Network '05, the first joint convention of the American Supply Association and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association drew 1,645 participants, including 274 wholesalers, 385 contractors, and other industry professionals.
Ardmore, Pa.-based Hajoca Corp. entered into an agreement to acquire certain assets of Able Distributing Co., based in Wausau, Wis., and Phoenix, Ariz.
Southern Wholesalers Association selected Terry Shafer, founder and president of PipeLine Management, an operations management firm based in Franklin, Tenn., to serve as its executive vice president.
BrassCraft promoted Peter Kattula to vice president/supply chain and planning and named George Werner national accounts manager for its Retail Division.
