ASA Releases Monthly Pulse Report for November December 16, 2016 ASA member wholesaler-distributors reported a median sales increase of 10.0 percent for the month ending November 30, 2016, compared to...Read More
Winsupply Hires Grady Collins as CFO; Promotes Jeff Dice to Vice President of Shared Services October 12, 2016 Also, Roland Gordon, president and interim CFO, will add IT to his responsibilities. Winsupply Inc., announced the hiring of Grady...Read More
New Frontiers with United Pipe & Steel October 11, 2016 The scenic roads through Ipswich, Massachusetts, wind among the beautiful fall foliage and deep tradition of New England. So when...Read More
Q&A with IPD Awardee Ernie Coutermarsh October 11, 2016 The IPD Award of Excellence was established in 2008 to honor a member of ASA’s Industrial Piping Division for achievement...Read More
One on One with Kevin Phillips of Prosource, LLC October 11, 2016 Danielle Galian: Tell me a little bit about your background? Kevin Phillips: I grew up in the small town of Clinton,...Read More
e-commerce The e-Commerce Imperative and Rise of Channel Conflict Distributors are getting better at e-commerce, albeit slowly, and not fast enough to head off difficultly with manufacturers. October 11, 2016 Scott Benfield Eighteen months ago, yours truly finished a long-term project on the West Coast. Coming back to my home in the...Read More
McWane Opens New Distribution Warehouse in New Jersey September 29, 2016 McWane Plumbing Group held an open house Sept. 27 to celebrate the opening of its new distribution warehouse in South Plainfield,...Read More
Ferguson Increases Sales 6 Percent to $13.8 Billion B2B and B2C online sales accounted for 19 percent of Ferguson’s revenue. September 28, 2016 B2B and B2C online sales accounted for 19 percent of Ferguson’s revenue. Ferguson’s parent company Wolseley plc, the world’s largest...Read More
Fortiline Waterworks to Join MORSCO September 15, 2016 Fortiline Waterworks announced Sept. 14 it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by MORSCO, Inc. as its waterworks...Read More
Ferguson Acquires 13 Companies in Fiscal Year 2016 Starts new fiscal year with acquisition of Westfield Lighting. September 14, 2016 Starts new fiscal year with acquisition of Westfield Lighting. Ferguson purchased 13 companies in fiscal year 2016. The acquisitions spanned...Read More