Dakota Wholesale’s Ted Swenson sums up the battle PHCP distributors face each day with e-commerce sites. “It’s like fighting ‘The Blob’,” the Sioux Falls, S.D.-based distributor says.  

For the 20th consecutive year, Golden Ring, Md.-based Northeastern Supply hosted customers at the Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del.

 The supply-house business always is hazardous due to the chance of losses when your contractor customers file for bankruptcy. However, if you know the signs, you can minimize the risk. 

The Macomb Group recently acquired Madison Heights, Mich.-based commercial and industrial mechanical insulation company R.L. Bondy.

Romar Supply continues to expand its family-owned PVF supply house operations with the combining of three facilities into one 116,000-sq.-ft. facility

Audubon Plumbing Supply took to the USS New Jersey in June to celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Ft. Worth, Texas-based Morrison Supply recently announced the acquisition of Oklahoma City area-based Norman Plumbing Supply.

Last year, Southern Wholesalers Association conducted a pair of best practices panel discussions at its annual convention that featured distributors and manufacturers discussing hot-button industry topics.  

 If you think AmazonSupply is a threat to PHCP supply houses, you “ain’t seen nothing yet.”