Kerry Stackpole

PMI Perspective

PMI Helps Curb Online Sales of Counterfeit Plumbing Products

The association collaborates with government agencies and online retailers to protect plumbing manufacturers’ brand value.

February 26, 2025

Kerry Stackpole

Combating the online sale of contraband products continues to be a challenge for plumbing manufacturers and many other businesses.

PMI Perspective

Consider a Systemic Approach Before Lowering Flow and Flush Rates

Changing one part of a building’s plumbing system affects other parts, paving the way for unintended safety and operational consequences.

September 2, 2024

Kerry Stackpole

As Aristotle famously said, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” The same rings true when managing a building’s plumbing system.

PMI Perspective

Experts Predict Housing Recovery in Late 2024 through 2025

Population increases, job growth, and cooling inflation deliver good news for construction-related wholesalers, manufacturers and tradespeople serving the housing industry.

July 1, 2024

Kerry Stackpole

Economic and real estate experts have forecasted a housing recovery in late 2024 through 2025, delivering good news to plumbing manufacturers, distributors and construction-related trades that serve the housing industry.

PMI Perspective

PMI’s Pipe Manufacturers Add Vital Views to Water-Efficiency Conversation

Advocating for a whole-system approach will lead to rightsizing piping systems behind high-efficiency fixtures.

April 1, 2024

Kerry Stackpole

The pipe manufacturing members of Plumbing Manufacturers International (PMI) have invested in growth while bringing their essential “behind-the-wall” perspective to the water-efficiency conversation.