The Emerging Leaders division was certainly looking forward to offering another successful Spring Forum full of networking, educational content and industry insight this past May in Nashville.

After reading my column last month about replenishing the workforce, an industry vet reached out to me to share his story.

If you’re lucky in life, you’ll occasionally have a conversation with someone that will stay with you forever. Maybe it was something your spouse said when you least expected it, or perhaps it was your child showing you a reflection of the sky in a puddle after a storm.

At its recent NETWORK2020 Virtual event, the American Supply Association revealed the winners of its 2020 ASA Safety Award. The award program is administered by the ASA Safety Committee, and enjoyed record participation this year.

REHAU announced the appointment of Mark Hudoba to vice president of building solutions for the Americas region. Hudoba will lead the business division and drive growth of the company’s plumbing and mechanical product lines including radiant heating/cooling, pre-insulated piping, geoexchange, snow melting, plumbing and municipal water service.

QuickDrain USA, a manufacturer of curbless and curbed shower solutions for showers and wet areas, launched the QuickDrain Shower Bench. The ideal complement to QuickDrain’s complete shower solution, the Shower Bench balances the elegant style the company is known for with the universal design and accessibility that is essential to many consumers today, the company noted.

Retailers and the warehouses and distributors that support them know that empty shelves lead to lost sales. But, in any period of peak demand – whether in a crisis such as a pandemic, hurricane or other disaster – retailers’ shelves can become notoriously empty when logistical bottlenecks occur in the supply chain.

Luxury Products Group (LPG) has launched an exclusive web-based platform designed to give showroom owners access to important resources to become even more competitive. This is the latest in an ongoing series of new leading-edge programs and benefits designed to strengthen Luxury Products Group members’ positions in their markets.

Duravit announced the launch of SensoWash Starck f. Designed by Philippe Starck, the striking minimalist design of this new shower-toilet expands Duravit’s industry-leading SensoWash offerings.

A recent survey of high school students shows that, when it comes to school restrooms, there’s room for improvement. One-half of students rate their schools’ bathroom facilities as fair or poor – an unwelcome increase of five percentage points since 2019. Only 18% view them as excellent or very good.