When ASA member distributor Equipment Controls Co. was looking to hire a new warehouse associate, it turned to the association’s PROJECT TALENT careers recruitment platform for assistance.

So what do 130 leading PHCP-PVF distributors all have in common? They are all engaged in taking advantage of the continually growing value that ASA University offers to train their teams.

Each year following the publication of the top 10 list Eye on Safety takes a look at the list to see what has changed and also where workplace safety professionals might find areas for improvement in their own safety programs.

ASA University’s Master of Distribution Management Program (MDM) reached a milestone of more than 100 students participating in the program, further solidifying the excitement for the future of the PHCP-PVF industry.

The ASA Education Foundation, providing industry-leading education and training services to ASA members, the PHCP-PVF industry and beyond since 1977, recently announced the addition of two team members.

Regular and structured training in the workplace is proven to increase productivity, engagement, employee retention and efficiency.

During the American Supply Association’s recent NETWORK2020 Virtual event, attendees were given a live look at the new ASA D.NEXT Innovation Lab housed in Research Park on the campus of the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. ASA Vice President of Innovation Beth Ladd not only gave attendees a rundown of the lab’s purpose and short- and long-term visions, but also, with the help of D.NEXT team members, unveiled findings from the lab’s first research project.

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.

ASA has partnered with Boston-headquartered advertising agency Harger Howe to create Project Talent, one of three major initiatives in ASA’s Building One Future platform. Project Talent was officially unveiled to ASA members during Day 1 of ASA’s NETWORK2020 Virtual conference.

ASA ADVISE is a unique interactive program that provides the tools to create an organization-wide training guide, along with the support to implement and maintain it.