On April 1, Senior Vice President and General Manager Trey Berlin, credited with growing Coburn’s Gulf Coast footprint, retired after 50 years of service to the company.

Raritan Group announced its recent hire of Donna Macaron, who will join the team as an Industrial Sales Specialist. In her new role, Macaron will be accountable for creating strategies to improve profitability and increasing sales. 

Munch’s Supply has acquired T.A. Gentry Supply, including its three branches servicing Lansing, Kalamazoo and Holland, Michigan. This will expand the company’s geographic footprint to 70 locations serving 17 states and one Canadian province.

Reports are claiming that the Biden Administration may delay the lifting of Title 42 beyond the current May 23rd rescission date. While some Democrats are opposed to this, Republicans and many moderate Democrats are opposed to lifting Title 42, which keeps migrants seeking entry to the US, in Mexico, until their cases are heard

The Granite Group has announced the retirement of Senior Vice President Scott Morris, who will be leaving the company at the end of the month after 43 years. In his time at The Granite Group, Morris worked his way up from the warehouse to eventually becoming a member of the Senior Executive Team.

Along with cutting-edge technology, Bell & Gossett has reinforced its emphasis on hands-on training with dedicated space for three new demonstration areas that feature functional displays of equipment for a variety of commercial and industrial applications, including variable speed controller technology, plumbing products and service and maintenance.

The Portland Group's OETouch app is perfect for trade professionals. The Reorder Pad displays your past year’s product sales to easily identify customers' frequently purchased products. Plus, access account information such as open quotes, orders, and invoices, as well as AR information. The app also provides instant access to product pricing, as well as branch and network availability. 

Munch’s Supply has acquired System Aire Supply Company and Control Aire Supply Company (SASCO/CASCO) including its branches in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. This will expand the Company’s geographic footprint to 70 locations serving 17 states and one Canadian province.

Sloan announced its partnership with The Water Council as the inaugural member of its recently-launched WAVE program. A water stewardship initiative, the WAVE program provides companies like Sloan — a Water Council member since 2011 — with ways to improve their water stewardship efforts.

Attorneys have developed arguments against both the non-refillable cylinder ban and the QR code tracking mandate stating they are both unlawful because they exceed the authority granted to the EPA by the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM Act) and because the finalized regulations are arbitrary and capricious. The EPA has until June 6, 2022, to respond to the brief that HARDI and the joint petitioners filed.