After taking a dip in 2018, spending in the U.S. power industry for pipe, valves and fittings is forecast to continue to rise through 2020, as project activity in various sectors increases.

When President Donald Trump recently raised eyebrows in calling his predecessor President Barack Obama’s “war on climatological impurities” a hoax, he stunned much of America’s believers, who had approved the cutback in the “belching” of carbon dioxide (CO2). This called for the limitation of coal production and cutting back U.S. manufacturing, in general, to “save the air.”

Construction jobs at the end of the first half of the year showed more strength than during the first quarter and at the beginning of the second quarter.

We recently returned from this year’s Southern Wholesaler’s Association (SWA) meeting held on Amelia Island in Florida. As always, the SWA meeting was well-attended and included an excellent program with many opportunities for business, social and family activities.

The expansion is expected to be completed by the end of the year, increasing the building's size from its current 60,000 square feet to 128,000 square feet. 

Rothenberg Associates has been representing manufacturers in the plumbing industry since 1934.

For more than 32 years, Arrow Sales Inc. has been representing plumbing manufacturers and providing quality service and products to wholesalers across the state of Indiana.

The agreement broadens Harris' brazing and plumbing product lines and complements the previously acquired soldering consumables business and certain brazing assets from Worthington Industries earlier this year.

In this newly created position, de Leon will focus on Bradley's global sales, marketing and operations, while advancing its efforts to align with marketplace needs.

Ferguson has signed on as the organization’s first corporate partner, and together, they will help millions of their neighbors in need through Community Plumbing Challenges.