May 2020

Harold Armstrong Inducted Into PVF Hall of Fame: Join us as we celebrate Harold Armstrong of Armstrong/Weatherly Associates, a manufacturers’ representative based in Houston, for his integrity, honor and service in the PVF industry - as the 2020 recipient of The Wholesaler Magazine’s PVF Hall of Fame award. Read how Armstrong started, and how he generously gives back to the industry he loves.

Feature

A Passion for PVF

Harold Armstrong, Armstrong/Weatherly, is the 2020 inductee into the PVF Hall of Fame

May 4, 2020

Ruth Mitchell

Harold Armstrong, Armstrong/Weatherly, is the 2020 inductee into The Wholesaler's PVF Hall of Fame.

Feature

2020 Boiler Report

Manufacturers report on new regulations and technology that will shape the future of the boiler industry.

May 4, 2020

Linda Noir

Amid this global pandemic, manufacturers of all shapes and strides find themselves adjusting and adapting to changing times. For the boiler industry, this is an especially critical time as the products and services that come from our manufacturers are not only essential, they are lifesaving.

Feature

Women In PHCP 2020

Celebrating 11 women in the plumbing, heating, cooling and piping industry.

March 30, 2020

Ashlei Williams

In 2016, PHCPPros launched its first spotlight of women in the plumbing, heating, cooling and piping community. The spotlight launched just two years after one of the industry’s leading women’s events, now a dedicated affinity group, kicked off: American Supply Association’s (ASA) Women In Industry.

Feature

Strength in Numbers

With an ardent belief in the collective, the George T. Sanders Co. celebrates 70 years of success while proving that its leadership, employees and partners are indeed in it for the long haul.

May 4, 2020

Pamela Accetta Smith

Op-Ed: Heroes Don’t Always Wear Capes, #ThankAPlumber

March 25, 2020

They are not considered heroes, but plumbers walk into strangers' houses, unaware of any dangers that may exist due to COVID-19.

Feature

Winsupply Holds Strategic Planning Meeting and Vendor Showcase

Locally owned entrepreneurs get together every other year to celebrate wholesaler’s ‘Spirit of Opportunity.’

May 4, 2020

Steve Smith

More than 1,800 Winsupply owners and staff gathered for the wholesaler’s bi-annual Strategic Planning Meeting and Vendor Showcase, March 9-11, at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville.

Feature

U.S. Sees $55 Billion in 1Q PVF Planned Project Completions

Industrial manufacturing led the way with more than $17 billion worth of projects, followed by oil and gas production, and electric power.

May 4, 2020

Amid continued uncertainty over the long-term impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus, oil and gas prices, and the economy in general, Industrial Info Resources has tracked more than $55 billion worth of U.S. capital projects requiring pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) that were planned for completion in the first quarter of 2020.

Showroom Excellence

Elevating Experiences

If you make the buying process a positive one, you won’t have customers — you’ll have fans who will share their experiences with others.

May 4, 2020

Jeff MacDowell

If you make the buying process a positive one, you won’t have customers — you’ll have fans who will share their experiences with others.

PVF Market Overview

Oil Prices Fall, Capex Projects Cut

However, there still is a substantial amount of capital expenditures slated for 2020.

May 4, 2020

Stephen Letko

Uncertainty continues to prevail in our industry as we enter the second month of quarter No. 2 of calendar year 2020. Our sector of the economy has, and continues to be, engulfed in a perfect storm of events.

The Beschloss Perspective

Comparing Coronavirus to Past Disasters

With the annual flu outbursts, doctors have a multitude of experience on which to base the makeup of vaccines.

May 4, 2020

Morris Beschloss

In analyzing the savage impact of COVID-19 and its disruption to America’s economy, and peoples’ lives in general, one can’t help making comparisons with previous health disasters and their unexpected shakeup on normality in the United States and abroad.

Inventory Management

Customer Service in the Age of Social Distancing

The rules have changed, and we must adapt at an unprecedented rate.

May 4, 2020

Jason Bader

The wholesale distributor simply cannot function in the same manner it could a few weeks ago. The rules have changed, and we must adapt at an unprecedented rate.

The McNeeley View

From the Ashes ’The Phoenix Will Rise …’

May 4, 2020

Don McNeeley

My column for the next issue of the Wholesaler was complete and as they say “in the can” when the coronavirus hit. I elected to hit pause and regroup as the COVID-19 has provided an opportunity to reflect on leadership.

Our Publications

The Wholesaler

Articles

A Passion for PVF

2020 Boiler Report

Women In PHCP 2020

Strength in Numbers

Op-Ed: Heroes Don’t Always Wear Capes, #ThankAPlumber

Winsupply Holds Strategic Planning Meeting and Vendor Showcase

U.S. Sees $55 Billion in 1Q PVF Planned Project Completions

Columns

Elevating Experiences

Oil Prices Fall, Capex Projects Cut

Comparing Coronavirus to Past Disasters

Customer Service in the Age of Social Distancing

From the Ashes ’The Phoenix Will Rise …’

Most Popular

Neuco Establishes Annual Scholarship Program to Support Future HVAC Professionals

Rocket Group Continues Arizona Expansion with Phoenix HVAC Acquisition

Congressman Nick LaLota Visits MCN Distributors Riverhead Branch

Promoting Safety Culture and Mental Health Resources at Unified Group Safety Forum

Featured Video

One Brand. Every Application. Only Weil-McLain.

Subscribe & Learn More

More from PHCP Pros

Our Publications

The Wholesaler

May 2020

Articles

Columns

Most Popular

Subscribe & Learn More

More from PHCP Pros

Follow Us