In May of this year, the PVF industry lost one of its biggest supporters when Morrie Beschloss, the “Grandfather of the PVF Industry,” passed away at 94. 

Opening its door in 1923, Solomon Kissler founded a New York City importing and exporting company featuring porcelain figurines, escutcheons, and other items such as door handles for refrigerators and ovens. 

When you meet our 2023 PVF Hall of Fame inductee Joe Pro, president of Penn Machine Works, he usually has a big smile on his face, a firm handshake, and you feel as if you met an old friend. 

Showroom of the Year: This metro Philadelphia business is small but mighty and epitomizes showroom excellence.

In last month’s edition of The Wholesaler magazine, we highlighted several buying groups within the industry channel. This month, we wrap up with BLUE HAWK, the HVACR-focused cooperative owner of IMARK Group.

As one of the Southeast’s largest wholesale distributors of HVAC equipment, parts and supplies, Mingledorff’s serves the business needs of HVAC contractors from its 41 stores located in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina.

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).