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Piping Business Unit hosted its second virtual fall meeting from Oct. 19-22, welcoming a record- breaking 1,090 independent distributor members and supplier partners from its U.S.-based Plumbing, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, and HVAC Divisions to the 2020 virtual North American meeting.
The American Supply Association welcomes Houston, Texas-based alliantgroup as its newest association partner. alliantgroup is the exclusive ASA partner for tax consulting services.
Calling on strengths like adaptability, innovation, independence and leadership, the AD community is seeing signs of stabilization and recovery as it reports 2020 nine-month results.
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.
When Richard Feynman read a white paper, he would read it until he fully understood the stated problem. Then he would stop, walk away from the document and try to solve the problem himself. Now, why would one, no matter how bright and accomplished, take the time to solve a problem that had already been solved?
Recipients chosen from record number of entrants; 3 distributors and 3 manufacturers honored.
October 28, 2020
At its recent NETWORK2020 Virtual event, the American Supply Association revealed the winners of its 2020 ASA Safety Award. The award program is administered by the ASA Safety Committee, and enjoyed record participation this year.
Member companies now have access to robust multimedia resources to help secure the industry’s future talent.
October 21, 2020
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.
ASA member distributors report an average sales growth of 2.5% and a median sales growth of 4.1% in Q3.
October 19, 2020
Respondents to ASA’s quarterly Pulse report survey reported a median 1% growth in calendar year-to-date sales as of Sept. 30, 2020 vs. 2019. Half the respondents reported changes between -3.9% to +5% for year-to-date sales as of Sept. 30, 2020 vs. 2019.