Supply House Times' inaugural Top 20 young professionals to watch in the plumbing industry.

Supply House Times' inaugural Top 20 young professionals to watch in the plumbing industry.

Supply House Times' inaugural Top 20 young professionals to watch in the plumbing industry.

Supply House Times' inaugural Top 20 young professionals to watch in the plumbing industry.

Supply House Times' inaugural Top 20 young professionals to watch in the plumbing industry.

Supply House Times' inaugural Top 20 young professionals to watch in the plumbing industry.

On Aug. 16, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). While the bill claims it will, “make a historic down payment on deficit reduction to fight inflation, invest in domestic energy production and manufacturing, and reduce carbon emissions by roughly 40% by 2030,” plumbing associations aren’t convinced the IRA will do much — if anything — to reduce inflation or benefit small businesses or the American consumer.

Founded in 1949, Western Steel and Plumbing is a leading distributor of plumbing and HVAC products with two locations in Bismarck and Minot, North Dakota. 

Jeff MacDowell, director of Luxury Products Group (LPG) attended the 2022 IMARK Summer Invitational alongside exclusive brands Australian Designer Faucets and Current. IMARK members from across the country were invited to attend and were able to learn more about what the LPG strategic initiatives have to offer. 

The work highlighted in the first report was inspired by Beveridge’s travel across the country during two seasons of the We Supply America tour, when he visited dozens of distributors and saw firsthand the challenges that leadership is facing.