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Poland, Ohio Just a note to thank you for CONTRACTOR through the years. I started my business in 1956 and part of my success was due to your financial...
American Standard to sell bath/kitchen business
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR PISCATAWAY, N.J. American Standard announced Feb. 1 that it would split itself into three parts. It will sell the bath and kitchen...
AHR Expo sets records for visitors, exhibitors
DALLAS The 59th AHR Expo, Jan. 29-31 here, attracted more than 46,000 HVACR professionals, including more than 28,000 attendees, from more than 100 countries...
'Green' PVC report stirs debate
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF WASHINGTON The Technical and Scientific Advisory Committee of the U.S. Green Building Council issued its final...
Seeing the light on energy efficiency
Church picks options that conserve resources, increase comfort and eliminate CO risk in retrofit. BY DAVE YATES SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR Commercial and residential...
Green Mechanical Council targets contractors
BY ROBERT MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF DALLAS Tired of seeing green building points being awarded for items such as bike racks, a group of mechanical industry...
MCAA's new president: Manpower remains biggest issue
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF BERKELEY, CALIF. Dave Kruse, president of L.J. Kruse Co. here, will take over as president of the Mechanical...
Labor group donates to green building movement
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF LOS ANGELES The Piping Industry Progress and Education Trust Fund provided a $25,000 grant to the Los Angeles chapter...
Foster McCarl Jr. dies at 83
BEAVER FALLS, PA. Foster McCarl Jr., founder of mechanical giant McCarl's Inc., died Jan. 24 at age 83. McCarl, founder of McCarl's Plumbing & Heating...
Nonresidential spending, jobs keep 'torrid pace'
WASHINGTON Nonresidential building continues to outperform the residential segment, and construction industry job and wage figures reflect that trend,...
California approves CPVC pipe
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The California Building Standards Commission has completed adoption of new building standards that include approval of CPVC pipe statewide....
Bosch buys heat pump maker FHP
Bosch has acquired all shares of FHP from a group of investors led by G.L. Ohrstrom & Co. The purchase price will not be disclosed. "With the acquisition...
Industrial jobs numerous on both coasts in '07
Special to Contractor LOS ANGELES Industrial projects on the books for both the East and West coasts promise a more active 2007 after a strong 2006, according...
In Brief
Quality Service Contractors announced that water heater manufacturer and QSC Industry Partner A.O. Smith has become the QSC POWER TOOL sponsor for 2007....
Tips on winterizing homes
Via E-Mail My winterizing apparatus is functioning well and I haven't had any problems with it. My question to Dave Yates is: When people ask me about...
Habitat helps to revitalize Chester, Pa.
BY STEVE SPAULDING OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF CHESTER, PA. When Kenny and Tamika Gilbert and three daughters Kiana, Tiara and Kerri moved into their new home...
Nonresidential Construction Spending Keeps 'Torrid Pace'
Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors, said he was looking on the bright side when commenting on a Jan. 3 report from the...
Commercial plumbing is bright spot in 07 outlook
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR THE PAST YEAR and the new year are relatively easy to sum up for plumbing contractors: Residential and commercial...
Leaders must have EQ to manage their emotions
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF CHARLESTON, S.C. Emotional intelligence is the single greatest driver of effective leadership, said Bill Benjamin,...
Radiant Seminar Includes New England Patriots' Stadium Tour
You can find out what the mechanical room at a football stadium looks like April 5 at a radiant heating seminar at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England...
NYC Contractors, Unions Urge Three Strikes Policy for Safety Violations
In the wake of an unprecedented 29 construction-related deaths in New York City over the last year, contractors and union leaders joined forces in mid-May...
Employees key ingredient in company's 'winning culture'
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF LINCOLN, R.I. To create a winning company culture, Gem Plumbing & Heating here discovered it needed two things:...
How to find weaknesses of sales candidates
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF CHARLESTON, S.C. There's a difference between a salesperson who can sell and one who will sell. The way to find...
'No interruption' in business after Amtrol files Chapter 11
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WEST WARWICK, R.I. Hydronics manufacturer Amtrol has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because it cannot...
Hydronics market to see modest growth in 2007
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SALES AND SHIPMENTS in the hydronic heating market should increase in the low single digits in 2007, manufacturers...
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