This purchase brings Crescent to 19 locations.

Louis St-Laurent, The Master Group's current president, will retain his position as CEO and will work with McDougall to ensure the company’s continued growth.

“By partnering with Tri-State, we look forward to helping continue the great momentum that the company has and are very excited about the benefits that both companies can get by being a part of the same organization,” said Brad Blevins, president of Blevins Inc.

Gee focused his verbal presentation on the industry skills gap, the use of new media to attract talent, success of apprenticeships and training programs in the industry, and the bias against trade jobs.

Ed Ihrie was a visionary. In 1972, as the general manager and a stockholder of W.L. Smith Supply Co., a wholesale distributor located in North Carolina, Ihrie saw a need in the marketplace that was not being met.

One of the biggest components of customer service is having the right stuff at the right place and at the right time. Use your distribution software package to ensure your customers’ most-used items are well-stocked.

Wholesale distributors know that having all the products to complete your customer’s project is essential for complete customer satisfaction.

The average annualized sales growth for the 12 months through April 2019 is 12.6 percent.

Filling her own heels as president and CEO of TACO Comfort Solutions

The award recognizes top performance in sales volume, technical training, customer satisfaction and service response.