JL Brasher - The Plumbing News

June, 2009
Issue 6 Volume 6
Allison Sales & Marketing Now
Representing Harvel Plastic’s
Plumbing Products in the Carolinas
THE PIPELINE
20 Pages in 2 Sections
Ferguson Charlotte Hosts
Annual Tradeshow
Randy Allison, Allison Sales; Lee Johnson, GPS; and Gary
Coates, Allison Sales
Allison Sales & Marketing in the North and South
is pleased to announce that, Carolina markets. The
effective immediately, they Harvel Plastics line is a very
will be representing Harvel welcomed addition to the
Plastics Plumbing Products CONTINUED on PAGE 8A
MCASC Holds 18 th Annual
Scholarship Tournament
MCASC Attendees enjoyed a low country boil
Mechanical Contractors they held their 18 th Annual
Association of South Carolina
is excited to announce CONTINUED on PAGE
Scholarship Tournament in
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Cary Hamilton
Territory Manager
Hello Plumbing Pros. I
hope this great summer
weather has been a blessing
to you all. I have been
hearing a lot about the upcoming
legislation on the
Fire Sprinkler Initiative. As
with anything that gets involved
in the political process,
there are actually opponents
to this common
sense issue. The fact that
roughly 84% of all civilian fire
deaths resulted from home
structure fires and that the
risk of dying in a home fire
is decreased by about 80%
when sprinklers are present
is self explanatory.
The plumbing industry is
in the process of educating
both our contractors and the
general public on this issue.
Our trade associations and
our inspectors are offering
information and training to
bring light to the initiative.
Meanwhile, politicians
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CPHCCA Hosts 37 th
Annual Golf Tournament
Charity Wilson and Gina Goans of KleenPro Resoration(under
tent) with golfers Todd McLeod, Shelby Jones, Travis Clark, and
Todd Clark
On June 15 th the Charlotte
Plumbing, Heating & their 37 th Annual Golf Tourciation
(CPHCCA) hosted
Cooling Contractors Asso-
CONTINUED on PAGE 8A
David Hunter and Hal Hester of North Meck. Plumbing
The main Charlotte location
the approximately two
of Ferguson Enter-
dozen vendor booths.
prises, located at 5025 Sunset
Vendors featured a wide
Rd., hosted their annual array of the latest products
tradeshow on May 18 th . The to hit the plumbing market.
event was held outdoors on Manufacturers and
a beautiful and breezy afternoon.
Ferguson offered local con-
Attendees were tractors many day-of spe-
treated to a great catered cials. Also, several hands on
BBQ lunch as they toured CONTINUED on PAGE 3A
J.L. Brasher Celebrates
50 th Anniversary
Jennifer Tuttle and Lee Johnson of JL Brasher
The J.L. Brasher Co. began
when their daughter Jenni-
in October 1958 with Jim fer became an outside sales
Brasher covering only the person, covering the western
state of North Carolina. Jim
part of North Carolina.
operated as a “Lone Wolf” The Brasher Co. is proud
until January 1973 when he to state that the firm has represented
hired his son-in-law, Lee
Woodford Manu-
Johnson, as his outside facturing Company for the
salesman. In August 1979, entire 50 years. They also
Kathy (Lee’s wife and Jim’s represent Watco Manufacturing
daughter) joined the company
Co., CTS Flanges,
as their office manager.
Union Brass and Metpar
Jim Brasher retired in Corp. They now warehouse
1982, leaving the J.L. many of Woodford’s commercial
Brasher Co. to Lee and
products and CTS
Kathy. They operated the copper companion flanges
company alone until 2005 CONTINUED on PAGE 3A
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CPHCCA
nament. The event was held
at Charlotte’s Pine Island
Country Club. The event
kicked off with a 12:30 pm
shotgun start for the approximately
100 participants.
Tournament play was
briefly interrupted due to the
weather, but overall the day
went smoothly. Everyone
was in great spirits. After a
challenging round of golf attendees
were treated to a
cook-out catered by the staff
of Pine Island Country Club.
During the dinner, prizes and
awards were presented.
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J.L. Brasher
for quick shipment to our
N.C. customers.
Jim Engard from
Woodford Manufacturing
states “The J L Brasher
Company has represented
Woodford Mfg and our sister
company Watco Mfg with
the highest form of professionalism
of any rep agency
associated with our companies.
They will always go the
extra mile for their customers
and the companies they
represent in all aspects of
the business. I personally
have found them a pleasure
Prize winners at this
year’s tournament included
Darrell Lewis of HD Supply,
Ted Penley of PC Godfrey,
and Brook Turner of
Embree-Reed. These
gentlemen all took home
Closest to the Pin awards.
Boyce Barton of PC Jackson
took home Longest
Drive honors.
This year’s tournament
was a success thanks to the
support of event sponsors,
tournament participants,
and PHCC members. A
huge thanks goes out to all
who contributed.
For more information on
CPHCCA visit the association
online at www.
cphcca.org.
to work with and part of our
family”.
Due to all of the fine
people Brasher Company is
associated with in the
plumbing industry, their future
looks bright and promising.
“We owe them our
deepest gratitude.” Lee
Johnson, Kathy Johnson
and Jennifer Tuttle continue
to uphold Brasher Co.’s ideals
of representing fine
manufacturers with quality
service and dedication to
their customers.
For further information on
J.L. Brasher Company you
may contact them at 704-
542-2735.
Advertising Index
Allison Sales---------------------------------- page 5A
Ferguson -------------------------------------- page 4B
Ferguson -------------------------------------- page 5B
Flowguard Gold / FBC --------------------- page 12A
KBI --------------------------------------------- page 8A
Navien ----------------------------------------- page 8B
Noland ----------------------------------------- page 6A
Noland ----------------------------------------- page 7A
Watco ------------------------------------------ page 3B
Winnelson ------------------------------------- page 2A
Woodford-------------------------------------- page 11A
Zurn -------------------------------------------- page 1B
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GUEST EDITORIAL
By Charlie Brown
PHCC AND YOU
Dear fellow Contractor.
If I had to guess, I would
say that you are like many
these days… reeling from
the economic challenges
that face us and our businesses.
Whether you are a
one truck operation or have
several hundred employees,
we all face similar circumstances
such as having
a shortage in job opportunities.
Even when given a
chance to price work it
seems that the entire HVAC
or Plumbing industry is pricing
the same job with the
successful bidder coming in
well below cost. Competition
is fierce because we all
have expenses that need to
be met to survive.
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MCASC
Santee, SC June 5-7, 2009.
This event is held every
year to raise funds for the
MCASC Scholarship Fund
which was established to
raise money for young people
pursuing a career in the mechanical
contracting industry.
MCASC received 12 applications
for the 2009-2010 academic
year who were
awarded scholarships totaling
$22,000.
The golf tournament had
several winning teams. They
were: 1 st place team; Edward
Gibbs, Dennis Anonie, Randy
Jones, and Shawn
Holcombe, 2 nd place team;
Bob Jacques, Jimmy Champion,
Chris Kirkland, and Jim
Maguire and 3 rd place team;
Gary Kirkland, Harvey
Kirkland, Craig Kirkland, and
Jamie Roberts. All winners received
a trophy.
There was also a fishing
tournament held on Lake
Marion. Several trophies
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THE PIPELINE
are lining up on either side
of the issue to decide, for
us, what is best. There is
ANTI-fire sprinkler initiative
legislation in both the North
and South Carolina legislature
right now. Please take
some time this month to
voice your concerns or
bring your shop up to speed
on this issue. Information
can be found at
www.phccweb.org, or
www.firesprinklerinitiative.org.
Also, you can contact your
local plumbing inspector.
Have a great month.
I have been in business
now for twenty-eight years
and have experienced some
very tough and lean years in
the past. We started in a recession
and have survived
two more not counting other
setbacks caused by customers
and other things unique
were awarded including Largest
Fish By Weight: winner
Jonathan Brock, Most Fish
Total Weight: winner Derek
Eager, and Fewest Fish: winner
Tom Brock.
Mechanical Contractors
Association of South Carolina
would like to thank everyone
who attended this event and
all of their sponsors. If you
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Allison Sales
Allison Sales family of manu-
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Ferguson
product demonstrations
kept contractors entertained
and captivated. For
many contractors this
Ferguson tradeshow was
the first such event they
have attended this year.
Several plumbers voiced
to us at the time. Much of
the pain we endured from
the past could have been
avoided. Had I known then
how to operate a business
better I could have steered
us from many of the mistakes
we fell into. All this to
say, I am a little wiser now.
Recently I heard a really
good analogy from a friend.
He said that “Fools never
learn from their mistakes.
They just keep making the
same ones over and over.
Smart people learn from
their mistakes and tend to
make only new ones. Truly
wise people learn from other
people’s mistakes and avoid
them entirely.” Even though
we have certainly felt the
effects of this market downturn,
we are more prepared
than at any other time in the
history of Precision Plumbing
to weather this storm we
are facing now. We will sur-
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would like further information
on Mechanical Contractors
Association of South Carolina
please contact them at 803-
772-7834.
Also, should you desire to
learn more about the MCASC
scholarship opportunities
please visit their website at
www.mcasc.com and click
on Scholarship Info.
facturers.
Harvey Wismer,
Harvel’s founder, helped
develop the nation’s first
PVDC (CPVC) pipe more
than 50 years ago. In fact,
more than 20 years ago,
Harvel was one of the first
in its industry to develop specialty
plastics for fire sprinkler
applications; the
company’s broad experience
with CPVC piping was
instrumental to the successful
introduction of CPVC to
the sprinkler industry. In fact,
many of the first tests UL
performed on fire sprinkler
systems employed pipe
manufactured by Harvel.
Harvel’s original
manufacturing plant was
built in Easton, Pennsylvania
in 1966; it has since expanded
to a quarter of a million
square feet. Harvel’s
plant, warehouse, and distribution
center in Bakersfield,
California—serving the U.S.
West and Pacific Rim—and
warehouse/distribution center
in Coppell, Texas, affirm
the company’s stature as a
worldwide leader. Wherever
produced, Harvel pipe and
extrusions embody the highest
quality standards, reinforcing
Harvel’s position as
producer of “The Quality
Line.”
Gary L. Boushell, Harvel
Plastics, Inc., National Sales
Manager-Plumbing Products,
recently commented,
“I’m very happy having the
Allison team representing
Harvel Plastics in the Carolinas.
It’s a winning combination”
To contact Allison
Sales & Marketing Phone:
(800) 859-0904 or (336) 992-
6200 Fax: (800) 517-0703 or
(336) 992-6205. Visit online at
www.allisonsales.com.
their appreciation to
Ferguson for hosting the
event. The tradeshow was
the contractor’s first look at
many of the products
shown. Ferguson Charlotte
is located at 5025 Sunset
Rd. Phone: (704) 597-4820,
Fax: (704) 342-4443. Visit
the company online at
www.ferguson.com.

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CAROLINA EVENTS CALENDAR
June 5-7th, 2009
MCASC Scholorship Tournament
LOCATION: Santee
CONTACT: www.mcasc.com
June 17-18th, 2009
National Disaster Reconstruction Expo
LOCATION: New Orleans
CONTACT: www.ndrexpo.com
August 6-9th, 2009
MCASC Summer Convention
LOCATION: Palm Coast, Florida
CONTACT: www.mcasc.com
August 26-29th, 2009
National Women in Construction Convention
LOCATION: Phoenix, Arizona
CONTACT: www.nawicconvention.org
October 7-9th 2009
WaterSmart Conference and Expo
LOCATION: Las Vegas
CONTACT: WaterSmartInnovations.com
October 21-23rd, 2009
PHCC National Convention
LOCATION: New Orleans, LA
CONTACT:www.phccweb.org
October 22-25th, 2009
ASPE National Symposium
LOCATION: Dearborn, Michigan
CONTACT:www.aspe.org
November 11-13th, 2009
2009 Greenbuild International Expo
LOCATION: Phoenix, AZ
CONTACT: www.greenbuildexpo.org
December 2-4th, 2009
National Irrigation Show
LOCATION: San Antonio, TX
CONTACT:www.irrigation.org
Jan 19-20th, 2010
International Builders Show
LOCATION: Las Vegas, Nevada
CONTACT: www.nahb.org
January 25-27th, 2010
2010 AHR Expo
LOCATION: Orlando, Florida
CONTACT:www.ahrexpo.com
April 16-18th, 2010
KBIS 2010
LOCATION: Chicago, IL
CONTACT: www.kbis.com
May 10-12th, 2010
2010 ABPA Convention
LOCATION: New Orleans, LA
CONTACT: www.abpa.org
1st Tuesday of Every Month 6PM
Columbia Chapter ASPE Meeting
LOCATION: Damon’s Grill
Contact: 803-407-2643
1st Tuesday of Every Month 6:30 PM
FAPCA Monthly Meeting
LOCATION: call for details
Contact: www.fapca.org
2nd Tuesday of Every Month 6:30PM
CPHCCA Monthly Meeting
LOCATION: check website for details
CONTACT: www.cphcca.org
3rd Tuesday of Every Month
Raleigh Chapter ASPE Meeting
LOCATION: NCSU University Club
CONTACT: www.aspe-raleigh.org
4th Tuesday of Every Month
Charlotte Chapter ASPE Meeting
LOCATION: To be determined
CONTACT: Hal Angel at 704-525-3388
Send all of your open house, continuing education, seminar, and trade show information to:
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Guest Editorial
vive and be healthier in the
end. I owe much of this to
being wiser. You see, I had
pretty much floundered
through years of learning to
be a business owner and
doing things on my own.
Well, we all know the definition
of insanity… “Doing the
same thing over and over
and expecting different results.”
Finally I decided to
seek help. I hired consultants,
spent time with my
CPA and tuned things up all
around but you know
where I have gotten the
best advice and experience?
You guessed it,
other contractors that had
already been there and
done that.
There is a wealth of information
and experience
that you can glean from
your peers. I know that
many view your competitor
as the enemy but I would
rather compete with
likeminded, educated business
men than folks that
often because of inexperience,
fail and give our industry
another black eye.
We have found that
through peer associations
you can talk with other
business owners and you
would be surprised what
they are willing to share to
help you become better. I
currently am involved in a
peer group comprised of a
number of Mechanical
companies spread over the
Southeast that all use the
same Job Cost and Accounting
software. We
meet quarterly at one
another’s shops and get a
chance for other businesses
to look at our organization
and make suggestions.
While there, we all
meet to talk about each
other’s business and share
tools, reports and other
things that might be working
for us. I and my Vice
President also are part of
a Christian CEO Executive
roundtable called C12. We
meet monthly for a whole
day doing nothing but
working on being a better
steward of the business we
have been entrusted by
God to run. The other
CEOs around the table are
essentially my “Board of
Advisers” helping me
make good sound decisions
and coming up with
creative ideas. We are part
of several other associations
and attend those
regularly. One of the greatest
opportunities that exist
for us in the HVAC and
Plumbing fields is the
Plumbing, Heating and
Cooling Contractors Association,
(PHCC). PHCC has
a National, State and local
presence. Through this association
you can take advantage
of many benefits
and tangible savings. I
must say I am disappointed
in that PHCC membership
and participation has declined
over the past few
years, much because of
the tremendous economic
ride we have all enjoyed till
now. If you had a pulse you
could find work and most
of the time have enough
money left over to take your
spouse out to eat at a nice
restaurant and maybe
even buy that boat or motorcycle
you had always
wanted. Why waste your
time with an association? I
think the answers are
clear! To be prepared and
equipped to deal with circumstances
when they
change.
Friends, PHCC is a
much needed part of our
business. The work of our
association has benefitted
all of you through legislation
that has fought against
unfair trade practices.
We have helped businesses
by developing training
materials, continuing
education classes, project
management training, discounts
on trucks and
equipment, insurance options.
The list goes on and
on. Without you as an active
participating member,
we are not what our potential
could be. Right now our
North Carolina State Association
is retooling and we
have some great things
ahead! You need to be a
part of protecting our industry
and learning from
others on how to be better.
If you are a member of
PHCC and have not been
attending the monthly
meetings please make it a
priority to start attending. If
you are not a member,
what are you waiting on?
Insanity? Join your National,
State and Local
PHCC. Attend the meetings.
Go to some of the conventions
and trade shows.
Participate in some of the
great training opportunities
and be a better contractor
because of it.
My name is Charlie
Brown and I hope to see
you soon!

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ROHL’s Newest Products
Available Through Ferguson
Ferguson, a leading
wholesale distributor of
plumbing supplies, announced
today that it
would carry ROHL’s latest
products, unveiled at the
Kitchen/Bath Industry
Show & Conference (K/
BIS). The ROHL product
offering continues to grow
beyond the original pullout
faucet and now includes
a wide range of
exceptional, authentic,
classically differentiated
faucets and fixtures, including:
Integrated Faucet Filtration
Solution featuring
“Triflow Technology” in
traditional and contemporary
design
Michael Berman
Kitchen Collection – an
American transitional design
Modern Kitchen Collection
– high design and
ultimate functionality
Country Bath Collection
– Antico Brass,
Verona, San Julio,
Vincent and Palladian
designs
Shower Collection –
combines state-of-the-art
ergonomic engineering
with impeccable craftsmanship
For more information
about ROHL, products
listed above, or specification
sheets, please visit
www.rohlhome.com.
ROHL products are available
through Ferguson
showrooms and counters,
though availability of
products may vary by location.
To find the
Ferguson location nearest
you please visit
www.ferguson.com.
Wolseley plc is the
world's largest specialist
trade distributor of
plumbing and heating
products to professional
contractors and a leading
supplier of building materials
to the professional
markets. Group revenue
for the year ended July
31, 2008, was approximately
$33.1 billion and
trading profit was $1.37
billion. At January 31,
2009, Wolseley had
around 63,000 employees
operating in 27 countries
namely: UK, USA,
France, Canada, Ireland,
Italy, The Netherlands,
Switzerland, Austria,
Czech Republic, Hungary,
Belgium, Luxembourg,
Denmark, Sweden,
Finland, Norway, Slovak
Republic, Poland,
Romania, San Marino,
Panama, Puerto Rico,
Trinidad & Tobago,
Mexico, Barbados and
Message from the Publisher
Jack Morgan
Editor and Publisher
Greetings Plumbing Pros.
Our good friend Wes Ward
has had to relocate to his
home area of Mobile, Alabama.
All of us at the Plumbing
News would like to thank
him for his years of service
and wish him the best in his
future endeavors.
Summer is here and it is
time to hopefully take that
family vacation.
Greenland. Wolseley plc
is listed on the London
Stock Exchange (LSE:
WOS) and is in the FTSE
100 index of listed companies.
Headquartered in Newport
News, Va., Ferguson
a leading wholesale distributor
of plumbing supplies;
pipes, valves and
fittings; heating and cooling
equipment; waterworks;
mechanical and
industrial; bathrooms and
appliances; tools and
safety equipment; and
fire protection products.
Ferguson has sales of
$11.2 billion and over
19,000 associates in approximately
1,350 service
centers located in all 50
states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico,
Mexico and the Caribbean.
For more information,
visit www.ferguson
.com.
Ferguson is part of
Wolseley plc, the world's
largest specialist trade
distributor of plumbing
and heating products to professional
contractors and a
leading supplier of building
materials to the professional
markets. Group revenue for
the year ended 31 July 2008
was approximately £16.5 billion
and trading profit was
£683 million. At 31 January
2009, Wolseley had around
63,000 employees operating
in 27 countries namely:
UK, USA, France, Canada,
Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands,
Switzerland, Austria,
Czech Republic, Hungary,
Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark,
Sweden, Finland, Nor-
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I read that real estate
companies are offering a
little discount at some of our
beautiful coastal areas if
you’re able to get down
there. I hope to get down to
my home area of Orange
Beach for at least a long
weekend and I hope you all
can do the same.
I want to thank the
NCPHCC for having us at
their annual trade show last
month in Greensboro N.C.
It’s always nice for me to see
some old associates and
support the NCPHCC.
If anyone in Alabama has
some upcoming events we
can cover, please e-mail me
at plbgnews@aol.com. I
hope you all have a wonderful
summer and I look forward
to seeing many of you
in our market areas throughout
the year and down the
Pipeline.

Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009 Page 9A
Scenes from the CPHCCA Golf Tournament
Charity Wilson and Gina Goans of KleenPro with:
Shelby Jones, Eastern Industrial; Travis Clark, CNT
Plumbing; Todd McLeod, Scott Lathe Plumbing; and
Todd Clark, Kohler
Gus Allen, Eastern Industrial; Baxter Ogden, Pace,
Inc; Alan Tingler, Smith and Stevenson; and Hal
Hester, North Mecklenburg Plumbing
Darrell Ellis with Brook Turner, Embree-Reed, Closest
to the Pin #13
Darrell Ellis, PC Godfrey; Ken Alexander, Carolina
Sales Associates; Lee Lowry, Ferguson; and Joe
Stafford, Piedmont Natural Gas
Todd Broome, HD Supply; Fred Lanier, Carolina
Sales Associates; Norman Belton, PC Godfrey; and
Jeff Hopper, Pace, Inc.
Darrell Ellis with Tom Sturm, Kohler, Closest to the
Pin #17
Jerry Holland, PC Godfrey; Eric Hobbs, W Williams
Devore; Tom Rea, Ben Franklin Plumbing and
Heating; and Roy Guild, Rogers Sales
Calvin Gardner, Bradford Sales; Brian Cross,
ProMarketing; and Brook Turner, Embree-Reed
Paul Jackson, PC Jackson Plumbing; and Roy Guild,
Rogers Sales
Barry Hansen, Speedway Plumbing; Rick
Witherspoon, PNG; Andy Howard, Mechanical
Supply; and Phillip Ayers, Snider, Inc.
Darrell Ellis with Boyce Barton, PC Jackson
Plumbing, Longest Drive
Fred Lanier, Carolina Sales Associates, wins Red Hot
Putter, with Paul Jackson, PC Jackson Plumbing
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Povec, and Jennifer Olsen
Darrell Ellis with Ted Penley, PC Godfrey, Closest to
the Pin #8
Norman Belton of PC Godfrey accepts prize from Paul
Jackson of PC Jackson Plumbing

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Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009 Page 11A
Guest Editorial
by Andrew B. Ward, PHCCMT
CONTINUED from PAGE 8A
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way, Slovak Republic, Poland,
Romania, San Marino,
Panama, Puerto Rico,
Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico,
Barbados and Greenland.
Wolseley plc is listed on the
London Stock Exchange
(LSE: WOS) and is in the
FTSE 250 index of listed
companies.
By the time this article
goes to print the Tennessee
House of Representatives
will have either passed or
failed to pass the Governors
Energy Bill for 2009. This
bill is the result of many
months of meetings all
across the state, meetings
to learn how homes
can be built that don’t use
and loose so much energy.
Truth is Tennessee
homes are the worst in
the southeast as far as
cost to operate and energy
loss. The Task
Force that Governor
Bredesen appointed listened
to people and experts
from all walks of life,
architects, engineers,
builders, science and energy
experts and even I
and a few more PHCC of
Middle Tennessee members
were able to speak
and be heard.
What could we do to
make better homes in this
state? The result was the
Governors Energy Bill I
spoke of, it would require
new homes in the State of
Tennessee to be inspected
to the International
Residential Code.
Inspections currently are
limited to larger communities
around the state.
In Wilson County
for example, Lebanon
has codes inspections
and a building code to
build too, but build outside
the city limits only
and only two inspections
are required, electrical
and septic tank.
I have seen some of
the worse plumbing systems
ever installed in areas
that have no plumbing
inspections or building
codes. I bet some of you
have as well. No vents,
no traps, no fall, dangerous
gas water heater installations
to name but a
few. The Governors Energy
Bill would address
this and more.
But, it is being opposed
by the less government
is better members
of the Tennessee House
of Representatives. Their
complaint, to much government,
I can see their
point, we are sometimes
regulated to death on
what seemingly is no of
the governments business.
But homes are not
one of them. Professional
plumbers know the code,
professional plumbers
understand the reason for
codes, but unfortunately
not all House members
do.
The Tennessee Senate
passed it, the Home Builders
even supported it, but it
may die because of legislators
not wanting their districts
included in the bill.
Homes would be inspected
from beginning to finish,
foundation to insulation,
that’s what will make homes
in Tennessee use less energy
and be a safer home
as well.
Relying on a private
home inspector is not a
great option given the fact
that they are very unregulated
and many have never
been involved in the building
trades. Inspectors that can
inspect foundations and
structure might have limited
knowledge of plumbing and
HVAC systems.
As you read this the answer
will be known, but right
now as I write this, it’s up in
the air what will happen.
Hopefully the House will realize
that protecting the citizens
of their districts is best
accomplished through the
tried and true method that
has been the cornerstone of
the mechanical trades for
over a hundred years, building
to a code and inspectors
that are fair and know the
code.
Real protection from a
substandard builder and or
contractors happens before
the sheetrock goes up not
afterwards. The citizens of
this state deserve more that
what they have right now,
minimum building codes
and a good inspection
system is the right thing
to do.

Page 12A Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009
Scenes from the GPSupply / Holdrite Counter Day
Michael Mebane, Benner and Fields; and John
Farmer, City of Greensboro
John Whalen, GPS; and Clay Tingler, Smith &
Stevenson
Clay Tingler, Smith and Stevenson; and John White,
A&T State University
Greg Dail and Craig Ball of Brady Trane
Doug Gaines and Eddy Holcomb of Greensboro
Plumbing and Heating
John Lockemy, P.I. Mechanical; with Ralph Daniels
and Kevin Hooker of Tri-City Mechanical
Chris Smith, Ty McCraw, and Blaine McCraw of P.I.
Mechanical
David Hatfield, Hatfield Plumbing; and Bill Sullivan,
III, SMI Mechanical
Fabian Harvell, John’s Plumbing; and Tim Graham,
GPS

Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009
Charlotte Chapter
President’s Message
by Todd Arnett
Hello to all, I have just
return from the region 3
presidents meeting which
was held in New Orleans,
LA. The obvious and main
concern of our society is the
economic crisis we are currently
enduring. Most of the
chapters in our region have
members that have lost
their job which in turn directly
affects the membership
numbers. Fortunately, the
Charlotte chapter has not
had a loss of membership as
of May 2009. This is not to
say our chapter will not endure
a loss of members and,
in fact, the board is taking
precautions in anticipation
of such a loss.
One such precaution is
the Compassion Waiver of
Society Dues application.
Said application is for those
that experience difficult financial
issues due to, for
example, job loss. This program
would allow, with approval
from national, a
waiver of dues for a maximum
of a three month increment,
with a maximum
amount of four waiver renewals
permitted. Due to
the crisis at hand, it is highly
unlikely that an application
would be denied. If you are
interested in this application,
SECTION B: COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL
please email me at
mtarett@bellsouth.net and I
will send you the forms.
Region 3 will become 15
chapters strong with the addition
of the Puerto Rico
chapter which is slated to
occur on July 09, 2009. One
lucky chapter president successor
will get to visit San
Juan, Puerto Rico for a future
presidents meeting.
It could be you, read on…
Section B
Although less than a year
away, our chapter will have
it’s elections for the board
positions in May of 2010.
Some of us have been on
the board for quite a few
years and have held the
same position or positions
more than once. Some of
you may grow tired of seeing
the same people year
after year and I don’t blame
you! Hence, it is a personal
goal to encourage all members
to consider a position
on the board. The chapter
and the society will only advance
and prosper with new
faces and ideas. Give it a
thought.
J. Norman
Parks
Memorials
J. Norman Parks, CPD, CET
Please extend my
sincerecondolences to the
Parks family.Norman was a
good man. He was too
young to die.
Donald Dickerson
First President
ASPE
Norman Parks, a wonderful
man! His passing creates
sadness and an empty
feeling for those of us who
knew him and was privileged
to have him as a
friend. He did so much for
his family, his community,
his church and ASPE. On
behalf of the Research
Foundation, and myself we
pass on our condolences to
his family, relatives and all
of those who loved him.
Please know that you are in
our prayers. This wonderful
man has gone on to a better
place but he will never
be forgotten.
Pete Johnson
President
ASPE Research
Foundation
Thanks for the wonderful
words about Norman. It
CONTINUED on PAGE 3B

Page 2B Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009
Johns Plumbing, Heating
& Air Conditioning, Inc.
Johns Plumbing Heating
& Air Conditioning, Inc. was
established in 1974 by Mr.
Greg Johns. Greg Johns
started the company as a
“one man truck” and working
out of his basement. Today
Johns Plumbing Heating
& Air has grown tremendously
employing 43 people.
The company has many employees
with years of experience
including President-
Greg Johns, Controller - Ron
Massengale, Plumbing Manager-
Eddie Braddock,
HVAC Manager- John
Naylor, and Head Dispatcher-
Joey Barnes.
The company is located
at 6343 Burnt Poplar Road,
Greensboro, N.C. 27409
and mainly services the
Greater Piedmont, Triad, including
Greensboro, High
Point, Winston Salem,
Burlington, Asheboro, Lexington,
Salisbury, Reidsville,
and approx a 75 mile radius
from Greensboro. They
mainly focus on residential
and commercial work but
also do some light industrial
work as well. They complete
various jobs including,
Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning,
Refrigeration
CONTINUED on PAGE 6B
Brad Lanning with Greg Johns in front of Childress Vinyards
Scenes from the Ferguson Charlotte Annual Trade Show
Lee Johnson, J.L. Brasher; and Paul Murawski,
Murawski Plumbing
Jimmy Suggs, Speedway Plumbing; Larry Grist, S&S;
and Don Huneycutt, Speedway Plumbing
Gary Miller, Embry Reed; David Hawthorne, Snider,
Inc; and Gary Miller, Jr, Embry Reed
Mike Burton, LT Mechanical; Phillip Ayers, Snider,
Inc; and Tom Barnhardt, L.T. Mechanical
Jason Abernethy, RepSouth; Sterling Combs,
Ferguson; and Ken Alexander, Carolina Sales
Associates
Lisa Johnson, Ferguson; Brian Gumiela, Carolina
Building Solutions; Danny Huneycutt, Ferguson; and
Larry Young and Jason Robinson of Carolina
Building Solutions
Julio Barriga, Aqua Source Plumbing; and Robert
Elliott, Bradford Sales
David Hunter and Hal Hester of North Mecklenburg
Plumbing
David Schneider and Chris McGarr of McKenneys,
Inc. check out the Harley

Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009 Page 3B
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products that are devoted to
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Recognized as toilet efficiency
experts, MJSI’s innovation
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plumbing market from repairs
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The company’s products
are available from hardware
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Internet.
CONTINUED from PAGE 1B
Memorials
is always difficult to lose a
great friend. It is comforting
to know that Norman is now
comfortable and starting on
a new journey. We’ll all certainly
miss him here.
Jim Zebrowski
President
Atlanta Chapter
Words can not express
my sorrow and sadness of
the news about Norman. As
many of you know cancer
and the treatments for it take
a terrible toll on the body
and emotionally on the family.
Norman fought the fight
for a long time and I know
he is with his Lord in a better
place. We should find
peace in that and that he is
no longer suffering. It is always
hard to let go but he is
now in the place he had prepared
for all his life. I know
that in the past Norman has
ALWAYS been with us sitting
right there, since his incident
in Long Beach, and will be
each time we meet. I will
miss him very much.
Gary Mahoney
Norman was loved by all.
He is going to be missed by
all of us. Take care.
Diane Wingard
Although most if not all of
MJSI, Inc.’s HydroRight
dual flush converter has
been selected to appear in
GreenBuilding.com’s
GreenSpec Directory of environmentally
friendly building
materials. Proven to reduce
water usage by up to
70% with for liquids and paper,
the HydroRight is the
only dual flush converter
that requires no tank removal,
no tools and can be
installed in less than ten
minutes. The HydroRight
works with all standard flush
valves and was designed to
provide an inexpensive,
hassle-free way to save water.
The Green Spec Directory
is reserved for products
or materials that have the
least impact on the environment,
t h a t
c o n -
s e r v e
natural resources
or
that are made from recycled
materials. For plumbing
products, the directory requires
that all products meet
federal standards, have
good performance, save at
least 20% of the water utilized
during use and continue
to maximum performance
of waste removal.
The HydroRight far exceeds
those criteria, with field testing
showing that the
HydroRight will save a family
of four up to 15,000 gallons
of water per
year.GreenBuilding.com is
the Omaha Chapter members
did not know Norman
personally, we still feel the
loss in the passing of Mr.
Parks. Any loss in an organization
such as ASPE is felt
across the entire membership.
The Omaha Chapter of
ASPE extends its deepest
condolences to the Parks
family and to all of Norman’s
close friends. Our thoughts
and prayers are with
Norman and the entire
Parks’ family in this time of
sadness. Norman’s life
should be celebrated and
with that celebration, his
memory will liveon in all of
us.
Michael R. Gregory
Omaha ASPE
Chapter President
He was a special friend
and you are correct, he did
love his family and ASPE.
Jerry McDanal
To all: It was a sad day
for us to hear of Norm’s
passing. Norm and Brenda
were considered good
friends since we road
around the desert together
in Phoenix. It was at Long
Beach when we ran into
Brenda upon her arrival after
Norms situation developed.
We have been following
Jon’s reports to his Blog
since Long Beach and were
CONTINUED on PAGE 6B

Page 6B Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009
Scenes from the ASPE Raleigh Chapter Monthly Meeting
Leif Lindle leads moment of silence for Norman Parks
Walter Cornwall shows innovative design of SE Sovent
products
Joe Sechler and Drew King of BNK Engineers
Walter Cornwall, SE Sovent, Speaker
Jim Ellard, SSOE, Inc; and Don Wallace, D.R. Wallace
and Associates
Ken Hester, ProMarketing; Scott Sansburg, H&H
Representatives; and Leif Lindle, ASPE Raleigh
President
Hans Haas shows SE Sovent Fittings
John Andrejko, NIBCO; Tom Bush, NIBCO; and Brian
Maglione, Ferguson
Walter Cornwall, SE Sovent; Henry Webster, NC
Inspector; and Hans Haas, Haas Sales
CONTINUED on PAGE 1B
Johns Plumbing
Sales Service and Installation.
They perform mostly
repairs, up fit, replacement,
and renovation. Greg has
also teamed up with Kinetico
Inc. to bring you Dr Johns
H2O, offering the highest
level of expertise to improve
the quality of your water. Dr.
Johns H2O provides all levels
of service to the Triad
area by offering FREE water
testing.
In 2001 Greg and Richard
Childress came in partnership
creating Richard
Childress Vineyards and in
2003 together they created
Childress Winery which has
over 300,000 visitors every
year.
Greg Johns states, “Richard
Childress and I became
close friends threw our mutual
interest in Racing-, and
Hunting Fishing and Wildlife
Conservation. Someone
once told me that you
should always be careful
what you ask for. Not long
after becoming a board
member of North Carolina
Wildlife Habitat Foundation,
In the early 90’s I wrote Richard
a letter stating that I
had recently gotten on the
board of NCWHF, and I
thought he and the late
GREAT Dale Earnhardt
could help us raise funds
and awareness for NCWHF,
and that it would be a win win
situation, because we could
also help he and Dale become
better Steward’s of
the land, and therefore build
on their fan base, while helping
a cause they both loved.
Richard called me, said he
received my letter, thought
it was a great idea, and we
met and the next Charlotte
race he put the North Carolina
Wildlife Habitat Foundation
logo on the hood of the
# 3 car, and donated 10 %
of the purse to NCWHF, and
the rest is history. Six years
later after becoming best
friends, hunting and traveling
together every year with
our wives, Richard and I
started working on the
Childress Vineyards business
plan, we both put in
Vineyards, at our homes in
2001, and eventually we formulated
Childress Winery,
which was completed late
2003, in Davidson County,
and it has become one of
the top tourist attractions in
the state, and is visited by
over 300,000 people each
year. Richard and I are business
partners, but most importantly
we are best
friends, and every year we
take one or two hunting or
CONTINUED from PAGE 3B
Memorials
truly saddened to hear of his
passing. I know he was with
the Lord so I know they are
now celebrating in Heaven
for his homecoming. Our
thoughts and prayers go out
to Brenda, Cassie, Jon and
their families for their loss
Norm will be missed by
many.
Ginny and Bob Herr
A few months ago,
Norman was able to make it
to our monthly chapter
meeting. Even though he
fishing trips together, this
year we are headed to Argentina,
in July, to duck and dove
hunt, we have hunted and
fished all over North America,
and I am the luckiest guy in
the world, I get to be a business
partner, go to races, and
hunt and fish and travel with
my hero. Richard Childress,
one of the greatest true American
hero’s. That goes to show
you, do something good for
others, and good things al-
was in a wheelchair, several
pounds lighter and in need
of the assistance provided
by his daughter Cassie, he
was excited to be there and
wanted to know everything
that was going on with each
of us and with the business
of the Raleigh Chapter. For
some reason, it didn’t feel
like it was going to be the
last time I would get to visit
with him.
Since becoming chapter
president 4 years ago, I
have always had the comfort
of knowing Norman was
there. Not only was he a
founding member and active
ways happen in return”.
Greg and his wife Terry
Christian have been married
for 23 wonderful years and
share two beautiful daughters.
Johns Plumbing Heating &
Air Conditioning, Inc. hours of
operation are 7am to 5pm
Monday thru Friday and 24
hour emergency service is
also available. For services
please call 336-294-2301 or
336-722-1448.
leader our chapter, he also
provided any assistance or
advice I needed as president.
His genuine concerns
and polite reminders aided
me several times when it
was badly needed.
In the days ahead as we
cope with the loss of Norman
and what our lives will be
without him around, always
remember how much better
our lives, our Chapter and
our Society are, because he
was here.
Leif Lindahl, CPD
President
ASPE Raleigh Chapter

Carolina Plumbing News - June, 2009 Page 7B
Derek Eager-Most Fish
Jimmy Champion-Cindy Sheppard Memorial Best
Dressed Award (Male)
Bart Stegall-Long Drive Golf Winner
Scenes from the
MCASC Swatter-
Snagger-Shagger
Weekend in Santee, SC
Russell Lamb-Best Fish Tale
Edward Gibbs, Dennis Anonie, Randy Jones, Shawn
Holcombe-1 st Place Golf Team
Duwayne Jacobs-Entertainer of the Day:
Bill Simon-Closest To Pin Golf Winner
MCASC members enjoy a low country boil
Scenes from the GPSupply/WAL-RICH Counter Day
Bill Burris and Chuck Griffin of AC Corp
Brandon Kelly and Almond Patterson of Greensboro
Plumbing and Heating
Randy Allison, Allison Sales; Lee Johnson, GPS; and
Gary Coats, Allison Sales
Randy Allison, Allison Sales; Lee Johnson, GPS; and
Gary Coats, Allison Sales
Brent Johnson, Mike Hobson, and Cliff Garrick of
Blossman Gas at Allison Sales booth
Van Liam and Farron Welborn of Baretech Plumbing
Robert Melvin, A&T Facilities Department
Barry Norris and Ken Jones of JN Mayberry and Sons
The AC Corporation Crew.

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