AD announced it has finalized the merger agreement with Tampa-based SafetyNetwork and set Jan. 1, 2021 as the closing date, creating AD’s only safety-dedicated division focused on the growth of independent distributors specializing in the safety market.
The American Supply Association (ASA) works tirelessly to engage members and leaders to identify the greatest industry challenges and envision necessary resources for long-term success.
ASA’s Women in Industry division recently announced First Supply Chief Administrative Officer and COO, Kitchen and Bath Stores Katie Poehling Seymour is the recipient of the 2020 Alice A. Martin Woman of the Year Award.
The one thing during the pandemic that I have missed much more than others is the face-to-face interactions that occur throughout our industry. A month prior to the widespread shutdown I was at the massive AHR Expo and KBIS-IBS trade shows and then the legacy WIT and Embassy (now combined as The Commonwealth Group) buying group meetings.
ISCO Industries (ISCO), a Louisville-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) piping solutions provider, announced an agreement to sell Aquatherm polypropylene piping systems across the entire United States.
As all aspects of the B2T (business-to-trades) industry are challenged with navigating their businesses through the realities of COVID-19, we had the opportunity to gain some insights on this “New Normal” as it relates to the distributor sector of our industry. We gained insights by speaking to a couple of industry experts and learned how they saw the distributor sector adapting to this new environment.
On a same-store basis, member sales across all AD’s divisions and countries were down 6% through the first six months of this year, to $21.6 billion, driven by a 13% decline in Q2
ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl returns with a bonus economic update webinar. This time, Dr. Kuehl will focus less on the current COVID-19 pandemic and instead will take a look at five economic trends that are going to change and five that might.
Core & Main, a distributor of water, sewer and fire protection products, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all assets of Water Works Supply Co.
