The event will feature the group’s annual Scholarship Awards and The Wholesaler Hall of Fame Award. In addition, Super Bowl and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw will be the guest speaker.

Deal includes grooved couplings, fittings and valves, G-Press Systems, technical services and the Anniston, Alabama foundry.

He was directly responsible for the original launch of the Apollo Valve in 1968, and grew the business from $1 million in sales to more than $180 million. 

Chairman David Fink is a longtime PPI member who also serves on several committees within PPI and has worked within the industry broadly since 2008.