In Part 1, I posited that innovation is something completely new or different being introduced that changes the marketplace — it’s one and done. 

A few months ago, I worked with a client who felt he had neglected certain aspects of his company. He spent the last year heavily focused on sales and marketing, particularly driving an e-commerce platform.

The mission of HARDI, the national association of Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International, is “Making wholesale distributors the channel of choice for HVACR manufacturers and contractors.”

In 1991, Bradford White Corp. (BWC) was part of a foreign-owned conglomerate, with the parent company in growth mode — and eying the purchase of a competitor.

In 1947, friends Sam New and Mel Cohn worked for their fathers’ companies in South Bend, Indiana; Sam’s father owned a grocery store, and Mel’s father was a plumber. 

As environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives continue to gain momentum in support of the energy transition, refiners, especially in the United States and Canada, are increasingly looking toward producing renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

While the Russo/Ukraine war has put Europe into an energy hassle never before seen, Russia is putting a squeeze on Europe’s NATO group due to its siding with the Ukrainians.

We are midway through the fourth quarter of the calendar year 2022. The months of November and December are not only impacted by the holidays, limiting the number of shipping days — we all will be impacted by rising fuel costs.

NAW issued a statement Nov. 2 in response to the Federal Reserve's announcement that it is once again raising interest rates by 75 basis points to curb inflation.  

The QuickDrain ShowerLine Linear Drain system was named a winner in the Best in Bath category in Good Housekeeping’s first-ever 2022 Home Renovation Awards.