Every distributor that wins the future will be an innovative distributor.

If you are like me, you read the article titled “How committed is your organization to training” in our ASA News section in the May issue of Supply House Times with a degree of alarm and concern.

This year’s Emerging Leaders event was hosted by Viega. Attendees were taken to Broomfield, Colorado to tour Viega’s brand-new state-of-the-art training center and get a look at the company’s adjacent state-of-the-art corporate headquarters.

Fifty years, five decades, or half a century; that’s a long time. Many changes have occurred, and I’ve witnessed them during my 45 years with ASA.

By definition, the ASA Women in Industry Division’s primary mission is to provide practical guidance, direction and education to help women in the PHCP/PVF industry reach their personal and professional goals.

I received a package within only weeks of starting as a trainee at Ferguson. Our branch operations manager dropped a stack of American Supply Association (ASA) training manuals onto my shipping workspace in the warehouse.

When Justin Moss walked through the ASA headquarters doors on May 7, 2019, he didn’t know what he didn’t know about training.

Young executives are making a difference in the success of PHCP-PVF companies throughout our industry.

ASA is an invaluable association that not only serves as a first-rate platform for industry networking, but also prioritizes the needs of the industry, including education, business intelligence and advocacy.