Natalie Forster

Natalie Forster is Chief Editor of Supply House Times. Prior to joining BNP Media in 2020, she was an editor and digital content director for Southern Trade Publications, a publishing company with titles focused on the PHCP trades and the real estate industry. Natalie holds a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Plumbing manufacturers take pride in being ‘Made in the USA’

Following the pandemic, the US is seeing a resurgence in American manufacturing.

Nicole Krawcke

Natalie Forster

July 4, 2023

If there’s one thing Americans are known for it’s their national pride, and that includes products manufactured and made in the United States.

RainStick founders Alisha and Sean McFetridge.

PM Profile: Canadian company brings first-ever recirculating shower to U.S. market

RainStick Shower can save 80% water and energy with twice the flowrate of a common shower.

Natalie Forster

May 26, 2023

RainStick Shower co-founders Alisha McFetridge and Sean McFetridge share a longtime passion for water conservation. In 2019, the two began building the North American Market’s first water circulating shower. Supply House Times Chief Editor Natalie Forster sat down with Alisha McFetridge to dive into RainStick Shower’s backstory and plans for the future.

PM Profile: Behind the NIBCO-Matco-Norca acquisition

Q&A with leadership dives into future plans for both companies.

Natalie Forster

May 24, 2023

On Feb. 1, NIBCO announced it acquired Matco-Norca and its subsidiary SVF Flow Controls.
NIBCO Chairman Rex Martin stated, “This acquisition supports our strategic long-range goal of growth through acquisition, expanding our market reach and providing customers with access to a broader portfolio of products.This is an extraordinary time in NIBCO’s evolving history.”

Plumbing Group Pipeline: March 6, 2023

Nicole Krawcke

Natalie Forster

March 6, 2023

Each week, the BNP Media Plumbing Group delivers five of the PHCP-PVF industry’s latest headlines in five minutes or less in its Plumbing Group Pipeline news recap.