Plumbing contractor, Tom S took a call from his distributor supply house. An employee was trying to pick up some copper. He was wearing a company shirt and using a company purchase order. The only problem was he wasn't on the list of employees Tom sent to the supply house. When Tom arrived at the supply house, he did find an employee. The employee wasn't the guy picking up the copper. The employee was waiting in the truck, while his buddy posed as an employee. Both got arrested.
If Tom hadn't sent his suppliers a list of current employees and required his suppliers to check IDs, it's unlikely the wannabe copper thieves would have been caught. Commanche Marketing recently shared this story and I thought it so topical and important for anyone who distributes or buys copper components that we needed to share it with a bunch of pool contractors and distribution folks. What are you doing to protect yourself and your customers?
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