Distribution Industry News

For wholesale distributors that spent the past year absorbing or passing along IEEPA tariff costs, the portal represents the first concrete mechanism for recovery.

“Contractor training is critical to advancing the adoption of heat pump technology,” said Steve Scarbrough, senior vice president and general manager of LG Air Conditioning Technologies.

Chris Marlow has led U.S. and Latin America installation products sales at ABB. Before joining ABB, he spent three years at Cerrowire, following more than 18 years in sales leadership at Southwire.

For wholesale distributors who built their logistics budgets around four years of soft spot pricing and shipper leverage, the environment has changed.

The combined company would have approximately 28,000 employees, more than 10,000 vehicles and 1,150 locations across all 50 U.S. states and seven Canadian provinces.

Park Wiseway Supply Group is a wholesale distributor of plumbing, electrical and lighting products operating 17 supply locations and six decorative showrooms across Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.

John Carr said his time as an AFFLINK member shaped his view of what independent distributors need from a collective.

Capstone has set a longer-term target of $100 million in annual revenue and outlined a path to 10% operating profit margins through organic growth, cost leverage, and additional acquisitions.

Founded in 1988, Trading Services International distributes fittings, valves, coils, and other components primarily to HVAC customers.