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The Global Group of Companies takes master distribution to the next level

One stop PVF at the Global Group of Companies.

December 16, 2013

In the ever-evolving world of master distribution, anything a company can do to gain efficiencies can be a game-changer.

The 2014 economic forecast still is convalescent

On the mend.

Morris R. Beschloss

December 16, 2013

In the wake of the arm wrestling between President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on one hand and House Speaker John Boehner and the GOP on the other, this exaggerated government “shutdown crisis” will have little, if any influence on the 2014 U.S. economy.

Service Metal opens new Texas location

Master distributor Service Metal recently opened its new 60,000-sq.-ft. location in Sugar Land, Texas.

October 16, 2013

Master distributor Service Metal recently opened its new 60,000-sq.-ft. location in Sugar Land, Texas.

Quarterly PVF Roundtable meetings soar in popularity

Destination Houston for PVF Roundtable.

Mike Miazga

July 22, 2013

On a late Tuesday afternoon last October, the front hallway of the Houston Engineering and Scientific Society Club was packed with people standing nearly shoulder-to-shoulder.

Masters of distribution: Energy Metals

Energy Metals continues to excel at what it does best — taking care of the customer.

Mike Miazga

February 9, 2013

John Drewry and Mike Priesmeyer had a simple reason for founding Houston-based master distributor Energy Metals eight years ago.

Batten down the hatches

Is your company prepared for a weather catastrophe?

Mike Miazga

December 1, 2012

One of my cousins is a weather aficionado. He had a weather-only radio growing up, can give you the definition of barometric pressure, and he really goes off the charts with enthusiasm when watches and warnings are issued in northern Illinois.

MRC Global continues to expand its worldwide PVF reach

The house that service built.

Mike Miazga

July 1, 2012

In its first 20 years of existence, McJunkin Supply Co.’s offices were housed on the second floor of the old Arcade building in Charleston, W. Va.

Supply House Times 2012 Premier 125: Positive gains

PCHP industry survey reveals another year of sales growth.

John McNally

May 1, 2012

The recovery continues. For the second consecutive year, Supply House Times’ Premier survey reveals an increase in sales made by PCHP companies. The annual survey, conducted by Supply House Times and BNP Media Market Research, ranks the Top 125 PHCP wholesalers by their sales from the past year.

To the rescue

Master distributors continue to gain industry influence.

Mike Miazga

February 1, 2012

Dennis Holden was in a major jam. Holden, the owner of Las Vegas-based Ideal Supply, had a customer with an urgent need for valves and fittings used in conjunction with pumping chocolate syrup at a granola bar factory in New Mexico.