As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the IAPMO Board of Directors has determined this year the Spring Technical Committee Meetings will be held as two weeklong virtual events.

The association also reports that the average annual sales growth for the 12 months through December 2020 is 4.1 percent.

The expo and conference will be held Oct. 13-14, 2021 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Despite the clear impacts of the pandemic, the buying group achieved a 1% increase in net distributions to its members.

The Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Association hosted its first-ever virtual conference recently; the two-day event was a great way to view the newest products and ideas in decorative plumbing and hardware.

The tournament, to be held June 7 at The Clubs of Kingwood in Houston, benefits the PVF Roundtable Scholarship Fund.

The company has announced the opening of its 24th southern California location.

I think of the digital experience that most showrooms possess. If that experience were the resume to get the job interview, many of you wouldn’t even get a first call, let alone the job.

In September 2020, in the midst of a year of uncertainty and contraction due to events outside of one’s control, Porter Pipe and Supply (www.porterpipe.com) opened up a new location outside of its established metro Chicago service area.

Benjamin Plumbing’s downsized decorative plumbing showroom still gets remodeling jobs done.