Women in Industry Event Held to Highlight Opportunities

By: Katie Mayer

President of Forrest Anderson Plumbing and Air Conditioning Audrey Monell knows firsthand the challenges women can face in the construction industry.

When she became the president of her more than 65-year-old family-business, Monell was repeatedly told the success rate of a family business is almost non-existent by the third generation, but she knew that “was criticism rooted in sexism.”

“Instead of listening to critics who refused to look past my gender, I accepted the challenge and succeeded,” Monell sa...

MORSCO Names New Plumbing, Waterworks Leadership

Drew Roberts to Lead Plumbing Operations; Mike Swedick to Return to Waterworks

Fort Worth, TX – (May 21, 2018) – In an effort to solidify the leadership team in its three business units, MORSCO today has announced that Drew Roberts will lead the Plumbing operations while Mike Swedick will return to the Waterworks division, effective immediately.

Roberts most recently served as Regional Vice President, West, for MORSCO’s Plumbing operations since 2017. He joined the company as a Branch Manager with Morrison Supply Company in 2013 and was promot...

Reece Group Signs Agreement to Acquire MORSCO

Fort Worth, TX – (May 7, 2018) – Today, MORSCO has announced that Australia’s leading provider of Plumbing, HVAC and Waterworks products, Reece Group, has entered into a binding agreement to acquire MORSCO.

Founded in 1920, Reece Group is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and has more than 5,300 employees throughout 600 branches in Australia and New Zealand, servicing the plumbing, bathroom, building, civil, irrigation, heating, air conditioning and refrigeration industries.

MORSCO Chief Executive Officer, Chip Hornsby, said: “Th...

MORSCO HVAC Supply Grows In Phoenix With Acquisition Of Bush Supply

New Branch Will be the Second HVAC Location in the Metro Area With Plans for More Expansion in 2018
 
Fort Worth, TX – (April 23, 2018) – MORSCO HVAC Supply, a Fort Worth-based distributor of heating and cooling equipment (HVAC), today announced that it has acquired Bush Supply, a Phoenix, Arizona-based full-service HVAC distributor.
 
In the transaction, 12 Bush Supply associates and one location at 3147 W. Lewis Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85009, will become part of the MORSCO HVAC Supply family. It will be the second MORSCO HVAC Supply br...

Morsco HVAC Supply Launches, Opens First Location

Fort Worth, TX – (April 18, 2018) – Developed to enhance the focus on HVAC operations once under the Morrison Supply umbrella, MORSCO today has announced the launch of MORSCO HVAC Supply.

The new MORSCO HVAC Supply brand will open its first branch in the Houston, Texas, area at 12315 Parc Crest Drive, Bldg. 2 - Suite 190, Stafford, Texas, 77477 on April 23.

MORSCO’s HVAC operations have been primarily based in MORSCO’s Morrison Supply branches, but with the launch of the new brand, MORSCO HVAC Supply will offer HVAC customers enhanced service, more l...