For 90 years, four generations of the Blaushild family have worked to build a purpose-driven business whose family culture extends to over 1,200 associates, thousands of loyal customers, and many valued suppliers.

Marcone currently carries more than 250,000 SKUs and supports more than 2 million SKUs, generates approximately $2 billion in annual sales and is supported by more than 2,000 employees across more than 200 locations. 

 The official Grand Opening was celebrated on May 11, 2023, with special guests representing South Sioux City were Lance Hedquist, Oscar Gomez, Michael Schmiedt; DSG's construction partners Perkins Critser Construction, Jeff Kovar and Dave Critser, along with other members of the DSG leadership team.

Johnson Controls and HD Supply have announced a new national distribution relationship. Effective April 2023, Johnson Controls residential HVAC equipment will be available for distribution through HD Supply, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Home Depot. 

AD is reporting that member sales in the first three months of 2023 reached a new Q1 record of $18.3 billion, an increase of 6% across 14 divisions and three countries. 

Sioux Center, Iowa-based Plumbing & Heating Wholesale (PHW) announced the acquisition of Kearney, Nebraska based plumbing and HVAC distributor Holmes Plumbing and Heating Supply. 

Each year, Winsupply recognizes its top performing companies in plumbing, heating, ventilation and cooling (HVAC), industrial, electrical, waterworks, pumps, turf irrigation and fire fabrication.

Net sales of $6.8 billion were 4.9% ahead of last year, with a sequential step down in growth rates from the first quarter as expected, against a prior year comparable growth of 31.8%. 

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing the average sales performance by HARDI distributors was an increase of 6% during January 2023.

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.