Williams Distributing, Co., a distributor for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment and residential building products in the Great Lakes region, has been acquired by Daikin Comfort Technologies North America.
On November 15, the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company Board of Directors elected John Biggers as President of Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company effective January 1, 2023. Current President and CEO Hooper Hardison will remain in the role of CEO.
Both positions will report to Andres Caballero, president, Uponor North America, and will also be members of the company’s Senior Management Committee (SMC).
The NKBA announced its 2023 Board of Directors. Jan Heck, president and CEO of Miele USA, was elected NKBA Board Chair, succeeding Basil E. Larkin, senior vice president of sales at Hestan Commercial Corp.
Pam Henderson, president of New Edge, ASA’s partner in delivering the Vitality growth assessment survey to membership, hosted a panel of industry professionals at NETWORK2022 in Chicago recently to discuss their experiences with ASA’s Vitality Growth Assessment Tool.
During the recent 2022 AD Industrial & Safety – U.S. North American Meeting, AD held its Spirit of Independence Awards dinner celebrating Industrial & Safety – U.S. members and supplier partners for excellence within their companies and for their contributions to AD.
When I open the ballroom door and enter the 2022 DPHA conference, the booths catch my eye but I am looking for familiar industry wide faces and those new personalities that i do not know. The DPHA conference is all about the decorative plumbing and hardware, period. It presents me with the opportunity to see new products from decorative plumbing and hardware focused vendors, industry relevant education sessions and opportunities to interact with the people that manage and own DPHA businesses.