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Shambaugh wins Design-Build Project of the Year award for Chobani Yogurt project

A project by Shambaugh & Son was named by Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) the Design-Build Project of the Year....More

Dec. 11, 2013

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The Bill Howe Family of Companies is our Contractor of the Year

SAN DIEGO — CONTRACTOR magazine has selected the Bill Howe Family of Companies (www.billhowe.com) as its Contractor of the Year. We will cover Bill Howe Plumbing in an in-depth feature story, but here are the factors that led us to select the firm as our Contractor of the Year....More

Dec. 11, 2013

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Haberberger recognized with AGC St. Louis Keystone Award

Mechanical contractor Haberberger Inc., based here, was recognized by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of St. Louis for its work on Ameren Missouri’s Maryland Heights Renewable Energy Center....More

Dec. 11, 2013

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Wholesaler group gives Viega Supplier of the Year Award

Wholesaler consortium Affiliated Distributors gave its Supplier of the Year Marketing Excellence Award to Viega LLC in the 2013 Spirit of Independence Awards....More

Dec. 11, 2013

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Plumbing contractors: What is your favorite tool?

To be included in this photo gallery, please send me a picture of yourself with your favorite tool, and a few sentences explaining why it is your favorite tool. Please e-mail me the photo and description to candace.roulo@penton.com. I will then upload it to the website....More

Dec. 11, 2013

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U.S. PVC prices set to rise in 2014 on higher ethylene prices, export demand

U.S. prices for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), the plastic most widely used in construction, are set to rise by five cents per pound in the first two months of 2014....More

Dec. 10, 2013

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Online Exclusive: Plumbing contractors, do you have an aggressive online marketing strategy?

Your customers have shifted from searching offline — Yellow Pages and newspapers —to online — Google, Yahoo, Bing, social media — when looking for your services. It’s essential that your overall marketing strategy include an aggressive online component. But what exactly should you be doing online? With all of the elements included in “Internet marketing,” this can be unclear....More

Dec. 9, 2013

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Construction progress of National Museum of African American History and Culture 1

Southland Industries will kick off the rough-in activities next spring, but until then, the firm is definitely keeping busy with coordination and inserting/layout of the project.

Dec. 9, 2013

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Way Cos. shows small town school district the route to save energy

The New Waverly Independent School District is trailblazing the use of energy in rural districts with an Energy Savings Performance Agreement and Infrastructure Redevelopment Program....More

Dec. 9, 2013

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Big payoff awaits manufacturers who invest in contractors

With homeowners investing in home improvement/remodeling projects at record levels, home improvement product manufacturers see an enormous opportunity to sell more products....More

Dec. 6, 2013

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Dec. 6, 2013

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Our Contractor of the Year finalists are …

Wow! We received a terrific group of nearly three-dozen nominations for our Contractor of the Year award. After our first run-through, we had winnowed it down to a dozen, but the selection process got much more difficult after that. Each of us here had our favorites and lobbied for or against other potential choices. You didn’t make it easy on us. There are some outstanding contractors out there....More

Dec. 6, 2013

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Mechanical contractor solves office building’s heating problems during hydronic retrofit

We’re Associates hired the mechanical contracting firm, “C Me 4 Pipe” based in Holtsville, N.Y., to install the strainer in the mechanical room. Heat for the building comes from two, 175 HP Scotch Marine steam boilers....More

Dec. 6, 2013

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Radiant heating and cooling ceiling systems for the hydronics contractor

This is my second column in a series of articles about radiant ceiling heating and cooling systems. My next experience with radiant ceilings was an artistic radiator that I built and installed in my home office basement. It was similar to a panel radiator, except that it was completely made of copper....More

Dec. 6, 2013

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Contractor, master plumber, industry leader Roland E. Carlson passes at age 96

ROCKFORD, ILL. — Master plumber, contractor and industry leader Roland E. Carlson passed away Dec. 2, 2013, in a retirement center here at the age of 96....More

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Dec. 11, 2013

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Plumbing Nightmares

If there was ever an argument for the value of dealing with a licensed, professional plumber, it is images like these.

Dec. 9, 2013

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Dec. 9, 2013

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Construction progress of National Museum of African American History and Culture 1

Southland Industries will kick off the rough-in activities next spring, but until then, the firm is definitely keeping busy with coordination and inserting/layout of the project.