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Organizers Postpone ISH China & CIHE 2022

April 11, 2022

The fair has been deferred in order to support pandemic containment efforts.

IPS Corp. Acquires Floodstop

April 7, 2022

Floodstop is a line of point-of-use leak detection devices that limit damage by automatically shutting off water to appliances and fixtures when there is a leak.

APR Supply Co. Celebrates Centennial Year with Philanthropic Endeavors

April 6, 2022

Recently, APR Supply Co., and the Weaver Family, were instrumental in an initiative of the Manheim Township School District through the EITC program with the Manheim Township Educational Foundation — an outdoor observatory with a retractable roof that will facilitate observational astronomy, named the SkyLab.

Register Today for the PVF Roundtable Golf Tournament!

Register Today for PVF Roundtable Golf Tournament!

April 6, 2022

Always a big draw for the PVF community, the event focuses on networking, having fun and raising money for the PVF Roundtable’s Scholarship Fund.

Registration Deadline for NCWA Convention 2022 is May 2

April 6, 2022

The association’s annual convention will take place June 7-8 at the Renaissance Columbus Downtown.

Winsupply Acquires Williams Wholesale Supply

April 5, 2022

Williams Wholesale Supply is a plumbing and electrical distributor with locations outside of Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga.

Core & Main Signs Agreement to Acquire Lock City Supply

April 1, 2022

The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Lock City Supply Inc., a full-service distributor of water and wastewater products.

The Beschloss Perspective

Hiring Accelerates Strong in Early 2022

The combination of low unemployment and strong wage growth is expected to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates.

April 1, 2022

Morris Beschloss

U.S. payrolls expanded by 467,000 in January 2022, far more than first predicted, as wages climbed by 5.7 percent.

PVF Market Overview

Gas Prices Rise as Russian-Ukraine War Rages On

With the Ukraine war raging, President Joe Biden did not mention in his first State of the Union Address that the U.S. is purchasing Russian oil, nor that he intends to stop it.

April 1, 2022

Stephen Letko

Public and political pressure may force the administration to take positive actions to incentivize domestic production and pipeline operations.

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Value Engineering Commercial DWV with Foam Core PVC

While the plumbing industry still debates cast-iron soil pipe or PVC, a new, even lower-cost alternative is being introduced on many commercial projects.

April 1, 2022

Until the 1960s, mechanical engineers and plumbing designers specified hub and spigot cast-iron soil pipe joined with lead and oakum for drain, waste and vent systems in the vast majority of their commercial projects.