Ray Murray Inc. (RMI) has hired Larry McBee as an independent sales agent for the Midwest and Eastern Plains. McBee has a long career in the hearth and grill industries, including operating a successful retail business and (most recently) running a distributing company, Adventure Marketing Group. McBee will be responsible for growing RMI’s hearth, outdoor-living, and propane-equipment business in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.

RMI is an industry-leading wholesale distributor founded in 1973. It now serves dealers and marketers in 29 states through distribution centers in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina.