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Tommy WhittenTerritory Manager

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Hal VanVliet, Lou Tocci & Sam White

Murray Supply CompanyVolunteers with the

Ronald McDonald House

Ann Moran & AlexandraLinton Join Gateway

Supply in Greenville, SC

It’s an exciting time to beworking in the plumbing in-dustry —- covering North &South Carolina for TheCarolina Plumbing News.Our publication is here toserve you in the plumbingprofession whether you area plumbing contractor,plumbing engineer, whole-saler, manufacturer, andmanufacturer’s representa-tive or in any related aspectof the industry.

Over these last fewmonths, I’ve really enjoyedseeing many familiar facesas well as meeting a num-ber of new acquaintances.

Our goal is to provideyou, the plumbing profes-sional, with current news,stories and items of interestthat pertain to your busi-ness. Let us know of anyupcoming events such asgrand openings, newbranches, trade shows, golf

Jennifer Kresge JoinsMurray Supply

Ferguson and Victaulic Host2012 Inshore Scramble

Ferguson Enterprisesand Victaulic hosted theirsecond Inshore Scrambleon September 28th, 2012.The event was a huge suc-cess as Ferguson associ-ates and customers from

Charleston, Columbia andGreenville converged atShem Creek for six hoursof a tournament-style, funfishing event. The eventstarted with a Victaulic

Murray Supply Companyvolunteered with the RonaldMcDonald House(RMH) onSeptember 29, 2012 with a

group of sales associatesfrom the Maintenance Re-pair and Operations branch.

The Plumbing NewsAttends CONNECT 2012

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PHCC rang in 130 yearsof industry excellence atthe Oct. 3-5 CONNECT2012 in Philadelphia.PHCC’s annual conference

proved the perfect time to notonly recognize PHCC’s pastcontributions to the industryand society, but also to cel-

Ann Moran Alexandra LintonGateway Supply is

pleased to introduce AnnMoran and Alexandra Lintonas their new Showroom Con-

sultants in Greenville, SC.Ann Moran has two years

of experience in plumbing

Winston-Salem, NorthCarolina based wholesaledistributor would like to an-nounce that Jennifer

Kresge has been hired as ashowroom consultant.

Kresge has nine years ofexperience in the showroomindustry and she currentlyresides in High Point with herhusband. She is excitedabout the opportunity to jointhe showroom team atMurray Supply Company.

Kresge enjoys workingwith customers and findingsolutions to their needs. “AtMurray Supply Company wehave developed long stand-ing relationships with our

Andy Holmes and Steve Edwards of WinWholesale

Ferguson Burlington &Greensboro Hold Tradeshows

Ferguson Burlington &Ferguson Greensboro, NCis excited to announce theyheld their fall tradeshows onOctober 10 & October 11,2012. Over 280 people at-

tended both events includingmany vendors such as,Kohler/Sterling,Delta, Moen,Watts, Charlotte Pipe,Ridgid, Lenox/Irwin, Apollo

Steve Vaughn, GarthVaughn, Timmy Hall with Guilford CountySchools and Larry Odell

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October 31st, 2012

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Advertising Index

Bradford White ---------------------------- page 12Ferguson ----------------------------------- page 11Ferguson ----------------------------------- page 19FM Supplies ------------------------------- page 13Ginde Pipe --------------------------------- page 7Hodes Co ---------------------------------- page 18Keeney Manufacturing ------------------- page 9LC Metals ---------------------------------- page 15Murray Supply ---------------------------- page 20Oatey --------------------------------------- page 10Taco ---------------------------------------- page 8Winnelson ---------------------------------- page 2

Calendar ----------------------------------- page 4Contractor Spotlight / Wade Hardin --- page 8Counter Action / Hubbard --------------- page 10Job Bulletin -------------------------------- page 4NCPMA News ----------------------------- page 7

David Dugger Installed as2012-2013 PHCC President

Rich Thompson of Scoffner Mechanical, Lynn and Jim Finlyand incoming President, David Dugger

David Dugger, presidentand CEO ofShoffnerKalthoff Mechani-cal Electric Service, Knox-ville, Tenn., has been in-stalled as the 2012-2013Plumbing-Heating-CoolingContractors—National Asso-ciation (PHCC) president.The swearing-in ceremonywas held Oct. 5 in Philadel-phia, Pa., during CONNECT2012, the organization’s an-nual convention.

Dugger started his me-chanical construction ca-reer in 1971 as a sheetmetal and piping apprenticewhile studying mechanicalengineering at the Universityof Tennessee. His careerhas included numerousmanagement positions, aswell as project manage-ment and estimating. He hasworked on an expansivevariety of projects, includingmanufacturing facilities, in-stitutional, commercial of-fice and mixed-use build-ings. He holds licenses inmore than 12 states and hasextensive experience inmechanical design/buildconstruction.

Prior to serving as presi-dent-elect in 2012, Duggerwas named the 2004 Trane/PHCC HVAC Contractor ofthe Year for his dedicationto upgrading the industry

through education.He served on the 2009-

2010 PHCC—National Asso-ciation Board of Directorsand in fall 2010, he waselected vice president of thenational association.

A longtime advocate forPHCC education initiatives,Dugger was named to PHCCEducational Foundation’s2010-2011 Board of Direc-tors. David and his wife, Jan,were named BenefactorMembers of the PHCC—Na-tional Association Educa-tional Foundation Board ofGovernors in 2010. He cur-rently serves as chair of theEducational FoundationHVACR Apprentice andJourneyman Training Com-mittee Chair and co-chair ofthe Invest in Your Future pro-gram that supports educa-tional and scholarshipprograms.

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Murray SupplyThe Murray Supply Com-

pany sales associates as-sisted the Ronald McDonaldHouse with one of theirfundraising activities at theACN bicentennial meeting.ACN is direct telecommuni-cations company and dur-ing this meeting the ACN at-tendees donate money tothe RMH.

Murray Supply associ-ates helped the RMH collectmoney by wearing RonaldMcDonald House appareland waving pom poms andnoisemakers to attract theattention of the ACN meet-ing attendees. The RMH col-lected a total of $122,000 atthis event.

“We enjoyed workingwith the Ronald McDonaldhouse because we sup-ported a great cause and

had the chance to giveback to the community,”commented MarianBorland, Branch Manager ofthe Maintenance Repairand Operations branch lo-cated in Charlotte, N.C.

By supporting local com-munities Murray Supply isgiving back to others andworking together towardsbuilding a promising futurefor the country and the state.

Murray Supply Companyis a third generation familyowned and operated com-pany that was founded in1965 in Charlotte NorthCarolina by Mr. C.V. Murrayand his son, Mr. WaltMurray. The company isengaged in the distributionof residential and commer-cial plumbing, PVF, HVAC,piping and process con-struction, along with main-tenance, repair and opera-tions. To learn more visitwww.murraysupply.com.

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customers, and they knowthey can count on us to pro-vide them with the best qual-ity products available,” com-mented Kresge.

“We carry numerouskitchen and bath productswhich include plumbing fix-tures, vanities, showers anddoor hardware,” com-mented Kresge.

“These high quality prod-ucts are manufactured bytrustworthy vendors such asBrizo, Elkay, Jado,Hansgrohe and AmericanStandard.”

Murray Supply has al-ways prided itself on superb

customer service, and thosebehind the name are fo-cused on helping their cus-tomers select quality prod-ucts to suit their style.

Murray Supply is a thirdgeneration family ownedand operated company thatwas founded in 1965 in Char-lotte, N.C. by C.V. Murrayand his son Mr. Walt Murray.The company is engaged inthe distribution of residentialand commercial plumbing,PVF, HVAC, power and pro-cess piping, industrial salesand multi-family housing.Murray Supply’s Kitchenand Bath showroom is lo-cated at 260 Olive Street,Winston-Salem, NC. Formore information please visitwww.murraysupply.com.

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sales, after spending 18years as a Commercial In-terior Designer. Ann gradu-ated from Converse Collegewith a BFA in Interior Designand is also a LEED Accred-ited Professional. In a re-cent interview with Ann, shestated that what she enjoysmost about working forGateway Supply is, “Thewonderful customers, em-ployees, and the outstand-ing showroom.” Ann cur-rently resides inSpartanburg with her twodogs, with whom she doesagility and disc training. Annis an avid Clemson Footballfan, and loves to attendgames. She also enjoysbackpacking, and has an in-terest in restoring vintageBritish cars.

Alexandra Linton joinedGateway Supply in August2012 and is a 2 year veteranof the lighting industry. In arecent interview Alexandrastated “I appreciate workingfor such a great companyand I love the fact it is family

Gateway

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and many more. Everyonewho attended both eventsenjoyed a delicious Bar-B-Que lunch and also had achance to win some greatprizes including a TV, DrillKit, and Richard Petty Driv-ing Experience.

The vendors that at-tended this event had dis-played their latest and great-est products and their tablessurrounded the eating areawhich gave vendors an op-portunity to be close to theircustomers and get a greatdeal of exposure and it gavethe customers the benefit ofbeing able to see each tableand learn about the prod-ucts. Ferguson also had atrailer setup with two big flatscreen televisions where thecustomers could watch arolling video of current and

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1st Tuesday of Every Month 6PMColumbia Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: Damon’s GrillCONTACT: 803-407-2643

1st Tuesday of Every Month 6:30 PMFAPCA Monthly MeetingLOCATION: Chris’ SteakhouseCONTACT: www.fapca.org

2nd Tuesday of Every Month 6:30PMCPHCCA Monthly MeetingLOCATION: check website for detailsCONTACT: www.cphcca.org

3rd Tuesday of Every MonthRaleigh Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: NCSU University ClubCONTACT: www.aspe-raleigh.org

4th Tuesday of Every MonthCharlotte Chapter ASPE MeetingLOCATION: To be determinedCONTACT: Hal Angel at 704-525-3388

December 7th, 2012NCPMA Christmas PartyLOCATION: Charlotte, NCCONTACT: www.nc-pma.org

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Fassil Mitiku, MSME,Founder and President ofFM Supplies, announcedthe launch of his RenewableEnergy Division, which in-cludes Solar Thermal HotWater, LED and other light-ing solutions, HVAC, Rain-water Harvesting and SolarPower (PV). "This compli-ments and completes FMSupplies Industrial Plumb-ing, Mechanical and Electri-cal Supply side of my com-pany," said Mitiku. FM Sup-plies is considered by manyof his clients to be the bestminority supplier in Virginia,North and South Carolinasince 1993. "It is an honorto be so highly regarded bymy clients," Mitiku said.

Graduating from FrenchHigh School in Ethiopia in1973, Mitiku attended Aristo-telian University of Salonikain Greece in 1976, studyingMechanical Engineering,then completing his under-graduate degree and Mas-ters in 1983. Though therewere many U.S. cities he

FM Supplies LaunchesRenewable Energy Division

had considered moving to in1985, he decided onAustin,Texas, where he be-gan his career with the Ar-chitectural Engineering FirmBLGY. In 1987, he movedto Greensboro, North Caro-lina, joining DS Atlantic, Win-ston-Salem, North Carolina,then working for Sutton-Kennerly & Associates, aStructural and MechanicalEngineering firm located inGreensboro, North Carolina,until opening his company in1993. Many of Mitiku's pro-fessional achievementshave involved his designwork for multiple industrialbuildings, schools, hospitalsand university dormitories.He designed the plumbingsystems for Guilford Millsone million square foot facil-ity in Mexico, Asheville's Mis-sion Hospital and CarolinaEast Medical Center, NewBern, North Carolina. Healso designed plumbing andmechanical systems for dor-mitories at Duke University,UNC Chapel Hill , UNC

Wilmington, NC A & T Uni-versity, Winston Salem StateUniversity, a Solar Hot Wa-ter System for AppalachianState University (ASU)Boone, North Carolina andthe Kidney Dialysis Center atMoses Cone Hospital inGreensboro. Mitiku said heconstantly motivates himselfto design or build better ap-plication systems adding,"this is what I've wanted todo all my life and I can'timagine doing anything else.It has been a rewarding ca-reer."

Mitiku lives in Greens-boro, North Carolina with hisfamily and enjoys teachinganyone who has a love fordesigning applications in-volving mechanical, electri-cal and plumbing designwork. Though modest,when asked, Mitiku will onlysay he speaks a few lan-guages, but it is really six.He is fluent in Italian,French, English, Ethiopian,Greek and Spanish. For fur-ther information about FMSupplies, you can contactFassil Mitiku at 336.391.8653 or e-mail [email protected].

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Scenes from the PHCC 2012 Connect in Philadelphia

Charles Smith Shows new Bradford White products toDominic Magnolia and Herbery Harvey

Muchele Gross and Zac Brideman shows newInsinkerator products

Mary Cifuentes and JD Abrams of Ferguson

Heidi Taylor and Michael Rudonitz of Barnetts

Rich Thompson of Scoffner Mechanical, Lynn and JimFinly and incoming President, David Dugger

Michael and Jennifer Vance of Mechanical HeatPump Systems Johnson City TN and President of

TAPHCC

Mike Stallings and Mitch Kopriva showing new SiouxChief products

Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Stansell of Fulton Plumbing H&Awith Michael Steel of Call Source

Kailey Reas, April Jeras and Brian Wilson showingnew Rothenberger Tools

Kieran Young, new Regional Manager for BradfordWhite with Bruce Carnevale, Executive V.P. of

Bradford White

Andy Holmes and Steve Edwards of WinWholesale

Dave Becker, Jayson Prake and Wes Sisco showingnew Uponor products

Tom Pratt and Jim McHugh of Cimberio Valve

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CONTINUED from PAGE 1ebrate the momentum that is building for thefuture.

In this rebounding economy, attendeeslearned the best ways to break through busi-ness challenges and accelerate impact ontheir bottom line. Over the course of just threedays, attendees shared and gained new skillsfrom a slew of results-oriented workshops,seminars and networking activities.

Innovative, practical solutions were thename of the game at CONNECT 2012. Key-note speaker Jason Dorsey kicked off theevent with “Crossing the Generational Divide,”a guide to navigating the challenges and stra-tegic opportunities presented by an increas-ingly cross-generational workforce. Duringthe educational sessions that followed, attend-ees discovered ways to diversify their busi-nesses with new offerings, such as whole-building retrofits, hydronic systems, lean con-struction practices and PHCC’s Water AuditCertification program.

The PHCC Auxiliary and the EducationalFoundation set their sights on the future, pre-miering a new career video that encouragesmiddle and high school students to considera profession in the plumbing and HVACRtrades. The video is available for download at


Scenes from the PHCC 2012 Connect in Philadelphia

Bill Wertham shows new Legend Valves to LarryMetzler of Mr. Plumber

Edward Miller and Todd Colbertson of MillerMechanical

Eric Pratt and Tim Bowler showing Charles Wattersonnew Wheeler Rex Tools

Speed Jones and Jonathan Wantz showing newMueller Ind. Products

Henry Jong Bloed checks out new John Guest productsshown by Kent Nichols and Brian Calotta

Bill Sloan shows new Viega products to Terry Reddand Dale Hilsabeck of BDI Plumbing

Bobby Burns of Lakeside Plumbing in Eatonton, GAchecks out Rheems new XR90 shown by Dennis Ryan

of Rheem

Gary Conrado and Lewis Shapiro shows new“E” Pipe products

Dave Leroy of David Leroy Plumbing checks out newWalrich products shown by Andrew Rich of Wayne

Krantz

The National PHCC Appentice (SP) Contest

Marc Heffner shows Dick Steadman of Bartlett-Steadman Plumbing new Navien’s new Creator

Stacey Ziegler-Harp shows Joe Cornetta Hodes newStock Service System and products

John Burger of Chrysler with Elicia Magruder ofPHCC

Vinnie Pisano checks out Aqua Mizer’s new TankFlush System shown by Vince Sriboni


owned and operated.”Alexandra is a native ofSouth Carolina and attendedNorth Greenville Universityand Majored in Marketing.She is a newlywed and en-joys spending time with hernew husband and cooking.

Gateway’s GreenvilleShowroom is a PremierKohler Showroom, and isopen from 8am to 5pm, Mon-day thru Friday. The show-room features many well-known lines including,Kohler, Moen, Delta andBrizo. You may contact theGreenville showroom at864-235-7800.

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www.phccweb.org.Philadelphia itself was

another star of this year’sevent. Members of PHCC ofPennsylvania graciouslywelcomed attendees to thecity of brotherly love withauthentic Philadelphiasnacks and memorabilia.Famous Philadelphian BenFranklin even made an ap-pearance as the emcee ofthe 2012 PHCC Awards Lun-

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String Band provided amemorable send-off at theclosing reception.

Past National President(2007-2008) Jim Finley, C.N.Finley Inc., New Orleans,La., was the 2012 recipientof the prestigious Col.George D. Scott award. Theaward recognizes a PHCCmember who has providedyears of service and unself-ish devotion to his/her asso-ciation and industry, andwhose industry efforts haveprovided many benefits to

other p-h-c contractors.Kevin Tindall, Tindall &

Ranson Plumbing & Heat-ing, Princeton, N.J., waselected 2012-2013 vicepresident during the Oct. 5PHCC Annual BusinessMeeting.

That evening duringCONNECT 2012’s closingreception, David Dugger ofShoffnerKalthoff Mechani-cal Electrical Service, Knox-ville, Tenn., was installed as2012-2013 president, suc-ceeding 2011-2012 Presi-dent Keith Bienvenu.

demonstration and happyhour on Thursday evening,featuring Victaulic’s newestproducts for commercialand mechanical contrac-tors. At 6:30am the follow-ing morning, (22) guidesand (44) anglers pushed offthe dock to pursue redfishand seatrout in the surround-ing waters of CharlestonCounty. The weather coop-erated and everyone whoparticipated caught fish.

Sam White of Walker-White and Hal VanVliet ofVictaulic teamed up to taketop honors with a weight of9.23 pounds for a redfish/seatrout combination. Sec-ond place went to PeteBailey of CR Hipp and MarkCondon of Ferguson with acombined weight of 8.65pounds. Third place went toWill Thomas of CR Hipp andDavid Snell of Ferguson with7.68 pounds.

Ferguson would like tothank Victaulic for makingthe event possible, and allthe participating contractorsfor their support.

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Joel LongPresident, PHCC-NC

From time to time I amamazed at just how shortsighted we have become inour society. I know I have!Between emails, texting,drive thru windows, andWalmart, we seem to be sofocused on instant gratifica-tion and constant contactthat I am afraid our long term

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THE PIPELINEtournaments, fishing outingsas well as new hires and pro-motions within your organi-zation that you would like tosee published in our paper.This paper is published forand about you.

With the holiday seasonapproaching, you will nodoubt be planning manyspecial events. Please let usknow as early as possible ofany that you would like forus to cover with an articleand photos.

To those of you who havebeen a part of our publica-tion in the past, we sincerelyappreciate your business.And for those just joining us,we welcome the opportunityto be of service!

I look forward to seeingyou soon.

Tommy [email protected]

thinking and planning suf-fer!

I was reminded of justhow important a long viewof the world can be thisweek as we prepared forthe Past Presidents' Break-fast this Friday in Cary. Justimagine this group! Theleaders of our two originalorganizations! The years ofexperience in our industry,the parenting, the businessknowledge, and maybemore importantly, yearsand years of knowledgeabout the mistakes theyhave made!

They have the "LongView" of the world and ourindustry! They representthe depth we often miss inour fast paced world! Thispast week I have called afew of them to make surethey were attending and tomake sure they received apersonal invite. As often isthe case, I started the callsas part of my duty, butnever understood the gift Iwould receive in just listen-ing to them and their sto-ries of experience!

If you think you coulduse a little "Long Term"view of the world, I urgeyou to make a trip to Caryand rub shoulders withsome of these icons fromour past!

Hope to see you in CaryThursday for Golf and Fri-day for the Past PresidentsBreakfast and the businessof our Industry that will fol-low!

See You Soon!

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Wade Hardin Plumbing,Inc. in Fayetteville, NC

Wade Hardin PlumbingInc., located at 2520Gillespie Street, Fayetteville,N.C. has been serving theCarolina’s since 1983.Wade Hardin Plumbing, Inc.was established by WadeHardin, who is a 42 year vet-eran of the plumbing indus-try and also served in theMilitary for 2 years. Afterbeing released from the mili-tary, Mr. Hardin attended the

North Carolina PlumbingApprentice Program andalso served 500 hours oftraining with the VeteransAdministration.

Wade Hardin Plumbing,Inc. is a member of theFayetteville Area PlumbingContractors Association andis licensed and insured inboth North Carolina andSouth Carolina. The com-pany services Residential CONTINUED on PAGE 13

and Commercial customersand provides plumbing ser-vices 24 hours a day, sevendays a week, providing youwith all your plumbing needsincluding installation and re-pair of plumbing fixtures,water conditioning, highpressure water jetting, pro-fessional leak detection,complete bathroom re-model, gas piping, draincleaning, certified waterheater specialist, GEN-EYEsystem and much more.

Wade Hardin Plumbing,


Hubbard Pipe & Supply in Fayetteville, NCHubbard Pipe & Supply

in Fayetteville, NC wouldlike to recognize LarryHubbard, Sonny Phinney,James Haire, Randy Hol-land and Michael Bailey astheir Counter Sales team.

Larry Hubbard joinedHubbard Pipe & Supply inApril 2006 and currentlyholds the posi t ion ofCounter Sales Representa-tive. He was raised in thebusiness and began work-ing in the industry straight

out of high school. In a re-cent interview with Larry hestated “What I enjoy mostabout working for HubbardPipe & Supply is that thereis always something newfor us to learn and do.”Larry is a native of NorthCarol ina and at tendedFayetteville Technical Col-lege. In his free time he en-joys going hunting.

Sonny Phinney, CounterSales Representat ive,joined Hubbard Pipe &

Supply in January 2012. Heattended UNC Charlotteand enjoys woodworkingand golfing on his days off.In a recent interview withthe Plumbing News, Sonnystated “I enjoy workinghere at Hubbard Pipe &Supply because it is agreat company and veryfast paced.”

James Haire began hiscareer in the industry whenhe joined Hubbard Pipe &Supply in 1980. He cur-rently holds the position ofCounter Sales Represen-tative. James stated thatwha t he en joys mos tabou t work ing fo rHubbard Pipe & Supply is“Meeting different peopleeach day and getting toknow so many wonderfulpeople in the industry.”James and his wife havetwo grown daughters and2 beautiful grandchildren.

Randy Ho l land ,Counter Sales Represen-tat ive, jo ined HubbardPipe & Supply 24 yearsago in the first week ofApril. He is a 39 year vet-eran of the plumbing in-dus t ry and recen t l ystated that what he en-joys most about workingin the indus t ry i s the“Wonderful customers”.Randy resides with hiswife Nancy and they havetwo children.

Michael Bailey joinedHubbard Pipe & Supply in2003 and currently holdsthe position of CounterSa les Representa t i ve .Michael has been in theindustry s ince he wasborn, following his fatherand grandfather, both li-censed plumbers, arounds ince he was ab le towalk. Michael stated thatwha t he en joys mos tabou t work ing fo rHubbard Pipe & Supplywas “ the fami ly a tmo-sphere and that everyoneworks together.” Michaelis a native of North Caro-l i na and a t tended NCState University.

With such an experi-enced Counter Sales team,Larry, Sonny, James ,Randy and Michael, un-deniably contribute to anincreasing sales and ser-vice at Hubbard Pipe &Supply in Fayetteville, NC.

For further informationon Hubbard Pipe & Supply,please contact them at910-484-0187.

Larry Hubbard, Sonny Finny, James Haire,Randy Collins &Michael Bailey--HUBBARD PIPE & SUPPLY, Fayetteville, NC


Bob


Bobby Cox signs Tim’s book

Inc. is committed to alwaysgoing above and beyond fortheir customers and for thatreason, they promise that alltheir customers, past,present, and future will be100% satisfied.

You may contact WadeHardin Plumbing Inc. for allyour plumbing needs at 910-486-0334.


Hardin


Jay Cunningham of Superior Plumbing Treats Three Special NeedsStudents to a Braves Game featuring Special Guests

Jay, Gov Deal and Bobby Cox

Jay Cunningham of Supe-rior Plumbing has a big heartfor children with specialneeds and is dedicating histime and efforts to making adifference to families with spe-cial needs children.

On August 15th, JayCunningham and severalSuperior Plumbing represen-tatives, had the opportunity totake three very special stu-dents to a Braves game withnot only our Governor NathanDeal and his wife, but alsojoining them was retiredBraves coach, Bobby Cox.The students and parentstruly had a wonderful time andcouldn’t stop smiling at all thespecial treatment they werereceiving. Their seats were lo-cated in the Suntrust Clubsection on the first base line,where they could almostreach out and touch theBraves players. One of the

Bobby Cox and Nathan Deal,Braves shirts, gourmet food,ballpark food, and they even

students was the Team Hon-orary Captain for the game.She and Braves ManagerFreddie Gonzales took theplayers line-up card to homeplate and shook the umpireshands. All the children re-ceived autographs from

met former Governor SonnyPerdue. After the game, Jaytook all three children to the

Braves gift shop where theywere all able to pick some-

Carson and Kay with their new friend

Lily getting briefed on herHonorary Captain Duties byManager Freddie Gonzalez


Scott Hall, Al Hitchcock & Jeff Yates

Hal VanVliet & Sam White with their 1st placeseatrout

Scenes from the 2012 Inshore Scramble Hosted by Ferguson and Victaulic

Hal VanVliet , Sam White & Captain Rob Olsen withtheir 1st place redfish

Captain Mark Phelps, Tom Roebuck & RobbieWhisennant watch the weigh in

Captain Mark Phelps, Tom Roebuck & RobbieWhisennant David Snell prepares to weigh a seatrout

Captain John Irwin with a 5lb redfish

Chris Crain, Captain John Boy & Jason Milbeeprepare to weigh in

Captain Jeremy Esposito, Pete Bailey & Mark Condondisplay their slot redfish

Al Hitchcock & Scott Hall look on as Captain JeffYates prepares to weigh in

Hal VanVliet & Sam White proudly display their 1st

place awards

David Snell & Will Thomas took 3rd place

thing out for keepsakes.In a recent interview with

Jay Cunningham, he stated “Italways needs to be about thestudents…I wanted to makesure they had a night to remem-


Phyllis Troutman Joins Gateway Supplyin Rock Hill, South Carolina

Gateway Supply of RockHill, SC is pleased to an-nounce the recent hire ofPhyllis Troutman.

Phyllis Troutman joinedGateway Supply on July 30,2012 and currently holds theposition of Showroom Con-sultant. She is a 15 year vet-eran of the plumbing industryand recently stated to thePlumbing News that “I really

enjoy working here at Gate-way. Everyone is so nice andwe are treated as if we werefamily.”

Phyllis grew up in SouthCarolina and attended YorkTechnical College earning adegree in Business Manage-ment. She enjoys spendingtime with her husband Earland their three wonderful chil-dren and also enjoys reading

and gardening.Gateway Supply’s show-

room in Rock Hill featuresworking display and manypopular lines including Kohler,Delta, Moen, Jacklo, Newport

Brass, Ron-Bow and muchmore. The showroom is openMonday thru Friday from 8amto 5pm. You may reach Gate-way Supply Rock Hill at 803-324-3145.

ber for the rest of their lives”Jay Cunningham would like

to thank his staff, the Bravesand SunTrust Club hospitalityrepresentatives, the student’sparents and everyone whoplayed a part in making thisan unforgettable night for thestudents!

Superior


Scenes from the MonthlyASPE Raleigh Meeting

Ed Sekmistrz- Roger Bernard , VP Technical, Raleigh Chapter-Gary Spires

Kurt Winbourne, Engineered Fluid Systems- Jim Ellard, Pres.ASPE Raleigh – Art Giesler, Sales Director, Perm Alert

Mike Dixon, Victaulic- Perry Couture, AEI- Ken Hester,Pro Mktg.

Scott Sansbury, H&H Reps- Bill Moeller – Jim Ellard

Kurt Winbourne, EngineeredFluid Systems prepares for the

presentation

Ken Lester, Drew King-BNKGary Spires, Jimmy Leonida-

James M. Pleasants

Todd Stevens, Drew King

Art Giesler, Alex Hammond- Bradley-Hughes, Kurt Winbourne

Art Giesler, Sales Director,Perm Alert- Kurt Winbourne,

Engineered Fluid Systems


Bimco Host Luncheon Sponsored by Gerber

Gary Schambach CEO-Bimco, Mike Collins –Carolina Sales Assoc. Garrett Sparks, Bill Sparks, Drew Barber

Earl Baker & Jimmy Baker- Salem Plumbing

Colten Cook, Mark Cook

Jack Kiger, J.D. Mabe & Dwayne Mabe

Mike Collins, Brian Dougherty- National SalesMgr.- Gerber

Bill Sparks & Phil Bodenheimer

Wiley House, Tyrone Combs

Derek Crater, Christopher Brackett

Jason Brown, Chris Elder, Matt Franklin

Donnie Rogers, Dwight Braswell

David Bodenhauer, Dwayne Mabe

William Flowers, Randy Harris


Bimco Corporation is excited to announcethey celebrated the addition of the Gerber Lineof Plumbing Fixtures during the first week ofOctober by hosting a dinner at the Winston-Sa-lem and Greensboro locations. Employees weretrained on the Gerber Fixture line of products,special displays were set up, and customers weretreated to a delicious dinner of Pork Bar-B-Que,Slaw, Fried Chicken, Potato Salad, Beans, andBanana Pudding provided by Pig-N-Out Bar-B-Que. The attendees enjoyed some great prizesincluding Gerber hats, T-shirts, knee pads, flashlights, and flash drives were given away byGerber Sales Reps. Mike Collins, Carolina SalesAssociates, and Brian Dougherty, National SalesManager - New Construction for Gerber Plumb-ing Fixtures were on hand to provide training,and to make sales calls to several customers.

In all 200 people were served in Winston-Sa-lem and 100 people at the Greensboro Branch.Displays of the Avalanche toilet (#1 rated by awell-known Consumer Magazine), Viper Toilets,and Maxwell Toilets, lavatories, and faucets wereprovided for customers to evaluate. The new Vi-per Compact Elongated ADA toilet got specialattention from the customers. This new productis an elongated ADA toilet that fits into a roundfront space allowing customers to upgrade ex-isting round front toilets with an elongated ADAtoilet.


John Andrejko- Nibco, Drew Armstrong- Sunbelt Mktg

Scenes from the Ferguson Tradeshow in Greensboro

Garrett Duffy-DeWalt, Johnny ,Casey& Curtis – Timco

Garrett Dufft- DeWalt, Brian Boswell-Ludwig,Smith & Walker

Larry Stevens, Mike Collins- Carolina Sales, ColeMartin, James Thurman-Lewis Mktg.

Mike Davis, Bernice Hardin

David Nelson, Van Martin, Robbie Westmoreland

Steve Vaughn, GarthVaughn, Timmy Hall, Larry Odell

Andrew Sloan& Mike Dennig – Sloan Plumbing

Robert Pelky-Mid Atlantic Sales, Mark Reynolds –Rep South, Chris Cunnings - Ferguson , Mike

Sigmund- HFG Sales-Ferguson

Doug Carlisle- Jones Plumbing, Pete Castine-Bradford Sales

Terry & Donald Cundiff

Mike Irwin- Moen, Kevin & Cindy O’Connor- RichardPetty Driving Experience

Ken Hester-Pro Mktg, Kevin Ashworth-Apollo, JasonHeffner-Pro Mktg

Vincente Fomtas & Roger Haley- Willis & WillisPhil Jones- Jones Plmb., Chris Dudas- Snider,Inc.


Ryan Graepel- Milwaukee Keith Coen- Advanced

Drainage Systems

John Simpson-Ferguson, Jeff Grant-Smith & Stevenson

More Scenes from the FergusonGreensboro TradeshowFerguson


upcoming products thatFerguson’s vendors haveto offer.

Kevin Bowman, Man-ager of Ferguson, stated“These two trade showswere a great success. Itwas good to see such agreat turn out with our

customer’s. It was greatseeing our customer’sspending some qual i tyt ime with our vendor’schecking out what newproducts they had to of-fer and getting refreshedon some older items aswell. At the end of the twoevents we seen somehappy customer’s walk-ing away with a bag full of

goodies and full belly af-ter eat ing some greatBarbeque and it’s fixingsfrom Hursey’s BBQ inBurlington and Stamey’sBBQ in Greensboro.”

The Burlington/Greens-boro area Ferguson’s wouldlike to thank everyone whoattended these events andfor making them such agreat success.

Darren Morgan, Randy Price

Mike Collins, Brian Dougherty, Gary Schambach

Gary Schambach, CEO ofBimco Corporation, stated,“In all, everyone had a won-derful time, we got to showoff the Gerber line, and


BimcoBimco had the opportunityto say thanks to so manyloyal customers that havesupported us for manyyears.”

Bimco Corporation hasserved the Winston-Salemand Greensboro market forover 65 years.

William Flowers, RandyDavis, Gene Flowers

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