SCHOCK North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Regen, Germany-based SCHOCK GmbH, a market leader and inventor of quartz/granite composite kitchen sinks, has named Marc Nover as CEO.

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) released its Market Outlook report showing the remodeling industry is largely recovering from its Q1 COVID-19-induced dip. According to the report, the percentage of homeowners actively working on remodeling projects increased significantly, from 19% in Q1 to 36% in Q2.

Jones Stephens is responding to the overwhelming need for Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic by offering prepackaged PPE kits to contractors and other businesses, the company noted.

The Granite Group, a Concord, NH-based distributor of plumbing, heating, cooling, water and propane supplies, announced that George Broulidakis has joined its business development team to head up a new initiative focused on Well and Water Systems.

Midland Industries (Midland), a supplier of brass fittings for tube, pipe and hose, announced John Gerber as its CEO, effective September 14. The Kansas City, Missouri-based organization welcomes Gerber as he steps into current CEO, Vince Hodes’s role.

Winsupply broke ground on the future home of the Richard W. Schwartz Center for Innovation. Located at the corner of Kettering Blvd. and Big Hill Rd. in Moraine, the facility will also be the new home of Winsupply of Dayton, a local distributor serving plumbing contractors in the Dayton market.

Due to the current worldwide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated travel restrictions, Messe Frankfurt has decided, jointly with the conceptual sponsors of ISH, to hold ISH 2021 on an exclusively digital basis.

Northeastern Supply, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s fastest growing plumbing and HVAC distributors announced the acquisition of Shank Wholesalers, supplier of plumbing and heating products. The purchase will better serve the needs of Northeastern Supply’s Virginia customers in the Harrisonburg area.