When Congress passed and President Donald Trump signed a $2 trillion aid package, historians were astounded that such an unbelievable addition to an already $20 trillion debt would be acceptable to all Americans without a murmur. 

In 1920, T.J. Collins opened the doors to Collins Plumbing Supply in Holyoke, Mass. He previously spent 14 years as a manager of another well-established wholesale distribution company out of the Northeast, where he saw an opportunity to strike out on his own and focus strictly on plumbing products. 

The newsletter focuses on the future of robotics in distribution and will launch in September.

The maker of American Standard, GROHE and DXV's new facility will help deliver products to customers and consumers more quickly and efficiently.

The average annual sales growth for the 12 months through May 2020 is 0.4 percent.

"NAW Podcast Series: INNOVATE TO DOMINATE, sponsored by PROS" aims to provide a roadmap for distributors to get ahead of this disruptive market.

The company is shifting its organizational structure from three operating regions to two; Sébastien Laforge is promoted to vice president, Eastern Canada, and Chris Choquette is promoted to vice president, Western Canada.

In this live webinar, the NAW Institute will follow up with Michael DeCata, president and CEO of Lawson Products, to hear how he is navigating through COVID-19 and how it has accelerated his plans around innovation.

H&L is a third-generation, family-owned distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical, PVF and industrial supplies located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Kaufman is vice president of marketing and e-business for Wolseley Canada.