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The new training program marks a shift for The Plumbing Sales Coach, which previously offered limited-capacity coaching for business owners.

Now in its third year, the award is a key component of Watts’ broader efforts to elevate awareness and education around backflow prevention in advance of National Backflow Prevention Day on August 16.

By connecting building systems with field execution, Verantum and XOi aim to provide a more practical, data-driven approach to managing assets more effectively at scale.

Bringing 29 years of operational and managerial leadership experience, Bartlett joined Cooney Brothers in September of last year with the plan to eventually assume the COO role after gaining a full understanding of the company’s operations.

The Warrior Trades Academy will bring together contractors for hands-on training, strategic planning and peer collaboration focused on finding and keeping skilled employees.

Starting in April 2026, the program will accept applications in order to award monthly grants consisting of up to $1,500 to support tool programs. 

In his role as Egan’s President, Weaver will lead the company’s more than 600 employees and four offices throughout West Michigan.

Current Distribution Group will serve as the parent organization for several dedicated vertical platforms, including IMARK Plumbing, IMARK HVAC, Luxury Products Group, Empower Electrical, Victory Irrigation, Victory Waterworks and Victory PVF.

PartsConnect addresses several problems that are well-known to HVAC techs and contractors, including frustrations with sourcing parts that are no longer manufactured, uncertainty about whether a substitute part will work properly and dependence on a supplier’s counter staff to do the research to help identify compatible options.

The history of silicon carbide ignition is closely tied to the development of early commercial igniter geometries, most notably the double‑helix form that helped standardize hot surface ignition in gas appliances. Today, silicon carbide igniters remain widely used across cooking equipment, laundry appliances, and HVAC systems because they are practical to design around, produce, and support through both OEM production and replacement channels.