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Greetings to all Indus-try Professional currently reading the latest edition here. Yes, Summer is here, as I find myself writing at the 12th hour on June 30th. Prayers go out to the fall-en soldiers who have given their lives so we can enjoy our lives here in this great country. Also, many thanks to the men and women cur-rently serving and protect-ing our country. On anoth-er note, my thoughts and prayers go out to the Matz family of the loss of Michael Matz of Matco- Norca, Son of the Co- Founder. Michael died suddenly at the age pf 44. I knew Michael for al-most twenty years. We metat the ASPE show or theASA – PHCC national show.He was a great guy and im-mediately bought a lot ofadvertising from me. I thinkMelissa was working with

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Jack Hardwick MorganEditor and Publisher

PDI OPENS NEW, STATE OF THE ART, LIGHTING

GALLERY SHOWROOM IN LAWRENCVILLE

PDI is pleased to an-nounce the recent opening (May 2016) of their new light-ing gallery located at 1025 Old Norcross Road, Law-renceville, GA 30046. PDI is a family-owned plumbing and lighting distributor that ser-vices the needs of residential and commercial plumbing contractors, builders, remod-elers and designers. They also welcome homeowners who are building or remod-eling their homes. PDI was founded by Glad Mealor and 2 other business partners

in 1973. They have branch locations in Alpharetta, At-lanta, Lake Oconee, Law-renceville, McDonough and Woodstock. They also have Kitchen & Bath Showrooms at all of our locations except for Alpharetta. Their Lake Oconee, McDonough and Woodstock Showrooms also have Lighting Showrooms. PDI’s Lawrenceville location is approximately 2300sq. ft. Their product lines include, Capital Lighting, Craft-made/Ellington Fans, Crystorama,


L- R Elena Fricks , Lindsey Mulkey , Hannah Bentley , Tiffany Barker, Beth Gross , Heather Cato with Krista Swiss ( Lighting Showroom

Mgr, Buyer and Showroom Merchandiser

The Nashville Area Plumbing and Mechanical Association Hosts

Annual Golf Tournament

Mr. Terry Kestner and Dwight Ethridge of the Nash-ville Area Plumbing and Me-chanical Association’s Golf Chairman was proud to hand over a check to The Nashville Rescue Mission for over $30, 000. According to the golf

course there were over 250 people at this year’s event.Jack Ward & Sons Plumb-ing were the First Place First Flight winners. Their players included Bartley Burnette, Tyler Greer, Jim Moore and


MTPHCC to Hold 2nd Anual Clay Shoot2nd Annual Clay Shoot Scheduled: Save the date-

Friday, September 9th, the Middle TN Chapter will hold

their 2nd Annual Sporting Clay Shoot at the Nashville Gun Club on 1100 County Hospital Road. Registration will begin at 9am with a Long Bird Contest at 9:30 and shooting beginning at 10am. Lunch and Shirt are provid-ed. 100% of the profits will support the Local Legislative Fund and support new mem-bership for contractors with


MCA‘s Annual Fishing Tournament a Huge success

A Portion Of Our Fishermen 2016 MCA held its annual fishing tournament on Saturday, May 28th, 2016. Chairman, John Raulston and Co-chairmen, Brandon O’neal and Katie Bu-rell did a great job putting the tournament together. There were 58 fishermen this year and everyone that attended

enjoyed great Bar-B-Q from Moe Moe’s in Dayton. The winners from this year’s tournament were, For Bass, First place, Brandon O’neal and Greg O’Neal; 9lb.10oz, Second place, Jim varner and Stan Smith; 5lb.95oz, Third place, Jay Bradley


TPHCC Host 6th annual Presidents Event & Celebration

On April 22nd the 6th Annu-al Presidents Event was held at the Hermitage Golf Club’s Ballroom. The event featured

a live auction benefitting the Legislative Fund and enter-tainment with renowned co


Federated Insurance Event Sponsors: Lesa Matheny, John Frassinelli, Ryan Lanier, Jared Herndon, Middle TN Chapter President- Fil Har-

ris, Nima Hayati and Zach Wood

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Pipelinehim at some shows. Michael was the Eastern Regional Sales Manager. He leaves behind his parents, Dov and Beth Matz. His wife, Ilana and their two children and sisters, Melissa and Nora and their families. Rest well my friend and God bless. Also, please keep our friend, Bob Bender of Oatey in your prayers. “The Legend” has cancer. However, I spoke with him the other day and his chemo is going well. He is still the same cheerful, pos-itive Bob Bender we all know he is. He’s lost his thick head of blond hair (temporarily). It looks like Jim McGoldrick’s hair, just a different color. So, by the time you read this, the Fourth of July will have come and gone. I hope you all were able to spend quality time with family and friends celebrating the birth of our

great Nation. Unfortunately, so many Americans today do not know their own history. As they seem to be changing the history books and re-writ-ing history to what one might think to keep the thoughts and the real world from our youth. My grandfather called it the feminization of America. “As in the Revolutionary war, [the British] conquests were never more than of the spot on which their army stood, never extended be-yond the range of their can-non shot. “Jefferson wrote in the letter, penned at his Monticello home on Valen-tine’s Day, 1815. “We owe to their past follies and wrong the incalculable advantage of being made independent of them…” “We must sacri-fice the last dollar and drop of blood to rid us of that badge of slavery, and it must rest with England alone to say wheth-er it is worth eternal war, for eternal it must be if she holds to the wrong.” The Consti-tution and The Declaration


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Elk International, Hinkley, Kichler, Swarovski, Tech, and Visual Comfort. They also carry decorative mir-rors, lamps, and accessories. Their hours of operation are Monday- Friday, 8:30 am- 5:00pm, Saturday, 9:00am- 3:00pm; Closed on Sunday. In a recent interview with Krista Swiss, she stated “Our company is always going to be a relationship-based com-pany and you cannot replace the face to face interaction and the relationships that are formed from them. We strive to provide our customers with the best the lighting industry

has to offer. Our consultants ae highly knowledgeable in their areas of expertise and seek to improve upon that continuously. We are also very proud to be the Exclusive Visual Comfort Showroom in our area! Their designers in-clude: Barbara Barry, Aerin lauder, Kate Spade, Suzanne Kasler, and Ralph Lauren.” For further information about PDI and their products and services, please contact Krista Swiss at 770-963-9231 or 888-250-3990, email: [email protected] or on the web at www.pdishow-roomlawrencevi l le.comS

medic talent and Barney Fife impersonator- Rik Roberts. The event honors the As-sociation’s past and current Presidents on a Chapter and State level. Many thanks to Travis Scott for his profes-sional auctioneer services, Teresa Mayes for her expert coordination of the auction and to all of the generous

people who donated items for the auc-t i o n . A big t h a n k you to F e d -e r a t e d I n s u r -ance for

sponsoring the event. Over $2k was raised to benefit the Legislative Fund to assist us in paying for our lobbyist and our efforts on Capital Hill. Over $2k was raised to benefit the Legislative Fund to assist us in pay-ing for our lobbyist and our efforts on Capital Hill.S

Past President Steve Gammon receiv-ing a PHCC Send Off!

Annual Clay Shoot

under 20 employees.Sponsorship opportunities are available, including Title, Lunch, Long Bird and Sta-tions. Please contact [email protected] Harris, President of the

chap-ter had this comment on last year’s event- “Some of our members had attend-ed one of these events and thought it would be a great event for our chapter. The camaraderie and networking was fantastic, we have al-ready booked for next year.”Please RSVP to Fil Har-ris by August 15th to re-serve your team or spon-sorship, 615-254-8050.S

NAPMA Annual Golf TournamentMark Frye.First Place Second Flight winners were Mike Polito, Mike Mitchell, Sam VinsonJr. And Joe Salyer of J. E. Davis & Associates. Jim Steinhouse, T.J. Cof-fee, Heath Hatcher and Ran-dy Gentry of Steinhouse Sup-ply were the First Place Third Flight Winners.The 2016 Sponsor list in-cludes, Tournament sponsor, Big Banner; Co-sponsors, Ferguson Enerprise, Mer-ry-Farr mechanical Contrac-tors and Moen Faucet Com-pany. Major sponsor banner: Mil-lennium, Merryman-Farr Me-chanical Contr.; Gold sponsor, Ferfuson Enterprise; Titanium sponsor, Moen Faucet Co.; Silver sponsor, State Wa-ter Heaters; Towel sponsor, Fox Sales/ Zurn Industries; Lunch sponsor, Chris-More Inc.; and Refreshment spon-sor, Kenny Pipe and Supply.

Bronze Sponsors Banner includes: Allied Plumbing Co., American Standard/Mid America Mkt., Nibco Press Division, Sunbelt Cares, A.O. Smith Water Heaters, Hill-er Plumbing Co., WM Mc-Clain, John Deal Coatings, Galbreath Bros Plumbing, NAPMA, PDI Plumbing Dis-tributors, Jack Steakley, and Bradford White Water Heat-ers/Wiggs-Haun-Bohan. Banner for these sponsors are Paul Hasty& Son, Hole in one Vacation Trip; Serra Chevrolet, Truck Hole in One Sponsor Truck and Closest to Pin Sponsor, Nashville Res-cue Mission. The 2016 Hole Sponsors Banner included Lochinvar Corp, Trojan Labor, Ralph Gregory Plumbing, Republic Plumbing/HVAC, Sadler Bros Plumbing, Woolf Harris, East-ern Industrial Supplies, Stein-house Supply, Hornbuckle Plumbing, Mendell Sales, American Pipe & Supply, Wiggs-Haun & Bohan, R V Murphy Plumbing, Bill & Car-olyn Hoffman, Fred and Peg-gy Hoffman, Mc-Kee Nix & Assoc., Mid State Plumbing, Gerber/ McCain Sales, Win-nelson Supply, John Bouch-ard & Son, Nashville Rescue Mission, Mitchell Plumbing Co., Federated Insurance Co., Arthur the Plumber, Paul Hasty & Son, Goss,Inc, Pro-fessional Tools, Jack Ward & Son Plumbing Co., Covenant Sales/Heat Link, KSM/Delta Sales/Grundfos Pumps and Precision Plumbing. Delta Faucets/ Uponor Closest to Pin was Winner Prize spon-sor. NAPMA and the Nash-ville Rescue Mission would like to thank all the play-ers, sponsors, volunteers and committee for another great year and in their sup-port on making it over the half million- dollar mark!S

MORSCO Enters Atlantaleading supplier in Athens, GA, where the company’s corporate headquarters are based. Chip Hornsby, CEO of MORSCO, said, “WelcomingDeVore & Johnson into theMORSCO family fits perfectlywith our goal of expandingour footprint in the Southeast.This acquisition demon-strates our dedication to be-ing the preferred distributor of commercial and residential plumbing, HVAC and PVF, in our markets from coast to coast. We’re tremendously excited about aligning with DeVore & Johnson and en-tering the Georgia market”.

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6th Annual Presidents Event


Scenes From NAPMA Annual Golf Tournament


Kevin “ Dauber “ Lacz -Real Navy Seal and Co-Star of American Sniper

Kevin was born and raised in central Connecticut before enrolling in James Madison University in 2000. When the terrorist attacks on Septem-ber 11, 2001 claimed the life of a good friend’s father, he decided to leave school in fa-vor of military service. While visiting a Navy recruiter’s of-fice, a SEALs poster caught Kevin’s eye and he decided to enlist in the Navy with the

intention of going to BUD/S and becoming a SEAL. He started BUD/S in early 2003 with Class 245. A back injury meant he would gradu-ate with Class 246 at the end of the year. Because he was a Hospital Corpsman, Kevin also attended 18D Special Operations Combat Medic School at Fort Bragg before checking into SEAL Team THREE in Coronado, Califor-nia. Kevin did two platoons at SEAL Team THREE (Char-lie and Delta) as a platoon sniper, breacher, and combat medic, each with a deploy-ment to Iraq (2006 and 2008). He was fortunate enough to work alongside many of the toughest frogmen to ever wear the trident, such as Marc Lee, Ryan Job, Mikey Monsoor, and Chris Kyle. His platoon’s 2006 deployment to Ramadi, then the most dan-gerous city in Iraq, has been discussed in several books, including Chris Kyle’s Ameri-can Sniper. Kevin’s presence in Sniper led to his involve-ment in the production of and eventual casting in the Clint Eastwood directed Chris Kyle biopic by the same name (starring Bradley Cooper). Upon completing his enlist-ment, Kevin was honorably discharged from the Navy. He was awarded a number of commendations for his service, including a Bronze Star with a combat ‘V’. He returned to Connecticut and enrolled at UConn with the intention of continuing his ca-reer in medicine. He gradu-ated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Political Science

in 2011 and began the ap-plication process for Physi-cian Assistant School. While earning his undergraduate degree, he also got married and started a family. In 2012 Kevin moved his family to Winston-Salem, North Car-olina in order to pursue his Masters of Health Sciences at Wake ForestUniversity. He graduated in August 2014.

Currently, Kevin works as a Physician Assistant with Regenesis, LLC in Pensaco-la. He enjoys using his past experiences to facilitate his work in medicine and char-ity. His past military service influences him greatly as he seeks to actively support ser-vice members and veterans in his community. Kevin lives in Florida with his wife, Lind-sey, and two young children. Hunting for Healing is a 501(c)3 charitable organiza-tion. It was founded by for mer Navy SEAL Kevin Lacz and his wife, Lindsey, with the express purpose of bring-ing together service disabled military veterans and their spouses in outdoor environ-ments to promote bonding and communication. We be-lieve veteran members of our United States Military community can benefit from spending time outdoors and on the hunt with their family members. Through charitable outdoor events and hunts, we provide positive experiences and bonding opportunities for those members of our com-munities who have sacrificed heavily for us. At Hunting for Healing, we believe that our nation’s warriors and veter-ans deserve our gratitude, our time, and our service. That’s why our mission is:•to provide meaningful char-itable outdoor and hunting experiences to any service member, past or present, who has incurred a service related disability. •to promote communication and bonding between these veterans and their spouses facilitated by positive outdoor

and hunting experiences. Recently, Kevin has writ-ten gripping and intimate on-the-ground memoir about be-ing a Navy SEAL who was part of SEAL Team THREEsuccessful re-turn to the Unit-ed States to play himself in the Oscar-nom-inated film di-rected by Clint Eastwood and starring Brad-ley Cooper. with American Sniper Chris Kyle. Ex-perience his de-ployment, from his first mission to his first kill to his eventual The Last Punisher Recently, Kevin has writ-ten gripping and intimate on-the-ground memoir about being a Navy SEAL who was part of SEAL Team THREE

with American Sniper Chris Kyle. Experience his deploy-ment, from his first mission to his first kill to his eventual

successful return to the Unit-ed States to play himself in the Oscar-nominated film di-rected by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper. The Last Punisher is

a bold, no-holds-barred first-person account of the Iraq War. With wry humor and moving testimony, Kevin Lacz

tells the sto-ry of his tour in Iraq with SEAL Team THREE, the warrior elite of the Navy. This l e g e n d a r y unit, known as “The Pun-ishers,” in-cluded Chris Kyle (Ameri-can Sniper), Mike Mon-soor, Ryan Job, and Marc Lee. These brave men were instru-mental in se-curing the key

locations in the pivotal 2006 Battle of Ramadi, told with stunning detail in these pages. Minute by minute, Lacz relays the the edge-of-

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Kevin ‘Dauber’ Lacz with Jack Morgan at the 32 Annual MulletToss Charity event At The Flora Bama


PLUBMING NEWS ENGINEER SPOTLIGHT

Spurlock & Associates, IncSpurlock & Associates, Inc. was established in 1969 by Barry L. Spurlock after be-coming a registered engi-neer. Their twelve- member team is a diverse firm lead by six principals. Spurlock & Asso-ciates has a valued reputation for designing workable and buildable HVAC, plumbing, fire protection and electrical systems for commercial, in-stitutional, and light industri-al buildings. They have built this reputation in the South-east over a period of over 40 years.Their experience has taught them that committing their personal attention to each cli-ent enables them to provide

quality solutions and service that completely satisfy the client’s needs. Quality per-sonnel, a strong commitment, experience and technolog-ically sound solutions are what makes them who they are.Their company has utilized Computer Aided Design (AutoCAD) since 1984. and Building Information Model-ing (Revit) since 2010. They have provided Building Ener-gy Modeling and LEED doc-umentation services since 2006. Engineers at Spurlock & Associates are profession-ally registered in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennes-see, Maryland,Tennessee,

Maryland , Virginia, West Vir-ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky and Mis-sissippi.

Designers and Engineers in their firm are LEED Accred-ited and a Certified Building Energy Modeling Profession-

al. From concept through final review, their commitment to quality shows in their work.For further information, con-

tact Spurlock & Associates, Inc. 2970 Clairmont Road N.E. Suite 620 Atlanta, GA 30329 or call (404) 633-0245S

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of Independence are a work of art. They even addressed the slavery issue. As you can see in the Jefferson letter. Another ironic piece of histo-ry is the relationship between 2 our our founding fathers John Adams (our 2nd Presi-dent and Thomas Jefferson (our 3rd President somewhat demised after Jefferson was appointed ambassador to France. However, later in their life they became very close writing hundreds of letters back and forth to each other with mutual admiration and loyal friendship. They Died the day same year July 4th 1826. Men of Nobility, Char-acter and way ahead of their Time. During these times the High crimes of treason were taken very seriously. In all honesty, many his-torians would say Hillary Clin-ton would most likely be tied and hung for treason for the breach of power bestowed on her she so abused back in the birth years of our na-tion. Whatever your political beliefs may be, one thing is for certain, its eat or be eat-en. Welcome to the jungle. It’s now here in our own back yard. Until you cut the snakes head off, it can still kill you. A tiger in the jungle is more likely to eat you than let you pet this beautiful animal. As we embark on Summer 2016 (wow, Summer already) I hope you get to spend quality vacation time with family and friends. I would also like to remind you of a few dates to mark on your calendar. T h e GSIA (Georgia State Inspec-tors Assoc.) will be hosting their 51st annual conference at Brasstown Valley Resort,

July 24th-28th. Please con-tact www.georgiastatein-spectors.com for more info. The PHCC Connect in San Antonio, October 19th-21st and the National ASPE Con-vention will be held this year in Phoenix, AZ, October 28th-November 2nd. (whew, Halloween!) Please check our calendar of events for updates and feel free to send us your news! I’m still aston-ished with the web traffic we are receiving. 200k digital edition downloads and hits per month! Thus, making our publication the best ad buy- out less .01- cent per reach! I would like to invite you to look back at some of the archives we have up on the current and past edi-tions. Please go through and choose a flash back photo for us to publish and shoot me a note. With Summer here at The Plumbing News, we’ll be adding much new exciting coverage and expanding and continuing to diversify our readership and other differ-ent related construction pro-fessionals such as, Builders, ASID Designers, Architects and NARI, for example, to increase circulation and cre-ate more value to our adver-tisers as well as help these organizations as we have done with the PHCC, ASPE, GSIA, MCA, Backflow As-sociation, Fire and Sprinkler Associations. I would also like to shout out to my friend Kevin Lasz (a former NAVY SEAL) who served sever-al tours with Chris Kyle and was hired by Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper to train them on ‘American Sniper’. He also ended up co-star-ring in the movie playing himself, “Dauber”. He has a


Scenes From NAPMA Annual Golf Tournament


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new book coming out calledmissions in Ramadi, offering a firsthand glimpse into the heated combat, extreme con-ditions, and harrowing expe-riences they faced every day. Through it all, Lacz and his teammates formed unbreak-able bonds and never lost sight of the cause: protecting America with their fight. The Last Punisher brings the reader into the life and mind of a SEAL, demon-strating the tough realities of war. At the same time, Lacz shares how these experienc-es made him a better man and how proud he is of his contributions to one of this country’s most difficult mili-tary campaigns. Lacz is now an in-demand public speak-er testifying to the ability of a veteran to thrive at home. The book includes an after-word on the making of the hit film American Sniper. The Last Punisher is the story of a SEAL who was nev-er afraid to answer the call.Meet Kevin Lacz at this book signing event Friday, July 15th at FoxTale Book Shoppe, 105 East Main Street, #138 Woodstock, GA 30188. The First Five people that mention Morgan Publishing will get a signed autograph book!S

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Pipeline“The Last Punisher”. Partial proceeds go to the Charity for Wounded Warriors. Thank you for your service and your friendship, Kevin. He is also available for speaking en-gagements and is a charis-matic leader and motivating speaker. A Great American! Yes, we are here again cele-brating our 20th year of pub-lishing your newspaper. No-vember 1996, the first edition rolled off the press. I would like to thank all of those who have supported us over the years and as by doing so; you’re supporting your indus-try. So, please, support your advertisers! Wishing you and yours all the best. I hope to see you down the pipeline!S

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and Landon Bradley; 5lb.5oz, Fourth place Riley Cathey and Tucker Cathey; 4lb.55oz, and Fifth place was Greg Slater and Josh Barber; 3lb.8oz. Winner’s for Bluegill were, First place, Brayden Marshall and Ben Marshall; 7lb.90oz, Second place,

Robby Tyson and Chandler Tyson; 7lb.05oz, Third place, Corey Davidson and Made-line Davidson; 6lb.95oz, Fourth Place, Jim Raulston and Jake Raulston; 6lb.95oz, Fifth place, Chad Weigart and Eddie Weigart; 6lb.80oz, Sixth place, Mack Cunning-ham and Jerry Cunningham; 6lb.0oz, Seventh place, Scott Burnette and Megan Burn-

nette; 5lb.75oz, Eighth place, Katie Burell and Corey Burell; 5lb.45oz, Ninth place, Emi-ly Bruce and Becky Chase; 4lb.55oz, and Tenth place Josh McClure and Kyle Mc-Clure; 4lb.5oz. First place for Crappie was Brandon Huskins and Seth Huskins, 11lb.9oz, Sendond place, Glenn Crouse and Mike Johnston; 8lb.75oz, and Third place, Jeff Ledford and David Dickinson; 8lb.0oz. It was a great tournament and just about everyone got a prize. If you didn’t fish this year please mark your calen-dar for the next one in 2017!S

Braden & Ben Marshall – 1st Place in Bluegill

MORSCO Enters Atlanta Market

through Acquisi-tion of DeVore &

Johnson MORSCO, a Fort Worth---based distributor of com-mercial and residential plumbing products, heat-ing and cooling equipment (HVAC), and pipe, valves and fittings (PVF), has acquired substantially all of the as-sets of DeVore & Johnson, a plumbing wholesaler with four locations in Georgia (three in Atlanta Metro and one in Athens). The locationswill continue to operate as DeVore & Johnson, a MORS-CO Company. DeVore & Johnson, founded in 1950, provides plumbing fixtures and supplies to contractors, builders, remodelers, home-owners, architects and inte-rior designers. With over 65 years of providing exception-al customer service, DeVore & Johnson is amongst the market leaders in both the Atlanta metro area (branchesin Forest Park, Suwanee and Kennesaw) as well the “DeVore & Johnson has over 65 years of history in providing plumbing supply

solutions to customers in Georgia. We are honored that MORSCO recognizes the quality of our people and the value of our company to invest in us and further their footprint in the Southeast,” says Ted DeVore, Chairman of the Board of DeVore & Johnson. “MORSCO’s dedi-cation to their customersand providing outstanding service matches our compa-ny’s values, making this part-nership a great fit. We look forward to growing our busi-ness by continuing to provide exceptional serviceto our customers.” MORSCO will open an of-fice in the Southeast to bet-ter leverage growth plans. With the entry into Atlanta, MORSCO is now a mar-ket participant in four of the top nine MSAs in the United States. For information on MORSCO and its companies, please visit www.MorscoU-SA.com. About MORSCO MORSCO is a leading U.S. distributor of commercial and residential plumbing, HVAC and PVF, with showrooms across the country. Since its inception in November 2011, they’ve grown rapidly through a series of acqui-sitions and store openings. MORSCO is a private comp-


TenneesseeState-Wide Apprentice

Contest The TN PHCC held it’s first state-wide Apprentice Contest during the annual events on April 21st at the Nissan Stadium Concourse in Nashville. Four contes-tants from Knoxville and four from Nashville competed in either the plumbing or the HVAC portion of the contest. The students started at 8am with a written test followed by the hands-on portion of the event.Special thank you to the Judges:Scott Green- Lee CompanyMax Grose- Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, Dustin Porter- Lee Company and Jonathan Sadler- The Comfort Group Material and time spon-sors: Lee Company, Merry-man-Farr, Kenny Pipe & Sup-ply, The Comfort Group, Ed’s Supply, Viega and Milwaukee Tool Thank you to Ferguson Knoxville and Milwaukee Tool for donating prizes for all of our contestants and to Fil Harris for crafting the plumb-ing stanchions and Steve Gammon for coordinating!S

Scenes From The TNPHCC Apprenticeship Contest


Contractor SpotlightSouthern Services is a family owned and operated com-pany. Located at 609 Pick Street in Albany, GA, South-ern Services was established in 2013 by father and sons Basil, Cody and Grey Catrett. Southern Services pro-

vides residential and com-mercial plumbing repairs and installations, drain cleaning and camera and utility loca-tion. Other services include remodeling, backflow testing and repairs and much more. Basil Catrett is the former owner and manager of Roto Rooter in Albany. With over 30 years in the industry, if he can’t clear your drain line, it

needs to be replaced! Cody Catrett is a Master Plumber with an Unrestricted Gas Li-cense and Grey is working on his Journeyman. Southern Services is open from 7:00am-5:00pm Mon-day- Friday with emergency

service included. They ser-vice Dougherty, Lee, Mitch-ell, Worth and Terrell Coun-ties. You can contact Basil at 229-854-5168, Cody at 229-894-0192 and Grey at 229-894-9673. For more in-formation on their services, you can visit their Face-book page, www.facebook.com/AlbanyGAPlumber.S

Baker Barrios Architects Introduces New Entertainment Practiceand Appoints

Michael Frohnappel as PrincipalBaker Barrios Architects an-nounced today the appoint-ment of industry-leading d e s i g n e x p e r t M i c h a e l Frohnap -pel as the c o m p a -ny’s new-est prin-cipal. In this role, Frohnap -pel will o v e r s e e the firm’s hospitality p r a c t i c e and lead e x p a n -sion ini-tiatives to introduce a new entertain-ment studio in an effort to support external growth op-portunities with theme parks, destination Entertainment districts & resorts, and major branded attractions world-wide. “By adding this level of talent

to our firm, Frohnappel and his experience will signifi-cantly broaden our hospitali-

ty and entertainment market to better serve our growing list of clients; this is a natu-ral evolution of our firm and our expertise,” said Timothy Baker, Principal. “Mike is a recognized leader in enter-tainment/attraction venues as well as destination retail,

food and beverage districts. His depth of experience will bolster Baker Barrios’ ability

to deliver innovat ive place-mak-ing projects locally and regionally, na t i ona l l y and interna-tionally.” Frohnap-pel holds a bachelor ’s degree in architecture from the E. Fay Jones School of A r c h i t e c -ture and Design at the Uni-versity of

Arkansas. He is an active member of the American In-stitute of Architects, NCARB, the Themed Entertainment Association and the Interna-tional Association of Amuse-ment Parks & Attractions.S

Michael Frohnappel

Grey, Cody, Basil Catrett of Southern Servicesenjoying Winnelson’s 33rd Anniversary celebration.


IN MEMORAM Michael Matz, theson of Matco-Norca’sco-founder, died sud-denly on June 5 at theage of 44. Matz served as Mat-co-Norca’s Eastern region sales manager and was employed for 20 years at his family’s company. He leaves behind his parents, Dov and Beth Matz, his wife Ilana and two children, and sisters Melissa and Nora and their families.S

Knoxville PHCC Appren-ticeship School Graduates 24 students On May 2nd the KAPHCC Apprenticeship School held their Graduation and Awards Banquet at the Lincoln Park Technology Center in Knox-ville. The Board of Trust-ees, David Dugger- Shoffner Kalthoff Mechanical Electri-cal Services, Eric Johnson- Quality Plumbing & Mechan-ical, Donna Johnston- Engert Plumbing & Heating, Scott Robinson- Scott’s Plumbing and Terry Self- Interstate Me-chanical were present to con-gratulate the students and present the awards. Gradu-ation diplomas were issued along with Perfect Atten-dance awards and Appren-tice of the Year for each of the craft levels. Sponsors for tools and sup-plies for graduates and award winners: Brasscraft- Jill Ship-py, Ferguson Knoxville- John Gregory, Gray Hodges- Char-lie Morgan, Hajoca Knoxville- Doug Morehead, Kenny Pipe & Supply- Paul Langston, Mil-waukee Tool- Crystal Barden, Rigid Tool- Matt Hitchman and Rothenberger- April Jeras.Graduates:HVAC

Aaron AlleyAllen Brown

Richard CooperTimothy Cross

Joshua FreemanColby Lay

Joey MeighanDaniel NelsonJason Ward

Jason WoodiePlumbing

Nickolas BransonAdam ConardJoey CuevasMark HaggardJason Hatcher

Anthony JacksonCory Johnson

Kenny PattersonLogan RickerTyler WeaverNicholas WhittJeremy WittSheet MetalSteven LoweCarlie Taylor

Apprentice of the Year:Plumbing 1 Shawn Robin-

sonPlumbing 2 Aaron SheflinPlumbing 3 Blake ThomasPlumbing 4 Joey Cuevas

HVAC 1 Todd TurnerHVAC 2 Steven Perkey

HVAC 3 Alex MooreHVAC 4 Tim Cross

Sheet Metal 1 David John-son

Sheet Metal 2 Gregory Russell

Sheet Metal 4 Steven Lowe

Perfect Attendance:HVAC II Christopher Cop-

pockHVAC II John Diacu

HVAC II Michael SteeleHVAC III Alexander MoorePlumbing I Aaron BransonPlumbing I Garrett Lindsey

Plumbing I Shawn RobinsonPlumbing II Bryan Freeman

Plumbing II Thoma Fritts-Russell

Plumbing II Michael ManisPlumbing II Matthew PittserPlumbing II Aaron SheflinPlumbing II Joseph YoungPlumbing III Blake ThomasPlumbing IV Nickolas Bran-

sonPlumbing IV Adam ConardPlumbing IV Joey Cuevas

Plumbing IV Jason HatcherPlumbing IV Anthony Jack-

sonSheet Metal I David John-

son

KAPHCC Apprentice Graduation


TACO COMFORT SOLUTIONS EARNS BEST PLACES TO WORK IN RI AWARD

Cranston, RI, July 11, 2016 – Taco Comfort Solutions has earned a 2016 Best Plac-es to Work in Rhode Island award, presented by Provi-dence Business News. This is a second Best Workplace award occasion for Taco (the company was previously rec-ognized in 2011.) The annu-al Best Places to Work in RI awards are managed by the Best Companies Group, a B2B media partner compa-ny that provides survey tools and comprehensive report-

ing for identifying/recogniz-ing best employers within a city, state, region or industry. Companies from across RI engaged in a two-part sur-vey process conducted by BCG: the first part focused on workplace policies, practic-es, philosophy and systems (25% of total score), with an employee survey to measure the employee experience as the second part (75% of total score). Combined company scores determined the win-ners. In related news for the

family-owned manufacturer, Taco Comfort Solutions also recently received an Exem-plary Worksite Health Award from Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI and the Great-er Providence Chamber of Commerce for its programs encouraging employee health and well-being. Taco has a well-established Employ-ee Wellness Program and has earned the Exemplary Worksite Health Award for 11 consecutive years thru 2016.“We’re very pleased and

honored to receive these awards of recognition for the way we operate Taco,” com-

mented Wil VandeWiel, Chief Operating Officer. “Our em-ployees are our most import-

ant asset, and it’s been a long practice by the White family and Taco management to do

its best by them when they come to work each day.”S

Taco Comfort Solutions COO Wil VandeWiel holds the Best Places to Work in RI award at the event ceremony. Flanking him (left to right) are Stephen

Farrell, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, the Presenting Sponsor, and Mark Murphy, Editor of Providence Business News.

TN PHCC In Washington DCNearly 130 national PHCC members took their message about the industry’s “work-force time bomb” to Capitol Hill during the May 18-19 PHCC Legislative Confer-ence. Attending from TN were President Kay Keefe and Beth Killen.The topics discussed with our Tennessee Congress-men were:• Workforce Development

and the industry’s skilled

worker shortage• Additional funding for the

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Educa-tion Act, (TN currently receives $23M in grants for technical education programs)

• and to please “invite

us to the table” to offer practical knowledge and opinions for the onslaught of regulations created by federal agen-cies.

Kay Keefe, Rep. Chuck Fleischman and Beth Kil-len.S

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Positive Move on Workforce Development: Congress

Introduces Reformed Carl D. Perkins Act that Strengthens Ca-

reer and Technical Education FALLS CHURCH, Va. (July 6, 2016) –Both Republican and Democratic members of the House Committee on Education and the Work-force recently introduced the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, a positive step for the Plumbing-Heat-ing-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC), which has been advocating for increased support from Congress on crucial work-force development initiatives. Representatives from PHCC reinforced those efforts this past spring at two legislative events on Capitol Hill – a special Workforce Develop-ment Roundtable in April and the annual PHCC Legislative Conference in May – where conference participants met face-to-face with policymak-ers about the critical work-force shortage in the p-h-c in-dustry. A 21-percent increase in the number of plumbing

and HVAC technicians is pro-jected by the year 2022. This new legislation re-authorizes and reforms the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act (Perkins Act), to help more Americans enter the workforce with the skills they need to compete for these high-skilled, in-demand jobs. Because the Perkins Act has not been updated in more than a decade, it no longer reflects the realities and chal-lenges facing students and workers today. With that, the reformed act – among other things – promotes the imple-mentation of more innovative CTE programs by increasing the amount of federal fund-ing available for advanced state leadership strategies and activities that will best serve the current and future needs of students, employers and communities. To ensure equitable access to feder-ally-funded CTE programs,

the U.S. Dept. of Education, under the reformed act, will have full authority to approve state and local plans, support program improvement and monitor and enforce statu-tory requirements that will ensure program quality and educational equity for CTE students. “Today’s CTE programs work to prepare millions of students for lifelong success and help bridge the divide between high school and postsecondary education and training,” says Rep. Rob-ert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA). “This bipartisan bill prioritiz-es equity of opportunity for all students to participate in, and benefit from, high-qual-ity CTE programs and will prepare them for high-skill, high-wage jobs that lead to economic self-sufficiency in the 21st century workforce.” Funding levels under this reauthorization of the Perkins Act indicate a step increase each year, from $1.133 billion in 2017 to $1.213 billion in 2022. The 2017 level reflects an increase of $15 million over the existing 2016 level. The reformed act also aims to improve current law by supporting the integration of employability skills into CTE programs. Employability skills were a key discussion

point between PHCC and the House Congressional Career & Technical Education Cau-cus at the Workforce Devel-opment Roundtable in April. PHCC’s representatives of-fered targeted solutions on how they’re helping to ensure that students – and eventually employees – reach business-es with those all-important “soft skills,” such as commu-nication, courtesy, customer service, appearance, organi-zation, teamwork, and lead-ership. “PHCC is extremely pleased to see Congress initiating the expansion of the Perkins Act to include more innovative strategies to attract future workers to our industry,” said PHCC—National President Charles “Chip” E. Greene. “We look forward to working with Congress on this critical workforce development issue that will help recruit and train workers for our industry.”To view a complete list of pro-posed improvements under this reformed act, http://dem-ocrats-edworkforce.house.gov for a Fact Sheet.

MORSCO Enters Atlanta Market


MORSCO is a private com-pany sponsored by Advent International and led by a tea-

m of industry veterans. The MORSCO family of operating units consists of Express Pipe & Supply (CA), Farnsworth Whole-sale Company (AZ), Mor-rison Supply Company (TX, OK, NM, LA, KS), Murray Supply Company (NC, SC, VA), Wholesale Specialties (CO), De-Vore & Johnson (GA) and MORSCO’s premier show room offering in these markets, Expressions Home Gallery. For addi-tional information regard-ing MORSCO or any of its brands, please visit the website at www.MorscoU-SA.com. About DeVore & John-son, a MORSCO Compa-ny DeVore & Johnson is a plumbing supply com-pany based in Athens, GA. DeVore & Johnson strives to provide excep-tional customer service while exceeding expecta-tions for contractors and homeowners. Profession-al, knowledgeable, and courteous associates are ready to help at any of their four Georgia loca-tions: Athens, Forest Park, Suwanee, or Kennesaw. For additional information regarding DeVore & John-son,please visit www.De-VoreandJohnson.com.S


PHCCGA Announces Fall Memorial

Golf TournamentPHCC GA announces date for Fall Memorial Golf Tour-nament Tuesday, September20th at Bear’s Best. This event is an excellent oppor-tunity to network with an or-ganization that is working to strengthen and protect the plumbing and mechanicalindustry while having a day of fun and golf with your fellow

professionals. You may reg-ister one person, two, or any number of golfers. If you don’t have a foursome, consider in-viting a fellow contractor from your area. The registration fee per player is $125.00 this includes greens fee, cart, range balls,

box lunch, refreshments after the round, and prizes. All reg-istrations & payments must be received in the PHCC office by Friday, September 16th. If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities please contact the PHCC of-fice for availability. Any spon-sorship would reflect your involvement in the event and

support of the Association. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet with the leaders of the PHCC and of our industry.If you have any questions re-garding the golf tournament please contactthe PHCC office at 678-947-3473S

The 2015 1st place team Clay Bennett, Travis Glover, Tim Irvin,Ray Malone and Tim Gilbert

TNPHCC Host The 24th Annual Danny Burnette Golf Classic

April 22nd marked the 24th Annual Danny Burnette Golf Classic held at the Hermit-age Golf Club in Old Hickory. Over 100 golfers played the links on a beautiful sunny day in Tennessee to benefit the TAPHCC Scholarship Fund. Thank you to our Hole-in-One sitter volunteers:Brenda Harris, Bill Jacoby, Kay Keefe, Teresa Mayes, Gordy Noe and Scott Rob-inson. Thank you to Cheryl Gammon for the Putting Con-test.

Thank you to our Golf Sponsors: Bradford White- Lunch

Federated Insurance- Beverage Cart, Long Drive Prize and Goodie BagsEd’s Supply- Breakfast

Ferguson- Bottled WaterFreeland Chevrolet- Hole-in-One Competition

Tee sign sponsors: Federated Insurance, Hiller Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric, Hobbs & Associates, HVAC, Inc., James M Pleasants/Lochinvar, Kenny Pipe, Merryman-Farr,

Milwaukee Tools, PDI, Ralph Gregory Plumbing, Rock City Mechanical, TIS Insurance, Total HVAC, Trojan Labor, United Testing & Balancing, Viega and Woolf Harris

on the par 3 13th Hole and won a full set of Adams Speedline golf clubs. Way to go Mic!

Individual Winners:

Putting Contest:John Frassinelli

Worst Putter: Roger White

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