In March 1864, Capt. Alexander A. Knapp was honorably discharged from the Union Army due to injuries sustained at the Battle of Chickamauga. 

Located in Houston,  the heart of the global energy sector, is the PVF Roundtable, a nonprofit networking organization that unites companies from coast to coast in the pipe, valves and fittings industry.

Master distribution plays a pivotal role within the plumbing, heating, cooling and piping (PHCP) industry, offering the ability to streamline supply chain operations and enhance efficiency for manufacturers, wholesalers and their customers. 

In 1939, the Zoeller family set out to establish its foundation in Louisville, Ky. That year, brothers Carl and Vince Zoeller established Masters’ Supply Inc., a full-service wholesaler of plumbing and heating supplies.

Headquartered in Huntington, W. Va., JABO Supply Corp., a wholesale distributor of pipe, valves and fittings, celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.

Novelist and philosopher William James understood that there is more to life than ourselves: “The great use of life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.”

In the ever-evolving landscape of home heating solutions, tankless water heaters have emerged as a beacon of innovation and efficiency, capturing the attention of homeowners and industry professionals alike.

Puget Sound Pipe & Supply (www.pspipe.com) is a Seattle-based corporation owned and operated by the Stratiner family since its inception in 1917.

M&N Plumbing Supply (www.mnplbgsupply.com) is a proud family-owned and -operated wholesale distributor headquartered in Denver.

Buying groups have increasingly become a pivotal force in the plumbing-heating-cooling-piping (PHCP) industry by strengthening supplier relationships and providing tools for our ever-changing market landscape.