OCTOBER 2013

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VOL 68, NO. 10

News of Plumbing, Heating, Cooling and Industrial PVF

DRIVING SALES

APR Supply hosted its 11th Annual APR Selling Show this summer in Hershey, Pa. year incentives from this 29-branch regional wholesaler. Shown at B.J. Terroni Co.'s It gave 1,200 trade pros from 650 contracting firms across Pennsylvania, booth are (from left) Anthony Reikow of B.J. Terroni; APR's Chairman Randy Tice Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland the opportunity to buy inventory at best-of- and EVP John Tice; and John White III of B.J. Terroni. See feature on page 48.

MSC Holdings, Inc. acquires Farnsworth Wholesale Company

FORTWORTH, TEXAS - MSC Holdings, Inc., parent Southern California - has acquired the assets tion: "With the addition of Arizona to our busi- company to Morrison Supply Company - a of Mesa, Ariz.-based Farnsworth Wholesale ness, we have become a formidable supplier leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC Company. As one of the largest plumbing supply from Texas over to Southern California, giving us and builder products in the Southwest, and Ex- businesses in the Arizona market, Farnsworth the opportunity to be a predominant supplier in press Pipe & Supply, a leading wholesale distrib- Wholesale Company has five locations and fo- the Southwest. Our focus will continue to be on utor of plumbing and builder products in cuses on the Plumbing, HVAC and Waterworks servicing our customers at the local level. We markets. Farnsworth Whole- look forward to working with Farnsworth sale will continue to operate Wholesale Company's leadership team to under its existing brand name. achieve their goals in the Arizona market. The Chip Hornsby, Chief Execu- performance of each location is what creates our tive Officer of MSC Holdings success today and in the future." commented on the acquisi- (Turn to Morrison ... page 91)

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