First Supply welcomed two new leaders Bill Holz, director of Sales and Marketing, and Bob Rasins, COO for Kitchen and Bath stores. Holz comes to First Supply from Culligan International where he was the Regional Senior Sales Manager, overseeing 43 locations. He will help drive the initiatives and establish best practices to help First Supply Read more
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First Supply welcomed two new leaders Bill Holz, director of Sales and Marketing, and Bob Rasins, COO for Kitchen and Bath stores.
Holz comes to First Supply from Culligan International where he was the Regional Senior Sales Manager, overseeing 43 locations. He will help drive the initiatives and establish best practices to help First Supply reach its sales goals. Holz will oversee the Product Manager of Plumbing, HVAC-R, Fluid Handling, PVF and Waterworks. He will also lead First Supply’s Corporate Marketing.
Rasins comes to First Supply from Eddie Bauer where he was the Divisional Vice President of the Central Region, consisting of 150 stores. His 31 years of retail experience will help First Supply pursue a more consumer-centric focus with Gerhards and Kohler Signature Store – Edina, Minn., the Kitchen and Bath stores owned by First Supply.
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FURTHER SOLIDIFIES PRESENCE IN METRO NY AND NORTHERN NJ AREAS Newport News, VA – January 20, 2014 – Ferguson, the largest wholesale plumbing distributor in the U.S., announces the acquisition of Karl’s Sales and Service Company, LLC (Karl’s Appliance) in an asset transaction completed January 20, 2014. Karl’s Appliance was founded in 1941 and is Read more
FURTHER SOLIDIFIES PRESENCE IN METRO NY AND NORTHERN NJ AREAS
Newport News, VA – January 20, 2014 – Ferguson, the largest wholesale plumbing distributor in the U.S., announces the acquisition of Karl’s Sales and Service Company, LLC (Karl’s Appliance) in an asset transaction completed January 20, 2014.
Karl’s Appliance was founded in 1941 and is one of the 30 largest appliance dealers in the country. With six showrooms in northern New Jersey, it is the largest premium appliance resource in the area. Post-acquisition, the company will operate as Karl’s Appliance, a Ferguson enterprise.
“We are excited to add Karl’s Appliance to the Ferguson family,” said Ferguson CEO Frank Roach. “Coupled with the addition of Davis & Warshow, this acquisition further expands our showroom footprint and solidifies our presence in the New York metropolitan area.”
Ferguson plans to expand Karl’s Appliance’s product offering to include plumbing and lighting, transforming the showrooms into a “one-stop shop” for both professional trade customers and homeowners.
“Ferguson will build upon the reputation we’ve already established in the marketplace by adding their full array of kitchen and bath products, and their world-class customer service philosophy aligns with how we’ve treated our customers since the beginning,” said Karl’s Appliance President Dan Schwartz. “I see this acquisition as a very positive thing for our customers.”
In 2012, Ferguson acquired Davis & Warshow, metro New York’s leading residential and commercial plumbing supplier. The company also acquired The Davidson Group in 2007, a leading distributor of pipe and tubing, valves, fittings, and piping accessories in Brooklyn, N.Y.