A.O. Smith Water Products Co. appointed Kevin Wheeler senior vice president and general manager of U.S. retail water heaters and Wei Ding as vice president – China. In other changes,
Adam J. Fein, president of Pembroke Consulting and author of the new Facing the Forces of Change: Lead the Way in the Supply Chain report; Joel S. Becker, CEO of
Murray Supply Co. (Winston-Salem, NC) held a counter day at its Hickory, NC, branch in May. Hal Clark from Ludwig, Smith and Walker presented a variety of commercial and residential
State Water Heaters has been exhibiting the 2007 State Water Heaters #4 Chevy racecar at various trade and community events including the Bassmaster Elite Expo in Franklin County, VA, the
Employees of Smith-Cooper International committed more than $50,000 in a fund-raising drive held in June for St. Joseph Center. The Venice, CA-based social services agency provides emergency services, child care,
Noland Co., Newport News, VA, a Ruud distributor, has opened its 13th PROSTOCK store. The newest unit, a 12,000-sq.-ft. warehouse with a 1,500-sq.-ft. showroom, joins its other locations in Alabama,
Allen Rosenberg, 82, died March 28, 2007, after a short illness, Supply House Times recently learned. He owned and operated the Highland Hardware Store in Winsted, CT, for many years.
Bradley Lange Sell, 54, who spent more than 30 years in the plumbing-heating-cooling-piping distribution industry, died shortly after midnight June 16 after a long battle with prostate cancer. He served
Howard Neustadt, 88, co-founder of Neuco Inc., died June 3. He devoted his life to making the company into a leading master distributor of HVACR controls. The “Neustadt Tradition” involved