Winsupply Inc., has opened Winsupply of Smithtown (N.Y.), serving contractors in the plumbing and hydronic heating industries on Long Island and in the New York City metropolitan area. Winsupply of Smithtown is the ninth new company Winsupply has opened in 2016. 

Rob Butler joins Winsupply as president of Winsupply of Smithtown. He leads a team of six who have 75 combined years of experience in the plumbing and hydronics industries. Butler was previously vice president and general manager of Kelly & Hayes, an electrical supplier that also distributed plumbing supplies.

“Rob Butler has 20 years’ experience in plumbing distribution and has strong customer relationships throughout Long Island and beyond,” said Roland Gordon, president of Winsupply Inc. “Rob took the opportunity to invest in the unique equity partnership that Winsupply offers. A graduate of West Point and a former captain in the U.S. Army as an armor officer, he has the skills that have proven successful for so many of our company leaders.”

There are some 580 Winsupply locations across the United States serving the residential and commercial construction and industrial markets with supplies and materials.