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United Pipe & Steel Welcomes Gary Lane as West Coast Regional Sales Manager

July 9, 2024

Lane will oversee the territories served by the company's Rialto and Stockton, California, distribution centers.

Core & Main Announces Executive Leadership Changes

July 8, 2024

Core & Main announces changes to its executive leadership team.

Valve World Expo 2024 Ancillary Program Announced

July 2, 2024

The VALVE WORLD 2024 exhibits will be complemented by an educational ancillary program.

Victaulic Expands Lawrenceville Foundry

July 2, 2024

Victaulic has announced that it will expand its Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania facility to increase production capacity and meet the demands of its North American customer base.

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Sales and PVF Perspective

Why Trade Shows?

I am keenly interested in seeing who attends trade shows and why, looking for trends and new ideas, and meeting new people.

July 1, 2024

As an industry consultant, my clients are mostly manufacturers marketing their products through electrical, plumbing, HVAC and PVF wholesale distributors.

McNeeley View

A Looming Enterprise Risk

Ignore at your peril.

July 1, 2024

Don McNeeley

A leader’s job No. 1 is to identify and navigate what we call enterprise risk. Risk comes in many shapes, sizes and classifications.

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Metals and Minerals Projects List PVF Among Key Needs

Battery and metal recycling project activity is also busy as companies build new or expand EV battery recycling plants.

July 1, 2024

Pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) play a substantial role in the metals and minerals industry.

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Advancing The Skilled Trades

The PVF Roundtable has raised a staggering $2 million-plus for scholarships in the skilled trades, and there’s no slowing down for this change-making organization.

July 1, 2024

Ruth Mitchell

Located in Houston, the heart of the global energy sector, is the PVF Roundtable, a nonprofit networking organization that unites companies from coast to coast in the pipe, valves and fittings industry.

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PVF Market Overview

EPA Targets Coal-Fired, New Gas-Fired Power Plants

Attorneys general from 27 states and The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration.

July 1, 2024

Stephen Letko

The rise in artificial intelligence (AI) has reignited concerns about electricity and strains on the power grid.

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Pipe-Joining 101: Commercial Plumbing, Heating and Air Systems, Part 2

The pros and cons of threaded, brazed/soldered or compression joints are discussed.

July 1, 2024

The final joint selection for commercial plumbing, heating and air system design is critical to system effectiveness and efficiency; it directly impacts construction, commissioning and maintenance processes. Part 2 continues the pipe-joining discussion with threaded, brazed/soldered or compression joints.