The Midwest’s Largest Residential Design Summit: A one-day trade event featuring presentations by industry experts, CEU seminars, new products, open houses and the highly anticipated Chicago VIP Luxury Gala.

Peter Graham Delany, VP and COO of Delany Products, passed away in his adopted home town of Charlottesville, Va., on July 22.

The award will be presented to Coutermarsh during the IPD Breakfast sponsored by Anderson Metals Corp., on Thursday morning, Sept. 29.

Chicago Tube and Iron announces the opening of its newest distribution facility in Locust, N.C.

Tyler Pipe & Coupling is a premier manufacturer of cast iron soil pipe and fittings and couplings for the plumbing industry.

Industry Partnerships: paying your dues is the easy part

In May, the ASA Women in Industry Division sponsored a social media webinar presented by Ashley Petersen, the new media specialist for NIBCO.

The division, which represents wholesale distributors, manufacturers and manufacturers reps focusing on plumbing products, is working to present consistent and meaningful communications.

My good friend Dirk Beveridge, a leading voice of change and innovation throughout distribution, tells us that “Without vision, there is no innovation.”

BNP Media Plumbing Group Columnist Julius Ballanco, P.E., and president of JB Engineering and Code Consulting returns to the Coffee with Caleffi webinar series on July 28.