Across age groups, job titles, locations and more, we want to showcase women in plumbing, heating, cooling and piping for our annual feature. 

Consolidated Supply Co. was founded in 1928. We are a fourth-generation company that President Karla Neupert Hockley has led successfully for the last 18 years.

I recently visited with a friend who runs a large company that includes multiple showroom locations.

They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with its first step. For Plumbing Distributors Inc. (PDI), the first step was made in 1973 by Glad Mealor and his brother-in-law, Ronald Pratt, along with Glad’s son, Sid Mealor.

Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, a domestic manufacturer of cast iron and plastic pipe and fittings for plumbing applications, held the grand opening of a new $460 million state-of-the-art foundry in Oakboro, N.C. on October 26, 2023. 

The new year begins with optimism and apprehension for the energy sector of the U.S. economy. A federal appellate court has ruled that the Biden administration must go ahead with the oil and gas Lease Sale 261 without the “11th-hour” restrictions the administration added on acreage and ship speeds.

“It’s exciting to see the progress. It’s been exciting for me to see how people have grown and how I believe we’re making this world a better place.”