We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Cookie Policy.

logo
  • Engineers & Specifiers
  • Contractors & Installers
  • Wholesalers & Distributors

Follow Us

Newsletter Signups
Manage Subscriptions
  • The Wholesaler
  • Plumbing Engineer
  • PHC News
Newsletter Signups
Manage Subscriptions
  • The Wholesaler
  • Plumbing Engineer
  • PHC News
  • PRODUCTS
    • Bath & Kitchen
    • Fire Protection
    • HVAC
    • Hydronics/Radiant
    • Plumbing
    • PVF
    • Tools
  • PROJECTS
    • Commercial
    • Data Centers
    • Fire Protection
    • Green Building
    • MRO/Retrofit
    • Remodeling
    • Residential
  • HOW TO
    • Design
    • Fire Protection
    • Legal Matters
    • Management
  • BUSINESS
    • AI Technology
    • Associations
    • Buying Groups
    • Technology
  • CODES & STANDARDS
    • ANSI
    • ASHRAE
    • ASSE
    • Regulations
    • Green Building
    • IAPMO
    • ICC
    • NFPA
  • RESOURCES
    • RUGGED MIND AND BODY
    • Media Kit
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
    • Classifieds
    • Digital Editions
    • Testimonials
    • Subscribe
    • Health & Wellness
    • ASPE Convention 2026
  • DIGITAL EDITIONS
Home » Publications » The Wholesaler

Our Publications

Please select a publication below.

The Wholesaler

tw10_2026_cover.jpg

October 2026

Volume: 80
Edition: 10

Lion Plumbing Supply is celebrating its 70th anniversary. What started as a  plumbing contractor company grew into one of Florida’s leading employee-owned wholesale distributors. Pictured on the cover is President and CEO Paul Gentile, who has helped guide the company for more than half a century.

  • Articles
  • Columns

Articles

Back to Top
Group at event.jpg
Feature

Built on Service

After seven decades, Lion Plumbing Supply’s founding motto remains the reason customers, employees and vendors keep coming back.
October 1, 2026
Ruth Mitchell

Lion Plumbing Supply is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, but the milestone is about more than looking back.


Read More
iStock-1705803378.jpg
Feature

The New Classroom

Bringing training to its customers, mobile training trucks make an impact.
October 1, 2026
Ruth Mitchell

Hands-on training remains one of the most effective ways to turn product knowledge into practical skills. 


Read More
TW1026_HVAC service technician using gauges to check and add refrigerant.jpg
Feature

The Hidden Costs of Cheap Refrigerant: What Can It Do to a System?

As the refrigerant market keeps shifting, counterfeit products remain a risk to legitimate refrigerant sellers unless consumers are educated on the dangers of buying counterfeit refrigerants.
October 1, 2026

For contractors and end consumers, a large price difference on refrigerant can be tempting, especially when costs are putting pressure on operating budgets. However, below-market pricing should also be a warning.


Read More
TW0726_businesswomen speaking to colleagues.jpg
Feature

From Mentors to Allies: Why PHC Wholesale Needs Active Support for Women

Mentorship alone is no longer enough to help women succeed. Active allyship challenges bias, opens doors and creates real opportunities for advancement.
October 1, 2026

The PHC wholesale industry — like many skilled trades and their supply chains — has long been dominated by men.


Read More
iStock-1048069280.jpg
Feature

Spaceballs Turns 40 Next April, and I Can’t Stop Seeing Our Industry In It

Relationships still matter, but the channel needs better shared data and more disciplined measurement to know where decisions are made, where opportunity exists and where its work actually creates value.
October 1, 2026

“Spaceballs: The New One” lands next April, 40 years after the first movie, with Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman and Daphne Zuniga all back.


Read More
TW0726_building trust.jpg
Feature

Driving Business Success with People-Centered Leadership

By building trust, communicating strategy clearly, approaching difficult decisions with care and investing in employee capabilities, organizations are better positioned to strengthen performance, adaptability and long-term growth.
October 1, 2026

In this industry, results are earned on the front lines: deliveries, customer relationships, safety and service all depend on people. 


Read More
TW1026_Texas data center construction.jpg
Feature

Data Centers Continue to Blast Off With No End in Sight

As hyperscalers press ahead with hundreds of billions of dollars in planned U.S. projects, the sector faces mounting constraints from permitting resistance, state-level reviews, grid capacity limits and tightening power-equipment supply.
October 1, 2026

The data center surge remains the single most powerful driver of industrial spending worldwide as it enters the back half of 2026.


Read More
TW0926_customer relationship management-CRM.jpg
Feature

Why CRM Success Depends on Cross-Functional Communication and Clarity

When implemented correctly, the system creates transparency across teams, improves the customer experience and helps sales leaders make faster, more profitable decisions.
October 1, 2026

CRM is meant to create efficiency. However, when every department uses it in their own way (or not at all), it has the opposite effect.


Read More

Columns

Back to Top
iStock-905819004.jpg
Growth Playbook

Margin Maximization

Why pricing discipline starts with people, not strategy or systems.
October 1, 2026

Margin pressure in distribution is nothing new, but prices are being pushed down by intense competition and price transparency, while costs are being driven up by soaring operational, supply chain and labor costs.


Read More
TW1026_web cookie tracking.jpg
Legal Perspective

Update: What Happens in California Doesn’t Necessarily Stay in California

Businesses receiving demand letters regarding website tracking tools such as cookies, pixels, tags and beacons should carefully consider their options and proactively audit their websites for compliance with California and other privacy laws.
October 1, 2026
Daniel Beederman

One such law, known as Proposition 65 (Prop 65), requires that consumers in California be warned of the health risks associated with hundreds of chemicals used in everyday products and environments.


Read More
TW1026_gas and oil prices.jpg
PVF Market Overview

PVF Supply Strain Hits Critical Point

Rising crude-oil volatility, refinery constraints and major pipeline and data center investments are reshaping demand across construction and energy markets.
October 1, 2026
Stephen Letko

Renewed tensions in the Iranian-U.S. war resulting from Iranian strikes on U.S. vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and retaliating strikes on Iranian assets have exacerbated crude-oil pricing.


Read More
TW0726_celebrating business success.jpg
Performance Management

A Framework for Thriving in the Long Run, Part 1

Perspective, perceptiveness, pioneering and persistence help people and companies build strong relationships, notice important signals and opportunities, keep innovating and stay committed to continuous improvement over time.
October 1, 2026
Howard Coleman

If you have been following our reinvention-based series of columns here in The Wholesaler, I have surely been trying to drive home the point that the competitive landscape could not be more different than what it was only a short time ago. 


Read More

Most Popular

  • AD Announces Update to Supply Force Program Brand

  • Acorn Engineering Named to TIME’s 2026 Best Private Companies List

  • ASPE MedGas Workshop Returns to Chicago

  • Co-Founder of Burke Agency George F. Burke Passes Away

Featured Video

Screenshot 2026 08 11 at 9.31.41 am

Instant Insight: Domestic Pressure Boosting Done Right

Subscribe & Learn More

  • Tw10 2026 cover
    Subscribe
  • Pe10 2026 cover
    Subscribe
  • Phc10 2026 cover
    Subscribe
  • Rugged 09 2026
    Learn More

More from PHCP Pros

  • Editorial Team
  • Home
  • Contact Us
  • About
  • Advertise

Follow Us

© 2026 All Rights Reserved

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development | ePublishing