Coburn Supply Co. announced the acquisition of Chris-More – a leading plumbing wholesaler with three locations in Tennessee.

ASA’s Business Intelligence Unit recently published its latest Quarterly Market Survey that tackled a bevy of human resource-related questions.

During ASA’s NETWORK2022 in Chicago this past November, a member-led panel discussion focused on the much-talked about supply chain woes and inflationary conditions.

Readers rely on Supply House Times’ website to bring them the latest new PHCP-PVF and bath and kitchen products each year. Here are the top 20 most popular products from 2022 based on page views at supplyht.com.

Affiliated Distributors (AD) announced that Ben Brumfield will be joining the company as President, AD Member Supply, effective March 6

Aligning cultures is one critical aspect that makes a rep agency work seamlessly and successfully with manufacturer partners. Synergy among team members, genuine care for each other and unwavering commitment customers are just a few of the characteristics that partners of 50-year-old Bethany, Connecticut-based Cooper New England Sales say makes the agency a stand-out partner.

The most recent National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) Market Outlook Report projects 2023 bath and kitchen revenue will reach $162.4 billion, a 14% decrease when compared to the previous year. With potential recessionary pressure, high mortgage rates and a cooling residential housing market, Supply House Times chatted with a few showroom professionals from around the country to gauge what’s expected in the 2023 showroom sector.

An exit strategy is a contingency plan for a person to exit a business in the event that it meets a substantial profit or it becomes no longer profitable. Investors, business owners, traders, or venture capitalists may plan exit strategies when become involved with a business. The purpose of an exit strategy is to limit losses or maximize personal profit when the exit occurs.

The annual ASA-Supply House Times distributor roundtable, which takes place at NETWORK each year, has always been published in two parts as distributor members tackle topics from supply chain status and inventory management to government affairs and hiring.

The Great Ideas Roundtable session at NETWORK2022 in Chicago was a popular place to be. I usually try to sit in with a table to hear first-hand what hot-button topics come up among distributor, rep and manufacturer members, but this year’s session drew such a large crowd that I didn’t want to take a seat from a participating member.