From its beginnings in 1953 as a lone store in Portland, Ore., Johnstone Supply is now the industry's most successful HVACR wholesale distributor cooperative with 121 members and more than 300 independently owned stores throughout the United States and beyond.
Store owners and corporate employees gathered for the company's annual trade show and meeting on Sept. 18-23 at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas. The trade show was the largest in the company's history and the final night awards banquet "is the equivalent of an Academy Awards program," according to current President-CEO Gary Daniels.