Vere Hodges was a talented repairman living in Pontiac, Mich.; he put his skills to work at General Motors, repairing electric motors in the company’s motor repair department. 

The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) will take place Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2023, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, co-locating with the International Builders’ Show (IBS) for the 10th Annual Design & Construction Week (DCW).

Established in 1963 as a network for kitchen dealers, the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) has evolved into the only all-industry, not-for-profit trade association for the estimated $189 billion kitchen and bath industry.

Standing behind a tagline of “Pros Who Know Choose BrassCraft,” the company is celebrating its 77th anniversary. 

World Vision, a faith-based humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families worldwide, has been making an impact over the last two decades through the partnership of companies in the construction and building supply industries.

Earlier this year, Chat Howard Jr., president and owner of Savannah, Ga.-based Sandpiper Supply, stood at a podium during Southern Wholesalers Association’s annual convention.

Growing up in Cleveland, Louis Schlessinger was a young man with administrative skills and financial acumen. He befriended Frank Lifshitz, an owner of a local hardware store involved in building and repairing boilers.  

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.