Winsupply has completed the purchase of Discount Drainage Supplies, a waterworks distributor with three locations in Ohio. Based in Akron, Discount Drainage is the largest stocking distributor of drainage pipe and related products in Ohio, including culvert pipe, PVC pipe and septic supplies. Details of the purchase were not disclosed.

Merit Brass Company announced that Darren Hilliard has been promoted to the role of President and Chief Financial Officer.

Dakota Supply Group (DSG) announced it is now a full line supplier of residential and commercial plumbing products for LIXIL across its American Standard, DXV and GROHE brands.

The ASA Plumbing Division Executive Council approved a position statement on the issue which was documented in a March 22, 2021 letter to the California OEHHA.

Dakota Supply Group (DSG) has appointed Julianne Turk as its chief financial officer. Turk will lead DSG’s financial teams and oversee all the company’s financial processes and strategy development.

American Supply Association Director of Codes and Standards Jim Kendzel, MPH, CAE, has been appointed as a voting member to the new International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) Technical Subcommittee Z1324.

A total of 43% of respondents reported decreasing gross margin percentages for January 2021 vs. January 2020.

The House and Senate are in session this week.

Winsupply has opened Winsupply of East Tennessee in Seymour, Tennessee. The new company is located just southeast of Knoxville near the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.