Edelman News — Press

Cleveland, Ohio (September 26, 2014) – Edelman, Northeast Ohio’s premier destination showroom for luxury plumbing, announces the grand opening of its new 4,000 square foot window & door showroom. Edelman specializes in plumbing, appliances, architectural hardware, windows and doors. “This expansion has been in the works for over a year and we could not be more excited for the grand opening,” said owner Sheldon Edelman. “We want to give our customers a cohesive experience as they build or remodel their home, allowing them to work with one salesperson to select multiple product categories all under one roof.” Edelman prides themselves...

As one of the premier destinations for luxury kitchen and bath products in Northeast Ohio, Edelman is committed to bringing our clients the latest trends and quality designs. We've recently partnered with Waterworks, the leading luxury brand for the kitchen and bath. Waterworks offers some of the most unique and detailed designs in the industry, including faucets, fittings, surfaces, bathtubs, washstands, accessories, home furnishing and more. “We are excited to bring Waterworks to our customers. The unique designs, attention to detail and exceptional quality are a natural fit with our existing offerings and will continue to differentiate us as a...

By: Mary Jo Martin Plumbing wholesalers are placing greater emphasis than ever on the importance of showrooms for their businesses and their customers. The focus has turned to architecturally inspired, interactive showrooms that excite and delight customers and trade professionals. One of the greatest illustrations of this movement is Edelman Plumbing Supply, based in Bedford Heights, Ohio. Edelman operates two showrooms — a 12,000-square-foot facility at the headquarters and a 9,600-square-foot showroom in Westlake, another Cleveland suburb. Edelman Plumbing Supply primarily focuses on residential plumbing products, along with accessories, vanities, cabinet and door hardware. President Sheldon Edelman, who has been with the company since 1976, believes strongly in the importance of investing in the continual evolution of the showrooms’ design and services. The Bedford...

By: John Booth Alan Edelman is one heck of a storyteller. Of course, it helps that he’s got one heck of a story. “I was 14 years old when the Soviet Union occupied our town (in Poland),” he recounted in an accent still prominent after almost six decades in America. “My father was arrested right away because he was a capitalist.” And the tale only grows more riveting: Five years in Siberia; the loss of three-quarters of his immediate family; a penniless December 1947 emigration to New York with his mother and brother. And in 1953, the basement beginnings of...

By Stan Bullard Sheldon Edelman, president of Edelman Plumbing & Supply Inc. of Bedford Heights, likes to recall how the family-owned company evolved into a supplier of decorative hardware, luxury kitchen and bathroom plumbing fixtures to contractors from its 1953 start as a materials supplier to hardware stores. From once supplying 100 stores, it now supplies five as big-box retailers overwhelmed independent hardware stores, and plumbing contractors and about 80 designers became Edelman's clientele. Confronted by the decimation of the home-building business that made up 40% of its business just three years ago, Edelman has embarked on a new direction:...