Items Tagged with 'labor shortage'

“American Plumber Stories,” a YouTube docuseries hosted by Craig Morgan, aims to promote plumbing as a career. Directed by Spencer Brown of Pfister, it has become a cultural symbol for the plumbing community, inspiring trade school teachers to incorporate it into their curriculum and receiving positive feedback for its impact.

More than 50 ASA companies have flipped the switch on the “Now Hiring” option on supplyindustrycareers.com with more than 2,500 brick-and-mortar locations nationwide.

Thanks to the support of Ferguson’s associates, vendors and customers, more than $112,000 was raised for the scholarships, exceeding the original goal. 

Research indicates that in the last two decades, the average human attention span has decreased from 12 seconds to 8.25 seconds, with Gen Z's being less than 8 seconds.

The ASA CONNECT Task Group recently met to discuss how the association can expand the member engagement in these virtual communities and enhance the value to our membership and their key employees.

Are you curious about how your company's employee compensation package stacks up in today's competitive distribution landscape? ASA is once again teaming up with more than 20 other distributor-centric trade associations to present the 2024 Cross-Industry Compensation Study.

More than 1,600 distributor, manufacturer and manufacturers' rep locations across the country are currently showing as "Now Hiring" on SupplyIndustryCareers.com.

The trading of goods and services by the internet is not a new concept. New compared to the PHCP-PVF distribution industry, sure, but “e-commerce” has been growing and maturing for more than 25 years.

An internship program is another tool for attracting and developing talent, but the benefits go far beyond recruitment.

Product availability/inventory levels was the top response, while pricing was second and inside sales service and support ranked third.