It's form over function at K/BIS
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF You're not just washing your hands or a dish, you're living a lifestyle and plumbing manufacturers are happy...
Bathroom as an appliance
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF COOKVILLE, TENN. Eggrock LLC, Concord, Mass., announced the first-ever installation of 93 pre-built guest bathrooms...
Function & form
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF While high style and flashy designs may dominate this month's Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Chicago, exhibitors...
Women make most remodel decisions: poll
GOLDEN, COLO. Women and home-improvement contractors agree that the woman in the household is the primary decision-maker when it comes to managing home-improvement...
K/BIS shows plumbers need to know low-voltage wiring
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF LAS VEGAS The Kitchen/Bath Industry Show can be artsy/craftsy because it draws a crowd of architects, interior...
Survey: Homeowners satisfied with kitchen/bath remodels
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR LAS VEGAS More than 80% of homeowners who remodeled their kitchen or bathroom in the last 12 months say they are satisfied with...
Benicia Plumbing Helps Teen on Extreme Makeover
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff BENICIA, CALIF. Imagine being a 17-year-old girl with a life threatening condition that makes it impossible to...
Delta to Unveil Filtered Faucet
INDIANAPOLIS Delta Faucet Co. announced that it is partnering with PUR Water Filtration Products, a division of Procter & Gamble, to produce a filtered...
Steam System's Secret Behind the Looking Glass
by Patrick Linhardt THE PHONE CALL: A commercial controls contractor called me at the supply house. The caretaker of an estate where he did the A/C work...
Sexiest Plumber Search Is On
PISCATAWAY, N.J. The nations sexiest plumbers will soon be viewed as champions of their profession as American Standard launches its Search for Americas...
Flush Valve, Water Heater Win Green Awards
PORTLAND, ORE. BuildingGreen Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec Directory and Environmental Building News, selected its Top 10 green building products of...
Bigger ISH-NA shows some new twists
BOSTON The ISH North America Show held in mid-October here continued to grow, with 13,456 attendees registering from 40 countries, marking an increase...
DIY market has room for plumbing contractors too
BOSTON- Ed Del Grande has spent more than 30 years in the plumbing industry, the last four on the DIY network. His new TV show, "Ed the Plumber," premiered...
Hotel shower valves not maintained, vendors say
by Robert P. Mader Of Contractor's Staff CHICAGO Manufacturers of commercial shower valves agree that hotel shower temperatures can get out of control....
Great John vs Big John
The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that 30% of Americans are obese and another 34% are overweight, making almost two-thirds of...
A-S names PepsiCo exec bath/kitchen president
PISCATAWAY, N.J. American Standard Cos. has named James E. Dwyer as president of its global bath and kitchen business, reporting to Chairman and CEO Fred...
Scalding water found in 91% of hotel rooms
DES PLAINES, ILL. A recent survey conducted at major hotel chains across the U.S. has revealed a vast majority of hotel sinks, bath and shower fixtures...
Effort to build, adapt homes for disabled veterans
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR PLYMOUTH, MASS. John Gonsalves is president and founder of Homes For Our Troops, a nonprofit organization that...
From Sterile to Stylish
ADA-compliant bathroom products now target the majority of your customers. BY WILLIAM ATKINSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR When one thinks of ADAcompliant bathroom...
Consumers crave kitchen, bath 'new luxury'
NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO It's paying $2,000 for a granite kitchen countertop instead of $600 for a laminate version, or spending $3,500 for a custom-designed...
Rising to the Challenge
By Charles Wardell Special to CONTRACTOR In 1954 a faucet was a simple affair consisting of a screw valve and a washer in a chrome-plated or galvanized...
Contractor Always Gives the Customer What She Wants
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. ve got to do what the customer wants, is the motto of Mike Jungers of Royalty Plumbing,...
The Saturday Night Bath Becomes a Status Symbol
Jim Harris Special to Contractor FIFTY YEARS AGO, in 1954, it was business as usual in the bathroom products industry. The industry was maturing as the...
Kohler Sterling Pro Tour Promotion Tees Off
KOHLER, WIS. Plumbing contractors can sign up for the Kohler Sterling Pro Tour, a promotion that rewards participants with Nike golf products and apparel...
VocEd Students Build a House, and their Future
By H. Kent Craig SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR HUDSON, N.C. The principal of the first specialized vocational trades high school in North Carolina to be based...
