Mike Miazga

Mike Miazga: PHCP-PVF industry continues to step up in extreme times of need

Mike Miazga

February 26, 2021

Who would ever have thought you would hear that Houston residents woke up one day in February to a temperature of 9° F?

Remembering Jim LaPorte

Mike Miazga

January 21, 2021

LaPorte, a revered individual in local circles and throughout our industry, died recently at the age of 89.

Mike Miazga: Thinking outside the box

Mike Miazga

December 29, 2020

A few years ago, the WIT buying group held its fall owners meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah — a neat area of the country if you have never checked it out. Part of the event involved a tour of member Standard Plumbing Supply’s impressive headquarters operation in nearby Sandy.

Mike Miazga: ASA steps up in time of industry need

Mike Miazga

November 25, 2020

To state the obvious, 2020 has been a challenging year for all of us whether we’re talking personally dealing with the many ramifications of the pandemic or from a professional/business standpoint.

Mike Miazga: Changing the culture

Mike Miazga

November 4, 2020

In this extremely digital age we now live in, I was recently scrolling through my LinkedIn account (if you aren’t following the ASA LinkedIn account
@American Supply Association (ASA), what are you waiting for?) and noticed a post from Max Bender, the president at Connecticut-based ASA distributor member BENDER.

Meet ASA's incoming president Chris Fasano

Well-respected executive represents the fourth generation of family ownership at Waterbury, Connecticut-based Torrco.

Mike Miazga

November 3, 2020

Chris Fasano’s path to Waterbury, Connecticut-based PHCP-PVF distributor Torrco involves the courtroom — in a good way.

Mike Miazga: Remembering Lehman Pipe's Betty Lehman

Mike Miazga

October 1, 2020

The formation of Miami-based Lehman Pipe & Supply occurred because of an ultimatum. Current Lehman Pipe President Dennis Lehman’s father, Julian, worked for his brother-in-law in the 1940s at a plumbing supply house in the Jacksonville, Florida area.

Milwaukee Tool continues to evolve in drain cleaning space

Mike Miazga

August 20, 2020

New M18 FUEL Sectional Machine for 5/8-inch and 7/8-inch Cable part of Milwaukee PIPELINE virtual new product series.

Remembering Dottie Ramsey

Iconic former ASA and SWA president universally praised for service to and passion for the industry.

Mike Miazga

August 20, 2020

Jeff New, president of Elkhart, Indiana-based Mid-City Supply, first met Dottie Ramsey at a WIT buying group meeting in 1998. He immediately gravitated toward one of the industry’s all-time great individuals.

ASA innovates with first-of-its-kind trade show at NETWORK2020 Virtual

Mike Miazga

August 19, 2020

The one thing during the pandemic that I have missed much more than others is the face-to-face interactions that occur throughout our industry. A month prior to the widespread shutdown I was at the massive AHR Expo and KBIS-IBS trade shows and then the legacy WIT and Embassy (now combined as The Commonwealth Group) buying group meetings.