RectorSeal® LLC, Houston, a manufacturer and distributor of quality HVAC/R, plumbing and firestop products, and part of the CSW Industrials, Inc. [Nasdaq:CSWI] group of companies, was approved as a vendor by the IMARK Plumbing Group, a vertical of IMARK Group, Bowie, Md., on Jan. 2.

IMARK Group is a multi-vertical, member-owned and member-governed marketing organization of independent distributors that generates annual sales volumes exceeding $28 billion. IMARK Plumbing Group is one of several IMARK Group verticals. Its 652 member companies operate more than 1,300 locations nationwide, which makes it one of the plumbing industry’s largest buying groups. RectorSeal was already an approved vendor of another IMARK Group vertical, Blue Hawk HVAC/R, one of the HVAC/R industry’s largest distributor cooperatives with 216 members, 1,441 locations and aggregate annual sales exceeding $7 billion. Blue Hawk HVAC/R was added to the IMARK Group as a founding member in 2019.

“We are pleased to add RectorSeal as an approved vendor within IMARK Plumbing,” said John Aykroyd, president, IMARK Plumbing. “RectorSeal is recognized as a leading company committed to providing innovative products and solutions that help contractors perform their jobs faster.”

IMARK Plumbing’s RectorSeal approval will benefit all members, but particularly independent wholesalers such as Lion Plumbing Supply, Inc., Miami. “We try to buy every possible product from our IMARK vendors, because those partnerships are very valuable to us,” said Sheri Newman, vice president, Lion Plumbing Supply, a 64-year-old single location wholesaler with a free-standing showroom that offers a diverse mix of commercial and residential products. “Now that RectorSeal is an IMARK Plumbing Group vendor, it will help us grow that relationship.”

“We are excited to expand our relationship with IMARK by joining IMARK Plumbing,” said Jeff Underwood, RectorSeal’s vice president–sales and marketing. “We have had a very successful partnership with Blue Hawk HVAC/R over the last decade.”

About RectorSeal

RectorSeal LLC, is a manufacturer of chemical, mechanical and firestopping products for the professional trades. The company is centered on a simple mission: To provide innovative solutions to the professional trades. RectorSeal wants to help professionals in the heating & cooling, plumbing, electrical and construction industries perform their work faster and with greater reliability. Founded in 1937, RectorSeal originally focused on manufacturing specialty chemical sealants. One of our first products, RectorSeal Number 5, became a staple of the plumbing industry, serving as a common thread sealant throughout the U.S. Since these beginnings, RectorSeal has continued to grow by expanding its offering of chemical and mechanical products to support the tradesman. Today, RectorSeal has developed a robust line of chemical, mechanical and firestopping products. These products are distributed through an extensive wholesale distribution network. Primary products include thread sealants, firestopping sealants, plastic pipe cements, anti-seize compounds, fluxes, lubricants, chemical cleaners, duct sealants, leak locators, and other specialized products. Many of these products have built a strong following among contractors due to their differentiated performance and from being the first to tackle challenges faced by the professional trade. For more information, visit www.rectorseal.com, email: marketing@rectorseal.com or call (800) 231-3345.

About CSW Industrials

CSWI is a diversified industrial growth company with well-established, scalable platforms and domain expertise across two segments: Industrial Products and Specialty Chemicals. CSWI’s broad portfolio of leading products provides performance optimizing solutions to its customers. CSWI’s products include mechanical products for heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration applications, sealants, and high-performance specialty lubricants. Markets that CSWI serves include: HVAC/R, architecturally-specified building products, general industrial, plumbing, rail, energy, and mining. For more information, please visit www.cswindustrials.com.