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March 31st, 2012Issue 3 Volume 912 PagesAnderson Winnelson Attendsthe Annual Upstate’s Homeand Garden ExpoFrom Februar y 10 ththrough 12 th , AndersonWinnelson participated inthe 36th Annual Upstate’sHome and Garden Expo inAnderson, SC. AndersonWinnelson has participatedin this great event for 6 yearsnow. They enjoy attendingthis event every year andare very grateful for the potential clients and exposurethey receive from it. Anderson Winnelson’s booth wascompletely designed andbuilt by Anderson Winnelsonassociates. The booth feaCONTINUED on PAGE 4Bradford Sales AcquiresSeveral New LinesCarolina Plumbing NewsP.O. Box 68Bethlehem, Georgia 30620Permit NO 7926PRSRT STDU.S. PostagePAIDATLANTA, GABradford Sales Companyis pleased to announce fivenew lines they have acquired in the past 6 months.These lines include,Chronomite, Highland,SureSeal, Transolid, andZoeller. Bradford Sales islocated at 11000-A S. Commerce Blvd in Charlotte, NCand they have been servingthe Carolina’s since 1926.Since 1966, ChronomiteLaboratories Inc. has beenthe innovative leader in providing solutions for commer-cial and industrial tanklessplumbing applications.Chronomite Laboratoriesprovides outstanding waterheaters that are 99% energyhygienic, and engineeredwith a specific intent inmind—to provide instant, ondemand hot water, offeringeco-friendly, and cost-savinggains.Highland Tank has beenthe Industry Leader since1946. Highland Tank operates six state-of-the-art fabCONTINUED on PAGE 4THE PIPELINECary HamiltonTerritory ManagerHello Plumbing Pros. Ihope this beautiful Spring istreating you well. I would liketo make you aware of onevery relevant upcomingevent. The Third International Emerging TechnologySymposium, co-convenedby IAPMO and World Plumbing Council, with be heldMay 1st and 2nd, 2012. Thisyear’s symposium will beheld in Bethesda, MD at theMarriott Bethesda NorthHotel. This two day event willprovide participants with anopportunity to view presentations and engage in timelydiscussions on how the water utility, manufacturing,engineering, and trade industries have found solutions through emergingtechnologies in the waterefficiency, plumbing andmechanical industries. Formore details on this eventvisit www.iapmo.org. Have agreat month.6Murray Supply Hosts A.O.Smith High EfficiencyRevolution Tour Counter DaysWinston-Salem, NorthCarolina based wholesaleplumbing distributor MurraySupply Company held A.O.Smith High Efficiency Revolution Tour counter days withthe assistance of Rep Southat the Raleigh branch onMarch 7, 2012, the WinstonSalem branch on March 9,2012 and the Charlottebranch on March 22, 2012.The A.O. Smith 45 foot mo-tor coach came to eachbranch location. Customersand employees walkedthrough the motor coach toview the high quality waterheaters that were on display.The A.O. Smith and RepSouth representatives wereinstrumental in explainingthe benefits and uses of themultiple water heaters onCONTINUED on PAGE 3Ferguson RaleighHolds TradeshowSWA to Hold AnnualConvention June 24-26thSummer is around thecorner and The 84th AnnualSWA Convention will behere soon.The membership of SWAextends a warm and heartfelt invitation for you andyour family to come and jointhem at the BaypointWyndhamResortinPanama City Beach, Florida.“We are excited aboutthis new venue and thisCONTINUED on PAGE 3Ferguson Raleigh, NCis excited to announcethey held their tradeshowon March 6, 2012. Over300 people attended theevent including many vendors including , Kohler,State Water Heaters,Charlotte Pipe, Delta Faucets, Sterling, Elkay,Apollo Ball Valve, ElkhartProducts,GrundfosPumps, Nibco Fittings andValves, Viega Pex andCopper Press fittings,BrassCraft, HansgroheFaucets , In-Sink-Erator,Lenox Tool, Irwin Tool, Milwaukee Electric Tool,Oatey, Turbo Torch, WattsWater Technologies,Zoeller Pump, 3M Cuno /Aqua pure, Chicago Faucets, Dewalt Tool, GeneralPipe Cleaner, The KeeneyCompany, Grohe Faucets,Hold Rite, Price Pfister, ,IPS Corporation, Zurn,Navien, Sioux Chief,CONTINUED on PAGE 4PLUMBING IRRIGATION KITCHEN & BATH UNDERGROUND ASPE
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Carolina Plumbing News - March 31st, 2012Page 3Advertising IndexJoseph RocheASPE -------------------------------- page 9Ferguson ---------------------------- page 2Hodes Co --------------------------- page 11Liberty Pumps --------------------- page 8Murray Supply --------------------- page 12Saniflo------------------------------- page 6SWA --------------------------------- page 4Winnelson--------------------------- page 7THE CAROLINA PLUMBING NEWSP.O. Box 68 Bethlehem, Georgia 30620Phone 404-391-2962 Fax 770-868-1856Website: www.theplumbingnews.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/plumbingnewsFacebook: www.facebook.com/pages/The-Plumbing-News/E-mail: carolinaplumbingnews@yahoo.comGraphics: plbggraphics@yahoo.comAdvertising Department: 704-649-1408Jack Morgan - PublisherCary Hamilton - Carolina Territory ManagerJames Bickert - Art DirectorShannon Manders - AdministratorShea Britt - Staff WriterThe Carolina Plumbing News is a monthly publication of MorganPublishing Company. The publisher does not assume responsibilityfor statements made by advertisers and reports opinions by dealers,suppliers and manufacturers as quoted. The advertising and copydeadline for the next issue is March15th, 2012. All contents arecopyright 2011 by Morgan Publishing Company.Murray Supply Company Hot Water SpecialistPlumbing News: Whatis the Hot Water Division ofMurray Supply Companyand how did it come intobeing?Joseph Roche: The hotwater division was the brainchild of our COO, GeorgeYezbak, who thought themarket would benefit fromtaking an employee andsolely devoting them to thearea of hot water, whether itwas a water heater, boiler orexpansion tank so that ourcustomer would have onepoint of contact to take careof all of their needs in thatone area. We have peoplein the market who specialize in valves, or fixtures ormany other items but this isone area we felt could usesome attention.Plumbing News: Howhas the reception beenwithin the marketplace sofar?Joseph Roche: We havebeen pleasantly surprisedwith the amount of attentionthis program has brought usto this point, although weare only two years into theprogram we feel as if we arebecoming known as the “goto” place in the market forthe products we have beenproviding. The affiliationwith A.O. Smith has been invaluable for us because itprovides us with instantname recognition and credibility to our customers, anyone in the market is familiarwith the name and understands the quality that it conveys.Plumbing News: Whatare the facets of the program that you have put intoplace to make this work?Joseph Roche: Thebiggest things we havedone is allowing the customers a 24/7 phone numberthat they can call to getquestions answered or geta quote or purchase aheater if the situation callsfor it, in the Raleigh Apexmarket we offer 24/7 delivery on our commercial product line as well as lift gatetrucks, stair climbers andother tools to make thingseasier on them. We alsohave recently added a12,000 square foot warehouse full of nothing butwater heaters to make sureto satisfy the inventoryneeds of our customers.Biography: Born in Boston, Mass 8/18/1968 Graduated from Appalachian State University 1991 Father worked at Murray Supply Company for manyyears before passing away in 2006 Married to wife, Tracy 14 years with ten year olddaughter Kayleigh Employed at Murray Supply since October, 1998 Helped to establish the Hot Water Division of MurraySupply in 2010 Helped to bring Hot Water Division to Winston Salembranch in January, 2012Plumbing News: Whatdoes the future hold for theprogram and what goals doyou have for the program?Joseph Roche: We wereexcited to announce inJanuary of this year that theprogram would be extendedto include the Burlington,Greensboro and WinstonSalem markets to help growupon the success we havealready experienced in Raleigh. The branch in Winston is currently adding toits existing product offeringand we hope to garner thesame types of results wehave had before. The hopefrom there is to identify othermarkets that we feel will bewell suited for the productsand services that we canoffer.Plumbing News: Howcan a customer who feelsthey can benefit from theprogram or who has somequestions get in contact withyou?Joseph Roche: I canbe reached at Murray SupplyCompany in Raleigh at 919-8341661 or they can email me aquestion at joe.roche@murraysupply.com and I will bemore than happy to take careof whatever they need.6CONTINUED from PAGE 1Murray Supply.Murray Supply Companyis a family owned and operated company that wasfounded in 1965 by Mr. C.V.Murray in Charlotte, NorthCarolina. The company isengaged in the wholesaledistribution of residentialand commercial plumbing,PVF, HVAC, industrial alongwith maintenance, repairand operations products.Murray Supply Companyserves their customers fromone showroom and six locations based in NorthCarolina.6Murray Supplythe motor coach. The products on display included thefollowing high efficiencyproducts; Voltex Hyrid Electric, Effex High EfficiencyGas, NEXT Hyrid Gas,ProMax-Standard & PowerVent, Vertex Water Heaterand the A.O. Smith tankless.The customers enjoyedbarbeque along with dessert, as they discussed thefeatures of new products inthe marketplace with thesales associates from
Page 4CONTINUED from PAGE 1Bradford Salesrication facilities. They areproud to offer the security ofdecades of full service by asound company that hasgrown to become thenation’s premier steel tankmanufacturer. Manufacturing high-quality steel storagetank products is what theyknow and what they do verywell, as evidenced by themillions of gallons of tanksHighland has fabricated overthe past 64 years.SureSeal Manufacturingis a specialty plumbing products manufacturer that provides creative eco-friendlyCarolina Plumbing News - March 31st, 2012solutions to common plumbing problems. The SureSealInline Floor Drain TrapSealer is the green solutionfor replacing failed trap primers and quickly and easilysolving problem associatedwith drains including odors.The SureSeal Inline FloorDrain Trap Sealer can beused almost anywhere adrain is including, showerdrains, outdoor drains, basement drains, water heaterdrains, HVAC condensationdrains, maintenance areas,floor/mop sinks, residentialbathrooms, under kitchensinks and in laundry rooms.Transolid creates andmanufactures high-qualitysurfacing solutions for thehome and commercial environments. They manufacture a complete line ofplumbing fixtures. Oneunique feature on their toilets is an overflow featurethat is specific to Transolid.Similar to a sink overflow, ifa stoppage occurs, it channels the excess water into aseparate overflow that prevents the toilet from over flowing into the room. Transolidalso offers an elegant anddurable surface for any tasteor budget from solid surfaceto quartz to granite. For thehome, they offer vanity tops,solid surface shower wallsand pans, solid surface tubsurrounds, toilets and lavatories, and solid surface kitchensinks and for the commercialmarket, they can customizeany of their high-performanceproducts at prices considerably more affordable thantheir competitors.CONTINUED from PAGE 1FergusonNomaco Insulation, RigidTool and Rinnai TanklessHeaters.Everyone who attendedenjoyed a delicious lunch thatwas catered by Raleigh’sClyde Cooper Bar-B-Quewhich was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. FergusonRaleigh also gave out someFrom its humble beginnings in 1939, Zoeller Company, the oldest independently owned U.S. pumpmanufacturer, continues tomaintain the highest of quality standards, setting theCONTINUED on PAGE 10great prizes including 5Dewalt totes and carry toolboxes, Lenox and Irwin Tools,a Sony 32" TV, two 100 Visagift cards, Milwaukee Drill set,Rinnai Controller and Deltashirts. The American HeartAssociation was also onsiteand held a drawing for the Richard Petty ride alongvoucher.The vendors that attendedthis event had plenty of roomto display their latest andgreatest products. Theirtables surrounded the eatingarea which gave vendors anopportunity 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 products.Ferguson also had their revised trailer setup with two 50"televisions where the customers could watch a rolling videoof current and upcomingproducts that Ferguson’s vendors have to offer.Bob Lloyd, Counter Manager stated “We are back atYonkers Road! Customersattending the trade showalsogot to visit the newly reopenedand redesigned 5,100 sq ftcounter sales area that ispacked with products fromthe featured vendors and somuch more. Ferguson wouldlike to thank our associates,vendors and customers whomade our first show backhome a great success! Wewould also like to thank ourlocal rep agencies that dedicated their day to us: SniderSales, Repsouth, Smith andStevenson, Bradford Sales,Carolina Sales, Mid AtlanticMarketing, Sunbelt Marketing, Lewis Marketing, LudwigWalker Smith, Pro MarketingQuality Marketing and H&HRepresentat-ives.”6CONTINUED from PAGE 1Winnelsontured several displays highlighting some of the most innovative basins and fixtureson the market.The Upstate’s Home andGarden Expo is one of thelargest Expos to be held inthe Anderson area withmore than 200 exhibitorsoffering the very latest inconstruction and remodeling technology.Anderson Winnelson islocated at 209 Ryder Lane,phone (864) 226-5870.6
Carolina Plumbing News - March 31st, 2012Page 5Scenes from Murray Supply’s A.O. Smith Roadshow in RaleighDale Ehrisman & Jason Ganowsky of TriangleTechnicians tour AO Smith mobile water heatershowroom with Steve Vessels of AO SmithBobby Scott of Rural Plumbing and Sarah Wright ofMurray Supply check out the mobile showroomTom Bailey of Sweetwater Plumbing with MurraySupply Hot Water Specialist Joe RocheMark Byrd and Larry Rosser of Rural PlumbingForrest Adams, Murray Supply; Brad Simpson, CaryPlumbing Co.; and Joe Roche, Murray SupplyThe AO Smith Revolution Tour mobile water heatershowroomThe City of Raleigh Plumbing CrewBill Moellendick, Manager Murray Supply Raleighwith Grand Prize Gas Grill Winner Todd Carroll ofProgressive Plumbing Heating & AirJohn Dietz of JD Plumbing receives his Raffle PrizeGas Card from Murray Supply’s Joe RocheScenes from Murray Supply’s A.O. Smith Roadshow in Winston-SalemCurtis Ferrell and Kevin Ayers of WARCOCubby Hambright and Mike Ivester of CubbyHambright Plumbing Repair ServiceDavid Murray of Murray Supply with Chuck Piersonof RepSouthBobby Belfield of Murray Supply with MickeyFlinchum of WSFCSAngrew Anglin, Murray Supply; Neal Pendergrass andButch Pendergrass of Pendergrass & HolderPlumbing; and Tim Norman, Murray SupplyAndrew Anglin and Charlie Murray of Murray SupplyCompanyNathan Adams, Jamie Sell and Mark Disher ofWSFCS check out Food Junkee BBQ SmokerAndy Benfield of Pendergrass & Holder plumbingwith Zach Taylor and George Yezbak of MurraySupply CompanyBruce Hepler of Hepler’s Plumbing with David Hegeand Joe Roche of Murray Supply
Page 6Carolina Plumbing News - March 31st, 2012Scenes from GPSupply’s Solar Open HouseUNCG Crew enjoys Irish Stew at GPSupply Solar OpenHouseBarry Johnson and Bud Lauder of Shamrock Corp.Doug Kless of Schurco with Dan Brooks of EcoEnergy IntegratorsSam Fore of GPSupply with Matt Morgan and JeffShelton of Morgan MechanicalAndrew Goodman, Enterprise Fleet; Dale Gurvis,GPSupply; and Bill Gurganus, WECCBarry Norris and Ken Jones of JN Mayberry Plumbing& Heating with Bob Nelson of GPSupplyHoward Hill of Guilford County Schools PlumbingDep’tRandy Allison of NH Yates with Sam Fore ofGPSupplyJay Gardner of Jay Gardner Plumbing with GregVanHook of GPSupply
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Page 8Carolina Plumbing News - March 31st, 2012Scenes from the Ferguson Tradeshow in Raleigh, N.C.Gary Espey, Ferguson; Michael Polley, FlowRitePlumbing; and Mike Stallings, Sioux ChiefStephen Holloman of Xtreme Plumbing with GeoffMoore of RigidChris Chapman wins Grand Prize Sony Flatscreen TV;Presented by Ferguson’s Bob LloydJoe Schriener and Gary Sykes of AUS PlumbingBob Lloyd of Ferguson awards Mike Waite a DewaltPrize PackageJoe Favara of Pooles Plumbing and Jermane Griffinof FergusonJason Scott of ARS receives Dewalt raffle prize fromBob Lloyd of FergusonRobert Whitworth, RHA; Bob Lloyd, Ferguson; andJacque Griffith, IKB Sales & MarketingJoe Favara of Pooles Plumbing with Bob Lloyd ofFerguson
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Ferguson Raleigh Holds Tradeshow Winston-Salem, North Carolina based wholesale plumbing distributor Murray Supply Company held A.O. Smith High Efficiency Revo-lution Tour counter days with the assistance of Rep South at the Raleigh branch on March 7, 2012, the Winston-Salem branch on March 9, 2012 and the Charlotte branch on March 22, 2012.
