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Winsupply acquires Boston-based Avon Supply Co.

October 6, 2020

Winsupply has completed the purchase of substantially all the assets of Avon Supply Co., a plumbing and heating wholesale distributor primarily serving the greater Boston market. Details of the purchase were not disclosed.

Today's zone controls

No longer your dad's old relay boards.

Dan Firkus

October 6, 2020

Today’s zone controls have come a long way from the days when controls were literally “relays on a board.”

Distributors go digital

APR Supply Co. embraces digital opportunities various ways company-wide.

Natalie Forster

October 5, 2020

Each year, APR’s buying show, hosted in Hershey, Pennsylvania, attracts contractors, manufacturers and their families to enjoy the state’s “chocolate city” while benefiting from the numerous opportunities the show encompasses.

F.W. Webb hires Laura Player as director of marketing

October 2, 2020

F.W. Webb, the Northeast’s largest PHCP-PVF wholesale-distributor announced the hire of Laura Player, CPSM as the new director of marketing.

Ferguson announces resilient financial year-end results

October 2, 2020

Ferguson delivered a strong and resilient trading result for the year, achieved despite the pandemic which started to emerge from March 2020 onwards.

Supply House of the Year: Wool Plumbing Supply

Three generations lead Florida-based plumbing supplier to more than 60 years of growth.

Natalie Forster

October 1, 2020

Demonstrating continuous adaptability and growth for more than 60 years, the Florida-based distributor is named 2020 Supply House of the Year.

Natalie Forster: Labor of love

What are you doing to help replenish the workforce?

Natalie Forster

October 1, 2020

The average age of PHCP professionals, on both the contracting and distribution ends, falls somewhere around 50.

Nominations for Kitchen & Bath Hall of Fame now open

NKBA will recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the kitchen and bath industry across all disciplines and specialties

October 1, 2020

NKBA is accepting nominations through Oct. 30 for 2021 inductees to the Kitchen and Bath Hall of Fame. Honorees are recognized and celebrated for their significant and enduring contributions to the development of the kitchen and bath industry.

Mike Miazga: Remembering Lehman Pipe's Betty Lehman

Mike Miazga

October 1, 2020

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.

HARDI distributors report 4.5% revenue increase in August

September 30, 2020

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly TRENDS report, showing the average sales performance by HARDI distributors was an increase of 4.5% during August 2020.