Merfish United has announced its decision to change its name to United Pipe & Steel Corp., a name the company previously held prior to combining its business with Merfish Pipe & Supply in 2019.

The overall survey queried sectors such as industrial, electrical, safety, HVACR, plumbing, building materials, safety, hardware, chemical and plastics, oil and gas products, JanSan and several others. The survey featured an 85-15 percent split between distributors and manufacturers.

Luxury Products Group (LPG), a division of IMARK Plumbing, announced its new board at the annual EXPO, held Feb 2-4 in Orlando Florida.

Luxury Products Group (LPG), a division of IMARK Plumbing, announced its awards at the annual EXPO held on February 2-4 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida .

Affiliated Distributors (AD) announced the launch of the Center for Independent Distributor Leadership (CIDL), a development program designed to prepare the current and future leaders of independent distribution with the competencies and experiences to build long-term, sustainable success for their companies.

Saniflo USA recently donated to Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community. 

Leonard Valve announced they have re-teamed with manufacturer’s sales representative BWA South to bring “the right mix of safety and performance” to the state of Indiana. 

Prior to the 1980s, all restroom fixtures required manual operation —  an aspect that we have since learned coincides with a high exposure to germs and bacteria. In fact, manual faucet and toilet handles harbor anywhere between 107 to 17,976 germs per 10 square centimeters.

But more than 40 years later, touch-free products are now the norm in commercial restrooms, and since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, the public has greater awareness regarding the importance of hand hygiene.

Respondents to ASA’s monthly sales report survey reported a median sales increase of 9% for November 2022 vs. 2021.

Dice, currently the president of Winsupply Equity Group, will replace Winsupply Inc. President John McKenzie, who is retiring Feb. 28.