State Industries co-founder, John R. Lindahl Sr.
ASHLAND CITY, TENN. Water heater industry pioneer John R. Lindahl Sr., co-founder of State Industries, died July 5. "It is with great sadness that I convey...
New boilers warm up to indoor ocean
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF CHICAGO It takes an awful lot of mechanical equipment to duplicate Mother Nature. Edwards Engineering Co. in...
One dead, 100 ill from college water heater incident
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SALEM, VA. More than 100 young people on campus for a summer program at Roanoke College in mid-July were sickened...
First California Construction Expo in August in L.A.
More than $100 billion worth of upcoming construction projects will be highlighted at the first-ever California Construction Expo, as a consortium of...
Answers to questions on snow-melt insulation
I CAN'T TELL YOU how many times someone has asked me, and just about any wholesale supplier worth his salt, "What is the best insulation for below-slab...
More answers on snow-melt insulation
HYDRONIC HEATING AUTHORITY I SET UP MY own unscientific research to compare different insulation products used in snow-melt systems, as you'll recall...
Linc Buys Seaboard Mechanical From Utility
The number of company-owned stores within the Linc Service Network now totals 18 with the acquisition of four locations of Virginia-based Seaboard Mechanical...
Comfortech to celebrate 10th anniversary
Top HVAC contractors, distributors, consultants and manufacturers will gather Sept. 13-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center to celebrate the 10th Anniversary...
Johnson Controls buys Berg Inc.
By Robert P. Mader Of Contractor's Staff SHREVEPORT, LA. Johnson Controls announced in late June that it has purchased Berg Inc., a mechanical services...
AHR Expo visitors seek to improve energy performance
WESTPORT, CONN. Energy efficiency, building automation and green building technology are the areas of greatest interest to 800 industry professionals...
Weil-McLain dedicates training facility
By H. Kent Craig Special to Contractor EDEN, N.C. Before its national sales meeting here, Weil-McLain dedicated the auditorium of its training facility...
Combo heating/cooling system brings modern comfort to 19th century house
P> LANCASTER, PA. Mitch and Annie Huber purchased their home about 20 years ago and have deeds for their property dating back to 1816. The secluded historic...
Commercial Contracting Roundtable To Feature Workshops, Networking
The annual Commercial Contracting Roundtable and Design/Build Seminar, Oct. 25-26 in Atlanta, presents commercial HVACR contractors an opportunity to...
No horsing around on this job
RECENTLY, WE WERE approached by a customer of ours whom we had inherited via an "orphaned" system. For those who are unaware, an orphaned system is one...
A.O. Smith debuts 90% efficient residential water heater
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR ASHLAND CITY, TENN. A. O. Smith Water Heater Co. has introduced its Vertex 90% efficient condensing residential water heater that...
Grunau Co. joins APi Group of specialty contractors
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR OAK CREEK, WIS. Grunau Co. President Paul Grunau announced in April that he has sold the company to APi Group, a Minnesota-based...
System must offer comfort, efficiency to barn
BY MARK EATHERTON HYDRONIC HEATING AUTHORITY THE NEW OWNERS of the barn intended it to be their last home ("The most unusual home I've ever worked on,"...
EMCOR gets 8-year Navy contract in Puget Sound
NORWALK, CONN. EMCOR Group Inc. announced in early February that the U.S. Navy has awarded to EJB Facilities Services Inc., a joint venture for which...
Hydronics 101
BY DAVE YATES SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR Hey, buddy, can you spare a buck?" Get a job, like the rest of us, you think to yourself. But what if it was, "Hey,...
The 'Catch 22' in training in our industry
BY MIKE BERGEN SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR (Editor's note: The author of the following article contacted CONTRACTOR after reading the letter, "Some technical...
A.O. Smith buys American Water Heater parent
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR MILWAUKEE A.O. Smith Corp. on April 3 completed its acquisition of GSW Inc., a Canadian-based manufacturer of water heaters and...
The most unusual home I've ever worked on
BARNS ARE UNIQUE buildings. Each one has a character all its own. There was a time in our recent history when barn building was a community event. People...
Student dorms going through another phase
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ST. LOUIS Washington University here has had a long working relationship with Haberberger Mechanical. That relationship...
Power and manufacturing to lead Northeast's industrial surge
HOUSTON The Northeast continues its reign as a favored destination for industrial capital investment dollars, according to Industrial Information Resources....
UK utility to buy KeySpan
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WESTBOROUGH, MASS. British utility holding company National Grid is buying New York and New England utility KeySpan...
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