While the country begins to reopen, the need for liquidity remains as urgent as ever, the coalition says.

PHC News Editor Steve Smith sits down with Latrobe Foundry leaders Ted Steiner, president, and Michael Steiner, vice president, to discuss how the company is adjusting to changes and helping others during the COVID-19 pandemic.

H&L is a third-generation, family-owned distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical, PVF and industrial supplies located in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

Contractors are poised for near-term recovery, however.

The survey indicates that economic uncertainty, employee morale and customers going out of business will be the biggest challenges going forward.

Led by Vice President Doug Fulton, this new function will seek growth opportunities through corporate acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as internal product development.

Editor Ruth Mitchell has a candid conversation with Dr. Donald McNeeley, chairman and CEO of Chicago Tube and Iron Co. and columnist for The Wholesaler magazine. The duo discuss the "Black Swan" events impacting the industry — from the devastation in the oil market to the COVID-19 crisis.

The video explains how the Aquatherm pressure test procedure differs from pressure testing traditional piping systems, and demonstrates the steps involved in performing the procedure.

Kaufman is vice president of marketing and e-business for Wolseley Canada.

PHC News Editor Steve Smith interviews Uponor North America President Bill Gray. The pair discuss the company's proactive response to COVID-19, manufacturing output and predictions for how the pandemic will affect both the residential and non-residential markets.