Midwest Home Building Outlook Remains Strong
ROSEMONT, ILL. Economic analysts at the recent Midwest Builders Show here said the housing industry is benefiting from an economy that continues to gain...
Who Will Be the Builders of Tomorrow?
BY STEVE LAMB Special to CONTRACTOR AMERICA IS EXPERIENCING a skilled labor shortage, and predictions show it may get worse. A Construction Industry Institute...
Trust is No. 1 When Choosing Contractors
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. When choosing a contractor, customers say that trust and integrity are more influential than the price of the bid, according to...
Ads, Internet, Home Shows Help to Get the Word Out
By William Atkinson Special to CONTRACTOR ADVERTISING AND marketing are critical to the success of any contractor that wants to build business for its...
Museum Honors Delta Faucet
INDIANAPOLIS The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design announced that the Saxony Pull-Out Spray kitchen faucet from Delta Faucet Co. is...
Corona Acquires Mansfield Plumbing
Special to CONTRACTOR PERRYSVILLE, OHIO Established distribution and a 75-year-old brand name led Organizacin Corona, a privately owned Colombian plumbing...
IPS Innovates Museum Park Condo Job in Chicago
BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTORs staff CHICAGO While Chicagos Loop the downtown area bounded by the tracks of the citys elevated train system is famous...
ISH Needs the Majors, a Saturday: Exhibitors
LAS VEGAS The second edition of the ISH North America Show was a success, its organizers said, with total registration for the show of 11,842 attendees...
ISH Product Displays Grab Visitors Attention
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff LAS VEGAS Some shows are purely residential while others are more commercial. Some shows have mostly plumbing,...
'Suite Selling' Can Be Sweet Selling if Customer is Focus
By H. Kent Craig Special to CONTRACTOR WITH THE WEAK economy and difficulty of acquiring new customers, many mechanical contractors are looking to expand...
ISH North America 2003 Show Wrap-Up
Las Vegas, NV: The second edition of ISH North America took place in Las Vegas, Nevada at the new Mandalay Bay Convention Center, October 1 - 3, 2003....
Reuse Centers, Contractors Both Gain From Donations
By William Atkinson Special to CONTRACTOR THEY HAVE NAMES such as the ReUse Center, the Re-Store and RePlace. They are retail outlets springing up all...
Splash Landing
BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff Splash Galleries will celebrate its grand opening in October, although the high-end plumbing and decorative hardware...
Remodel Market Stable in '04
Special to CONTRACTOR NEW YORK The ratings on major retailers in the home-improvement market should remain relatively stable into 2004 as industry leaders...
California City Gives Away Water-Saving Fixtures
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff RIALTO, CALIF. The city of Rialto is experiencing such a severe water shortage that its giving away Home Depot...
