Chris-More Inc. Host Grand Opening in

May 31st, 2014
Issue 6 Volume 9
TENNESSEE
20 Pages in
1 section
Reporting For The Plumbing Professional
Tennessee PHCC 117th
Annual State Convention
Chris-More Inc. Host Grand
Opening in Nashville
the convention was Don
MacLachlan, Executive Vice
President of Administration
and Facilities of LP Field.
As President of Tennessee
Titans Entertainment, Don is
responsible for nearly all of the
non-football operations with
the organization, including
Jack Morgan
Editor and Publisher
Chris-More Inc. - Nashville hosted their Grand Opening
under the big tent with live music and great food.
Chris-More Inc. truck sports a custom wrap on their Nashville
Chris-More Inc. hosted their
customers and many industry
friends on May the 15th at their
grand opening in Nashville. The
new 72,000 square foot facility
is located at 7115 Cockrill Bend
Blvd. Nashville, TN 37209. It
is Located conveniently near
Briley Pkwy., the new location is
on a 3-1/2 acre tract with plenty
of room for growth. Employees
from all branches were in
attendance. Chris-More served
up a awesome dinner of BBQ
with all the fixins with a live music
featuring the Morgan Alexander
band. The new Nashville
location’s phone number is
615-329-4291. See page 13 for
coverage of the event. 
Logan Blevins Joins
Pulley & Associates
Pulley and Associates
is pleased to announce
the recent hire of Logan
Blevins as Outside Sales
Representative for the state
Logan Blevins
of Tennessee.
Logan Blevins joined Pulley
and Associates in February
2014
and
is
currently
responsible for calling on
Builders and Showrooms
representing
plumbing
products. Logan joined the
industry after graduating
with a Bachelors degree
in Journalism from the
University of Tennessee in
2012. In a recent interview
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Greetings plumbing pros!
I hope you all are having a
wonderful Spring!
I would like to send out
my condolences, thoughts
and prayers to the family
of Pete Scogin of Stasco
Mechanical. Pete was a
former PMA President and
Board Member. He was an
outstanding person not only
as an industry Leader but
also as a friend. I remember
the first time I met him I had
went to his office to interview
him and take pictures for a
contractor spotlight article.
Typically these visits last
about 30 minutes, however
Pete and I realized we had
something in common, we
both loved history and the
Civil War. Needless to say, I
think we talked for a couple
of hours and he also gave me
a Lithograph painting of the
Civil War and still to this day I
have that painting on the wall
in my office. He certainly was
a fine man that will be missed
by so many. I would also
like to send my condolences
to Dupree Plumbing on the
recent passing of Darrell
Barnett and Robert Dupree.
I remember meeting Robert
almost 18 years ago and I
considered him a great friend.
We attended many trips
together and he was always
such a trooper and an icon in
our industry. My thoughts and
prayers are with the families
and friends of these two
wonderful men.
On a different note, I recently
attended the TAPHCC 177th
Annual Trade Show and I
would like to thank Beth Killen
and The board of Directors
for having myself and John
Rocker over . It was great
to see so many old friends
and Associates again . I also
would like to thank Stan
Harbourt for having me at
the MCA 6th Annual Inshore
Fishing Tournament. It was
great seeing so many people
of the industry at each of these
events. Our Organizations
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Michael Vance
President Michael Vance
opened the 117th TN PHCC
Annual Convention and Trade
Show on May 2nd at LP Field
in Nashville.
Michael opened with thanking
the attendees and encouraging
all of our members to embrace
our theme for this year, “Be the
Best You Can Be With PHCC.“
“We could not do these
events without the help of our
sponsors. We are fortunate
to have Federated and
TIS Insurance as Diamond
Sponsors this year, the
highest level of support for
our events. On behalf of the
Board and our members I
thank you for all you do for
our Association,” announced
Mr. Vance.
The keynote speaker at
Don MacLachlan
marketing, corporate sales,
ticketing, community relations
and broadcasting.
Don gave a wonderful speech
about the progression of the
Titans, the major renovations
to LP Field and was kind
enough to offer his time
to answer the audience’s
questions and comments
about football and the Titan’s
upcoming season.
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New TAPHCC Member
Mercedes-Benz of
Knoxville To Host Grand
Opening June 12th, 2014
Keith McCracken - Commercial Vehicle Manager for Mercedes-Benz
Knoxville showing off the Sprinter
Mercedes-Benz of Knoxville
announced
their
grand
opening celebration on June
12th, 2014 from 5PM to 8PM.
“We invite all contractors who
have need of our commercial
truck division to come and
enjoy BBQ and Beer.” Stated
Keith McCracken Commercial
Vehicle Manager at MercedesBenz of Knoxville Sprinter. We
are your one stop shop for all
your Sprinter needs. He went
on to say. They offer Sales,
Service and Collision repair
for all Sprinter makes and
models. They are located at
10131 Parkside Dr. Knoxville,
TN 37922. Keith can be
reached at 865-777-2259 or
email them at kmccracken@
mercedesofknoxville.com
see our ad on page 8A of
this issue. 
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Tennessee Plumbing News - May 31st, 2014
GIVES YOU
We are your
AO Smith Headquarters!
CHRIS-MORE MEMPHIS
1324 SPRINGBROOK AVE
MEMPHIS, TN 38116
PHONE: 901-332-8120
FAX: 901-398-8285
CHRIS-MORE BARTLETT
1995 FLETCHER CREEK DR.
MEMPHIS,TN 38133
PHONE: 901-266-5520
FAX: 901-266-5327
CHRIS-MORE NASHVILLE
7115 COCKRILL BEND BLVD
NASHVILLE,TN 37209
PHONE 615-329-4291
FAX 615-329-3429
Tennessee Plumbing News - May 31st, 2014
CONTINUED from PAGE 1
Tennessee
PHCC 117th
Annual
State
Convention
After Mr. MacLachlan’s
keynote, Michael thanked all
of our sponsors including:
Kenny Pipe, Ferguson, Lee
Company, Geny Insurance,
Lennox, Hiller Plumbing,
ShoffnerKalthoff,
Knoxville
Chapter PHCC and Middle
TN Chapter PHCC. 
Page 3
Scenes from Noland Company - Knoxville, TN
Counterday Sponsored by Sunbelt Marketing
Noland Company - Knoxville Counterday Schedule on June 11th - McClain Co. with Dick Summers for Pizza &
Drinks Next up will be June 18th - PMI Sales with Eddie Agee and a 6 Foot Sub Sandwich and last but not least on
June 25th Sioux Chief - Carter Shipe with Hotdogs & Chips. Don’t miss it visit Noland Company in Knoxville located
at 10330 Deerborn Lane, Knoxville, TN 37932. Phone: 865-671-4408 or Fax: 865-675-1035 Contact: Fred Danforth
May 31st, 2014
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Mobile Fleet Solutions --------------------- page
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Logan Blevins
have several events coming up
including PMA of Georgia will
be hosting their 122nd Annual
Conference June 26th-29th
in Jekyll Island, GA, NCPMA
will be hosting their 2014
Annual Summer Convention
July 17-20th, 2014, GSIA will
be hosting their 50th Annual
Convention July 27-30th ,
ASPE National Convention will
be held September 22-23rd,
2014 and PHCC Connect
2014 will be held October
8-10th, 2014. Please check
our calendar for a full listing of
events going on in our industry
which is located in every edition
of the Plumbing News.
The Plumbing News has
some exciting news;
We
received over 264,000 digital
downloads and hits from on
our website theplumbingnews.
com. We are also still offering
our “Limited Ad Buy Promotion”
that will be running until June
30, 2014. Please contact me
for details at 770-378-1194 or
by email at plbgnews@aol.
com to take advantage of this
amazing deal! Also, please
contact myself, Lee Hyaduck
at [email protected] or
Shea Britt at sheabritt85@
yahoo.com for events, articles,
news, etc. that you would like
the Plumbing News to cover.
Don’t forget to also check us
out on FB and Twitter.
I look forward to seeing you
all soon and as always, I’ll see
you down the pipeline. 
with Logan, he stated “Pulley
and Associates is a family
owned business that was
established in 1977. I am
grateful to be able to work
for such a great company
with so much experience. We
represent some great product
lines and I am looking forward
to my career here at Pulley
and Associates.”
Logan was born and raised in
Tennessee and enjoys spending
time with his friends, exercising
and also enjoys doing just about
anything outdoors.
You may reach Logan
Blevins at 865-806-4826.
NAPMA Monthly
Meeting Report
Great meeting Tuesday May
27th, thanks to John Stites
II and Bill Young for getting
us up to date on "Go Build
Tennessee". “ I think we have
a great trade and getting young
folks to enter it is the goal of this
program and to also help get
them trained and ready to go.”
stated Andy Ward.
Our lightweight meter boxes
are now being field tested
and hopefully Metro will give
us this option. Permits is still
evolving its policies and we are
evolving from a Trades Council
to a larger entity, I think we will
regret this as our voice will be
diluted but Metro moves on and
so do we.
NAPMA stickers for your
vehicles are here, I had samples
at the meeting. I will have more
samples at our next meeting
and these are free, and you will
be able to order more at cost.
The NAPMA Trade Show for
our vendors will be Tuesday
Andy Ward
October 28th at the American
Legion Post at 2864 Elm Hill
Pike, Nashville, TN. Its free
for everyone and lunch will be
provided.
Attention! The NAPMA Golf
Tournament is here! If you have
not paid for your sponsorship or
team Dwight needs to get this
in so we can write a check to
the Mission. Please check and
make sure you are paid and we
will see you there. 
Page 4
Tennessee Plumbing News - May 31st, 2014
State Water Heaters Joins
Kurt Busch For “The Double”
State
Water
Heaters
announced today that it will
join Kurt Busch as a sponsor
in his quest at “The Double,”
racing in the Indianapolis 500
for Andretti Autosport and
NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600
for Stewart-Haas Racing on
the same day, scheduled for
May 25. In March, Busch
announced that he will become
only the fourth driver in history
– and first in a decade – to
attempt “The Double.”
As a full-season sponsor of
Busch’s No. 41 Chevrolet SS
at Stewart-Haas Racing, State
Water Heaters – a leading
manufacturer of commercial
and residential water heaters
– will have its logo on both
Busch’s Indianapolis 500 and
Coca-Cola 600 racing suits
during “The Double.”
State
will
also
be
providing
updates
via
Twitter
(https://twitter.
com/StateIndustries)
and
Facebook
(www.facebook.
com/StateIndustries) before
and during the May events.
“This is a very natural
extension of our existing
relationship with Kurt and
Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR),”
said Jeff Storie, senior
manager of marketing for
State Water Heaters. “We
were thrilled when Kurt joined
SHR – he has already taken
us to victory lane there. To
now be part of what will be
a highly visible and historical
event is great for our
company and helps our sales
team leverage the entire
partnership with Kurt.”
In addition, State Water
Heaters will be supporting
the Armed Forces Foundation
(AFF) by donating $25 for
each mile (of the 1,100
total possible miles) that
Busch
completes
while
driving in the Indianapolis
500 and Coca-Cola 600.
Busch is an advocate and
representative of the AFF
and utilizes motorsports as
a platform to bring attention
to the Foundation and its
efforts to offer vital assistance
to active-duty and retired
military personnel, National
Guard, Reserve Components
and military families.
“It is great to have State
Water Heaters join us for this
journey,” said Busch. “We
are off to a solid start together
on the NASCAR side, and
to have their support for
‘The Double’ is meaningful.
What State is doing with
the donation for the Armed
Forces Foundation really
supports one of my main
motivations in trying to race
1,100 miles in two different
cars, with two different teams,
in two different cities, on one
day; that is bringing attention
to the troops in a unique way.”
Busch is scheduled to
first take to the track at
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
for Indy 500 practice on
Sunday, May 11, directly
following the NASCAR race
at Kansas Speedway on the
night of Saturday, May 10.
About State Water Heaters
State Water Heaters is
a leading manufacturer of
commercial and residential
water heaters. For more
than 60 years, State Water
Heaters has built dependable,
long-lasting water heaters for
commercial and residential
applications. State remains
fixed on manufacturing durable
products that last longer. For
more information, visit www.
StateWaterHeaters.com.
Congratulations to the
2014 Tennessee PHCC
Scholarship Recipients!
The TAPHCC Scholarships
are presented annually and
funded by the TAPHCC Danny
Burnette Golf Classic. The
criteria for selection is based
on scholarship, character,
leadership,
need,
and
experience.
Preference in selecting
recipients is given to students
who plan to pursue a career
in business or mechanical
engineering and who are
preparing to enter the PHC
industry following college
graduation. Each student
receives a scholarship of
$1000.
Madyson Darnell, of Fairview,
is the daughter of Kacy Welch.
Kacy’s grandfather, David
Welch, is an employee of Hiller
Plumbing Company. Madyson
studies nursing at Middle
Tennessee State University.
Kaitlyn Dowling, of Knoxville
is the daughter of David and
Kathy Dowling. Kathy works
for
Interstate
Mechanical
Contractors. Kaitlyn attends
Eastern Tennessee State
University and studies PreMed/Biology.
Cynthia Faircloth, of Springfield,
is the granddaughter of Ben &
Sue Faircloth. Her grandfather,
Ben Faircloth, is an employee
of Green Hills Plumbing Co.
Cynthia
attends
Eastern
Tennessee State University
and is majoring in Dental
Hygiene.
Rachel Matheny, of Palmyra,
is the daughter of Roger and
Lesa Matheny. Lesa is a
marketing representative with
Federated Insurance. Rachel
attends Austin Peay State
University and studies Biology.
Caitlyn Myers, of Philadelphia,
is the daughter of David and
Jill Myers. David is a project
superintendent at Shoffner
Kalthoff Mechanical Electrical
Service. She is studying
business mgt. & economics at
Maryville College.
Hannah Nelson, of Collierville,
is the daughter of Rob and
Mara Nelson. Rob is the owner
of FC2 Sales. She plans to
study Animal Science with a
pre-veterinary concentration in
college.
Boone Smith, of Knoxville, is
the son of Kenneth and Tracy
Smith. Kenneth is a project
manager at Shoffner Kalthoff
Mechanical Electrical Services.
Boone studies mechanical
engineering at Mississippi
State. 
Tennessee Plumbing News - May 31st, 2014
Page 5
New Kohler Vanity Collection Offers
Customizable Design Solutions
When consumers design
their vanity space, they
think about it in exactly
that way: as a space. It's
not an individual sink or
drawer or mirror, it's a
space where they start
and end their day. This
space serves a functional
but
also
emotional
need for homeowners.
Understanding the mindset
of the consumer, Kohler
launches its Tailored Vanity
collection, a compilation
of products that afford
homeowners the ability
to
personalize
their
entire grooming space.
The collection offers five
vanity design styles with
customizable
options
including
drawer/door
configurations, hardware,
organizational accessories,
color, finish, as well as
countertops and sinks.
"The goal of our new
collection is to guide
homeowners,
whether
on their own or with the
assistance of a design
professional, through the
customization
of
their
entire
vanity
space,"
says Jeff Mayerl, Kohler
furniture product manager.
"The program simplifies
the process but still gets
them what they want – a
bathroom
that
reflects
their own unique personal
style."
The Tailored Vanity
Collection follows a basic
fourstep process:
1. Choose your exterior:
multiple
vanity
styles,
sizes,
configurations,
installations, and wood
finishes.
2. Choose your interior:
user-centric organization
accessories:
integrated
electric outlets, bamboo
storage trays and dividers,
adjustable shelves, and
rollout drawers.
3. Choose your top: variety
of vanity top materials,
sizes, shapes, and colors.
4. Choose coordinating
components:
finishmatched
mirrored
solutions,
sconces,
hardware, bridges, and lap
drawers.
The five styles of vanities
included in the collection –
Poplin, Damask, Jacquard,
Jute, and Marabou – offer
a range of aesthetics to
blend seamlessly in any
bathroom
environment
from traditional to eclectic
to contemporary.
Each vanity carries its own
unique
characteristics,
and in conjunction with the
hardware and accessories,
tells its own story of style
and organization.
In addition to introducing
the five new vanity styles,
Kohler brings to market
new ceramic vanity tops
(Ceramic/ Impressions) and
solid surface countertops
(Solid/Expressions). These
two materials join Kohler's
existing enameled cast iron
vanity tops (Iron/Impressions)
to offer an array of design
solutions that complement
the vanities. New matching
mirrored
cabinet
and
hardware solutions complete
the look and tie the entire
space together.
"The launch of the
vanity program is an
important step for Kohler
as we expand the scope
of our business," says
Mayerl. "Not only can we
provide consumers with
a customized grooming
space, we have streamlined
the
bathroom
design
experience for each area
of the bathroom, from
showering, faucets and
toilets to vanities, tops and
accessories." 
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Tennessee Plumbing News - May 31st, 2014
BrassCraft Manufacturing Wins Two Gold Distinctions, Three Honorable
Mentions, in NRHA 2014 Packaging and Merchandising Awards
NOVI, MI, May 14 – BrassCraft
Manufacturing
Company
is pleased to announce
that
its
Safety+Plus®
Coated Stainless Steel Gas
Connectors and The Easy
Way to Hook Up a Faucet
or Toilet merchandising each
received a Gold Distinction
in Merchandising award –
the highest level possible
– from the North American
Retail Hardware Association
(NRHA) at the recently
concluded NRHA Packaging
and Merchandising Awards
(PMA). In addition to the
two top awards, BrassCraft’s
Universal Gas & Water
Installation Kit, Ice Maker
/ Humidifier Installation Kit
and Shop By Clog Location
Reference Numbers each
received
an
honorable
mention.
“We are delighted to
have these merchandising
materials recognized by the
NRHA. They are designed
to educate and to help sell
products and we are pleased
that the NRHA felt that they
demonstrated a superior
level of
merchandising
excellence,”
said Mike
Chapman,
packaging
engineer,
BrassCraft
Manufacturing.
BrassCraft® merchandising
fuses the proven performance
of its world-class products with
leading-edge merchandising
and packaging solutions
designed
to
be
userfriendly.
Each package
contains detailed installation
instructions to make installing
products quick and easy.
The PMA showcases the
best of the best in home
improvement packaging and
merchandising. To determine
the winners, the NRHA invited
expert judges to evaluate
the competition. The judges
weighed-in on each product
across diverse categories
such as Material Usage and
Selection, Graphic Design,
Informational Value, ShelfLife, Innovation, and AttentionCapturing Ability. Entries
that scored highest in each
category and demonstrated
superior levels of packaging
or merchandising excellence
won Gold Distinction, the
PMA highest honors.
As Gold award winners,
BrassCraft®
products
received public recognition
during the PMA program at
the NRHA Village and were
on display at the PMA expo at
the 2014 National Hardware
Show in Las Vegas, NV, May
6-8.
Founded in 1946, BrassCraft
Manufacturing
innovated
and perfected the one-piece
water supply valve and the
flexible water supply tube.
Today these products have
become the standard for
residential and commercial
plumbing projects. For more
information, please visit www.
BrassCraft.com.
BrassCraft® NRHA 2014
Packaging and Merchandising
Award Winners
•Safety + Plus® Coated
Stainless
Steel
Gas
Connectors
–
Gold
Merchandising
•The Easy Way to Hook Up
a Faucet or Toilet – Gold
Merchandising
•Universal Gas & Water
Installation Kit – Honorable
Mention Packaging
•Ice Maker / Humidifier
Installation Kit – Honorable
Mention Packaging
•Shop By Clog Location
Reference
Numbers
–
Honorable
Mention
Merchandising
About NRHA
CONTINUED on PAGE 11
Cliff Terry
Joins Watts
Water
Technology
Watts Water Technology is
excited to announce the recent
hire of Cliff Terry effective
February 2014. Cliff Terry
joined Watts Water Technology
with 39 years of experience in
all aspects of the industry,
from Plumbers Assistant to
Wholesale Management to
Region Manager for several
manufacturers. He currently
holds the position of Southeast
Commercial Sales Manager
and
is
responsible
for
working with Representatives
throughout the Southeast
region promoting the Watts
specification oriented product
lines to the engineering
community and commercial
contractors. Cliff also works
with
the
Representatives
to increase the industry’s
knowledge of the many diverse
products Watts has to offer. In
a recent interview with Cliff,
he stated that what he enjoys
most about working for Watts is
“Having the opportunity
to present high quality, well
accepted products to the top
engineers and contractors
in the commercial plumbing
industry and work with
representatives who are tops
in their field in the Southeast.”
Cliff Terry and his wife, Ginger,
reside in Waynesville, North
Carolina. They both enjoy the
outdoors including hiking along
the Blue Ridge Parkway and
bicycling.
You may reach Cliff Terry at
828-550-4190.
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Tennessee Plumbing News - May 31st, 2014
Scenes from Ferguson Counterday in Nashville Featuring
TurboTorch Demo by Tony Blanton of Mid Atlantic Sales
BBQ of Dreams (Cook it and they will come)
Area contractors escaped the heat inside
Tony Blanton of Mid Atlantic Sales demos
TurboTorch at Ferguson counterday.
Contractors enjoyed a meal it was standing room only
The parking lot was packed with area contractors
Contractors packed the counter area
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GPS Management Solutions Rebrands to Mobile Fleet Solutions
GPS Management Solutions,
an original pioneer in the
Fleet GPS Tracking business,
has
recently
rebranded
to Mobile Fleet Solutions
due to the expansion in
products offered. Mobile Fleet
Solutions has been helping
large and small company’s
alike save thousands of
dollars for 15 + years. They
pride themselves in providing
the best available Real-Time
GPS Fleet Management to
help the business owners and
managers save money while
at the same time making it
easy and simple to track and
monitor their fleets.
With the rebranding, Mobile
Fleet Solutions now offers
many more products to
better accommodate their
customer’s needs in the ever
changing world of technology.
Some of those products are
listed below:
New web based software
platform that offers more
flexibility at a more affordable
price. Mobile Paperless Forms
that enables the customers
to replace paper forms of
ANY type. Includes real time
dispatching, invoicing, work
orders, surveys, etc.
Signature capture, photos,
audio, real time payment, time
and date stamp, geo-stamp
location of job, parts and
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A great crowd enjoyed food and music
The grand opening celebration was a huge success
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Scenes from
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The Morgan Alexander Band
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Homegrown Talent at Southern Wholesalers Association
Coley Herrin will be Southern Wholesalers Association’s First
President to Rise Through its Young Leaders Program
Coley Herrin got his start in
the plumbing business at the
young age of 12.
Herrin, now President and
COO of Lawrenceville, Ga.based wholesaler Plumbing
Distributors Inc., helped out at
his father Jimmy’s plumbing
contracting company (Herrin
Plumbing). “I started
working on service
trucks, getting parts
and
helping
put
up trim in houses,”
he
recalls. After
getting a taste of
the business, Herrin
wasn’t too keen on
making
plumbing
a career. “To be
honest, I wanted
to do anything but
something plumbingrelated,” he says.
Herrin, who chatted
with Supply House
Times for this story
at the 2013 SWA
Convention on Hilton
Head Island, S.C.,
graduated
from
Georgia Tech
in
1992 with a degree
in
management
science and walked
right into a tough job market.
“It was very hard to get a job
during that time,” he says. But
the industry Herrin wanted to
avoid was there to provide a
lifeline.
Herrin went to work for
support system and enclosure
solutions
manufacturer
B-Line Systems (now known
at Cooper B-Line) and
later
bathroom
products
manufacturer
Spurlin
Industries. He switched over
to the wholesale side of the
business in 1998 when he was
hired at Marietta, Ga.-based
Apex Supply Co. After a ninemonth stint at Apex, Herrin
moved on to PDI and set forth
in motion a career that has
seen him work his way up the
ranks at the 150 - employee
company and become heavily
involved in the best practices
and advocacy aspects of the
wholesale industry.
The 43-year-old Herrin
will take over as the 63rd
President
of
Southern
Wholesalers Association and
in doing so will make a bit of
history. Herrin is SWA’s first
President who has come from
the Leadership Development
Council — the organization’s
young leader development
arm.
Herrin
says
his
experience in the contracting
and manufacturing areas of
the business greatly helped
smooth the transition to the
distribution side of the tracks.
“The experience working for
my dad was very beneficial,”
he says. “I can relate to
what’s going on with our
customers. That gives you a
lot of credibility. I know what
the customers’ needs are. I
know where they are coming
from. It’s the same thing with
my time in manufacturing.
The manufacturers we work
with know I have worked on
both ends of the business.
There is that good balance.”
Herrin adds his multi-faceted
experience gave him an
extra head start learning the
nuances of distribution. “It’s
never been a struggle. I grew
up with all this,” he says. “I
had a good understanding
of contractors. I could walk
through the warehouse and
identify a particular drain
or valve. I was in a very
comfortable position.”
Rising career path, Herrin was
PDI’s operations manager
from 1999 - 2007 and was
promoted
to
executive
vice president and general
manager in January 2007. He
held those roles until being
named president and COO in
2011.
Herrin oversees a company
that features seven branches
with six residing in the
metro Atlanta area. The
seventh
branch
opened
last year in Nashville, Tenn.
PDI, which ranks No. 83
on the 2013 Supply House
Times Premier 125 list of
top
wholesalers
(ranked
by sales from the previous
year), stocks plumbing and
lighting supplies with a heavy
focus on the residential
plumbing sector. PDI has
six showrooms, including its
first standalone location that
opened in 2011 in Alpharetta,
Ga. Gladston Mealor(died
in 2010) and his son, Sidney
(died in 2011), started PDI
in 1973 with four employees
operating out of a single
location in Lawrenceville. The
company moved to its current
137,000-sq.-ft. Lawrenceville
headquarters in 2006. Herrin
feels the Mealor family’s
continued ownership of PDI
is something that sets the
company apart in the
markets it covers. “It
goes beyond profits with
us,” he says. “We’re a
privately owned family
company.
We
take
that family perspective
into everything we do.
Our
customers
and
employees are part of
our family. We are here
to fill the needs of our
customers. We keep
that in mind when we put
material into inventory
or with the special
deliveries we do. We do
whatever our customers’
needs allow us to do.”
PDI, a member of ASA
and the WIT buying
group, benefits from a
workforce that features
both seasoned veterans
and eager newcomers.
Herrin, a self-described
sports nut with an impressive
recall of baseball players
of yesteryear, notes the
company’s turnover rate is
quite low. “It’s the whole family
atmosphere concept again,”
says Herrin, who along with
his wife, Tammy, are the
proud parents of 6-year-old
daughter, Anna. “We get to
know our employees and
their spouses and kids. I’ve
seen a lot of families grow up
here. It’s part of our culture.
We have employees who are
very loyal to us and we are
extremely loyal to them. The
job is important, but it should
never be put ahead of family.
Family needs always come
first.” A top-notch workforce
helped
PDI
navigate
through the recent economic
downturn. “That was a great
learning opportunity for us to
go through,” Herrin says. “The
recession made us look at and
analyze everything we do. The
whole notion of ‘we do this
because we always do this,’
went right out the window. We
started questioning everything
we do.”
The company made the
decision to not make drastic
changes to its training and
marketing programs during
the recession. “Those were
two things that were left alone
and we actually increased
them,” he says. “We have
management and showroom
training
programs
that
continue to grow. Training is
extremely important to us.
We knew at the time those
two aspects were important
to the long-term growth of the
company. We didn’t want to
take a step backward.” Herrin
sees signs of improvement,
but still takes a cautionary
tone in terms of what lies
ahead. “We’ve seen markets
starting to improve,” he says.
“Business is growing and
that’s encouraging, but things
are still a little dicey. When
you go through what we’ve all
gone through, you are kind of
skeptical. We’re still not in a
situation where we’re putting
the foot on the accelerator
and driving as fast as we
can. We’re looking at what
is causing the markets to
be where they are at and
then making sure we are
sustaining.
And when we invest we want
to make sure that’s part of
our long-term strategy.” The
future of the business Early
in his PDI tenure Herrin
received some vital advice
from Sid Mealor that would
help shape his professional
development. “Sid impressed
upon me that PDI’s business
is very important, but so is the
industry as a whole,” he says.
“Sid always found time to give
to the industry and told me
we needed to be involved and
dedicate our time to it.”
Herrin’s first exposure to
the
wholesale
business
beyond PDI was at an SWA
convention. “SWA has helped
me and it’s helped this
few things in the last couple
years with our Leadership
Development Council and
the best practices panels we
conduct at our convention.
Those things are why SWA
continues to grow.”
Herrin’s goals as SWA
president are quite simple. “I
want to continue to grow SWA
and get our message out
there,” he says. “We still have
a lot of people in our markets
who are not SWA members
or they are members who are
not involved.” Another focus
for Herrin will be the continued
growth of the Leadership
Development
Council,
a
group that has a great deal
of meaning to him. “I came
through
the
Leadership
Development Council,” he
says. “We want to reach out
to that next generation in our
industry. That’s extremely
important to us. We have to
tap into that next generation
and continue to grow and
develop those young leaders
of tomorrow.”
Looking back, Herrin is glad
his career path led him back
to the plumbing industry.
“This is an incredible industry
from the contractors to
the manufacturers to the
distributors,” he says. “My
dad was a customer of this
company and now I’m part of
the family at PDI. I’m fortunate
to be able to work for such a
great family.
I probably couldn’t have
planned it any better than it
company,” he says. “Since
joining SWA, I’ve developed
a huge network of contacts.
The networking and the
relationships I’ve built make it
feel like I’m never on an island
by myself. There is always
somebody in SWA I can
reach out to with a question or
for advice.” Herrin notes a big
draw for him and his staff has
been
the
continually
increasing
learning
opportunities SWA provides.
“The education I’ve received
with SWA is irreplaceable,” he
says. “We’ve added quite a
turned out. I wouldn’t change
any of this.”
PLUMBING DISTRIBUTORS
INC. AT A GLANCE:
Founded:1973
Pres. and COO: Coley Herrin
Branches:7 (6 metro Atlanta,
1 Nashville, Tenn.)
Showrooms: 6
Sectors serviced: Plumbing
and lighting
Main
focus:
Residential
plumbing
Website: www.relyonpdi.com
(Used by permission from
Plumbing Distributors Inc.
witten by Mike Miazga)
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Scenes from TAPHCC 117th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Nashville
Brad Sims - PHCC & Eric Peterson of Freeland Chevrolet
Carter Shipe - McKee Nix and Mike Stallings - Sioux Chief
Serv Pro Booth (L-R) Shaun McNeal,
Max Pope and Will Brock
Jen Burris - Middle Tn Director ACCA
and Ryan Curran - Ferguson
Lubrizol Booth was manned by Paul Winstead
Caityln Killen, Beth Killen and Rose Mayfield
worked hard to make this a great event!
James M Pleasants Booth (L-R) Daniel Pendley,
Brooks Robinson, Billy Sudekum and Chris Dickerson
Brooks Robinson of JMP was named after the
Baltimore Oriole Legend, John Rocker (former closer
for the Atlanta Braves) and Daniel Pendley - JMP
Keith McCracken - Commercial Vehicle Manager for
Mercedes-Benz Knoxville showing off the Sprinter
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Scenes from TAPHCC 117th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Nashville
David Singleton, Will Cherry & Barry Mayfield man
the Duct Detective Booth
FC2 Sales Booth (Saniflow) was manned by
Rob Nelson and Brian Ostrowski
Tim Blevins, Wayne Garrett and Logan Blevins of
Pulley & Assoc. were showing off the Delta Faucet
and Uponor lines
Jim McClain and Barry Jewell of WM McClain talked
to attendees about the Oatey product line.
John Wood and Trevor Dehmlow of
Sunbelt Marketing were in the Rinnai booth
showing of their tankless water heater
Jeff Morales visits with Charlie Fox and
Roger Mauck of Fox Sales
Jason Fryer and Craig Ingram of Tennessee 811
Lee Sargent of PDI gives Brad with the
Lee Company his door prize
Drew Dawson shows off the Woodford commercial
roof hydrant in the Woolf-Harris booth
Jeff Madgett & Frank Pitts - Airgas showed
attendees the Airgas product line.
Gary Johnstone, Kelly Higgins and Ryan Curran
Ferguson were discussing the advantages of Fujitsu
Rick Ensley of SureSeal Mfg. shared information to
attendees about his product offerings
Billy Johnson and Andy Owens demonstrated their
products at the Apollo Valves booth.
Chris Mendall of Mendall Sales
Jack Morgan with Kay Keefe of Keefe Plumbing
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Scenes from TAPHCC 117th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Nashville
PHCC V.P. Chip Greene of Greene & Associates with
Adrienne Wilkes, Kenny Rogers of PDI and Jack
Morgan of the Plumbing News
Steve Yunker of City of Hendersonville and Tony
Allers (AKA “Hit Rod Tony”)of Sandhu Consultants
Engineering with Rick Hollis(Center) of Ferguson
Larry and John Wiggs of Wiggs, Hahn and Bohan
with Mike Brisky of Moen showing Bradford White
Water Heaters
Rick Thompson, PHCC Zone II Director, Amberly
Harvick of the Plumbing News and John Rocker
Robert Roberts of Lee Company checks out Duct
Detectives shown by David Singleton, Will Cherry
and Barry Mayfield
Bunny Oakes, John Frits and Stuart Oates
of TIS Insurance Services
Jack Morgan with Brad Simms,
Middle TN PHCC Director, of Lee Company
Caitlyn Killen with John Rocker
Tony Blanton of Mid Atlantic Sales with Greg Nattinger
of Eternal showing new Eternal Water Heaters
Carl Dunn and Mike Mullen of A.H. Deveney showing
Zoeller’s new Shark ½ HP Grinder
Arthur Smotherman of Aurthur Plumbing, Steve
Merryman of Merryman-Farr with Ed Miles of Kenny
Pipe (missing Mike Cottingham)
Ryan Curren of Ferguson checks out new Aqua
Pure, Fluid Master and Grundfos Pumps shown by
Roger Sheppard of KSM Delta
Andy Knight of Two Rivers Ford showing
2015 Ford Transit Connect
John Rocker and Jack Morgan of the Plumbing News
Michael, Jennifer, Andrew and Lilly Vance
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Scenes from the Fourth Annual PHCC Presidents Event That
Was Held at Jimmy’s Buffett’s Margaritaville in Nashville
Jimmy’s Buffets Margaritaville in Nashville
Micheal Vance receives award from Rick Thompson
Chris Gray
Micheal Vance
The Fourth Annual Presidents Event was held at Jimmy
Buffett’s Margaritaville in Nashville the evening of the trade
show on May 2nd.
The State President, Local Chapter Presidents and Past
Presidents received recognition as we enjoyed fine food,
amazing entertainment and fellowship. Kevin Viner,
magician and illusionist wowed the crowd with slight of
hand, comedy, pick pocketing and group fun. At the end
of Viner’s performance, he produced a regulation bowling
ball out of mid air!
After the entertainment we had a live auction to benefit
the PAC Fund. Big thanks to the newest talent, Travis
Scott who performed brilliantly as the auctioneer on his
debut performance. Thank you to all of the members and
associates for donating auction items and baskets.
Thank you to the Annual Events Committee and the Event
Chair, Chris Gray for hosting the event. It is wonderful to
honor the past and present leaders of our Association. 
Attendees enjoyed a fabulous meal at Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville
Travis Scott - Auctioneer
Kevin Viner performs one of several tricks
The evening was filled with fellowship and entertainment
Micheal Vance
Chris Gray addresses the crowd
The auction was a huge success
Kevin Viner performs another entertaining trick from the stage of Jimmy Buffets Margaritaville
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