PM interviews Jim Harris, president of Eljer Plumbingware
Editor's note: This is the first in a year-long series of interviews with top plumbing industry executives on what's been and what will be. Jim Harris joined the plumbing industry straight out of college, starting as a management intern for American Standard. He joined Eljer as director of marketing in 1988 and steadily moved up the ranks to become president in 1995.
Harris: Consolidation of the industry will continue. Manufacturers, wholesalers, contractors, everybody. I would foresee the bigger players getting stronger. And the smaller guys? There are niches out there for the smaller guys who position themselves to take care of those niches.