The IAPMO Board of Directors announced IAPMO COO/Executive Vice President DAVE VIOLA has been appointed CEO effective Jan. 1, 2021, taking over for GP RUSS CHANEY, who is retiring after a quarter-century at the helm of the 95-year-old association.
The formation of Miami-based Lehman Pipe & Supply occurred because of an ultimatum. Current Lehman Pipe President Dennis Lehman’s father, Julian, worked for his brother-in-law in
the 1940s at a plumbing supply house in the Jacksonville, Florida area.
Employee Jones to supervisor: “Hey boss, just want you to know I tweaked my back lifting that box of parts onto the conveyor. No big deal, I can continue working.”
The Granite Group, a Concord, NH-based distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, water and propane supplies, announced that George Broulidakis has joined its business development team to head up a new initiative focused on Well and Water Systems.
Midland Industries (Midland), a supplier of brass fittings for tube, pipe and hose, announced John Gerber as its CEO, effective September 14. The Kansas City, Missouri-based organization welcomes Gerber as he steps into current CEO, Vince Hodes’s role.
Winsupply broke ground on the future home of the Richard W. Schwartz Center for Innovation. Located at the corner of Kettering Blvd. and Big Hill Rd. in Moraine, the facility will also be the new home of Winsupply of Dayton, a local distributor serving plumbing contractors in the Dayton market.
Northeastern Supply, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s fastest growing plumbing and HVAC distributors announced the acquisition of Shank Wholesalers, supplier of plumbing and heating products. The purchase will better serve the needs of Northeastern Supply’s Virginia customers in the Harrisonburg area.
Chris Calabro, a 30 plus year veteran of the electrical, HVAC and Fire Safety industries, joins Channel Marketing Group, as a vice president. Chris will be supporting clients in the electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire safety industries.