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...
Police seek contractor's killer
PARK RIDGE, ILL. Gerald Dhamer, 48, president of a suburban Chicago plumbing firm, was gunned down Nov. 13 by a ski-masked assailant who shot him two...
Kohler Crowns 'Fastest Plumber' In Contest
Eight professional plumbers from across the country competed Oct. 29 in the second annual Kohler Co.-sponsored "Fastest Plumber Contest" at Lambeau Field,...
New Year's Resolution: Plan for 2007
OF THE 90,000 to 100,000 plumbing and HVAC contractors in business today, less than 10% do any planning, consultant John LaPlant told us a couple months...
Most requested products
1 THE TITAN TRIANGLE TOILET can be installed in the corner of the bathroom, giving homeowners and designers maximum space-saving functionality. The gravityfed...
QSC Power Meeting to Strive for Excellence'
FALLS CHURCH, VA. Members of Quality Service Contractors will be told Feb. 22-24, 2007, at their Power Meeting XXVI in Scottsdale, Ariz., that superior...
Sprinklers douse townhouse fire with minor damage
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTORS STAFF DURANGO, COLO. Former firefighter Gretchen Schmeisser watched in disbelief as flames from her overheated van threatened...
Editors choices
1 THE WALL-MOUNTED CONDENSING MASCOT BOILER offers high efficiency and versatility in a small package. The low NOx, sealed-combustion, fullymodulating...
Be selfish this holiday season!
BY JOE HODES SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WHAT ARE YOU in business for? Are you risking everything each day only to spend your "free" time trying to figure out...
Talk won't make meetings powerful
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF DENVER In preparing for a business meeting, you should devote most of your attention to how you start it and how...
Utility program covers plumbing emergencies
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF VOORHEES, N.J. Independent water utility American Water has introduced the InHome Plumbing Emergency Program,...
Comfortech RoadShows to visit six cities
CLEVELAND The successful Comfortech RoadShow Series will return in 2007 with an all-new program for plumbing and HVAC contractors. Produced and managed...
Weil-McLain and CPSC recall Ultra Series boilers for CO hazard
WASHINGTON WeilMcLain and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in November announced a voluntary recall of Weil-McLain Ultra Series gas boilers....
Construction material prices to rise by 6% to 8%
WASHINGTON "A welcome slide in energy costs gave producer prices, including those for construction, much-needed relief in October," said Ken Simonson,...
Comfortech Roadshows Unveil New Program Of '07
The highly successful Comfortech RoadShow Series will return in 2007 with an all-new program for plumbing and HVAC contractors. Produced and managed by...
Few contractors plan for business growth
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF CHARLESTON, S.C. Contractors want to grow but few have any idea how to do it right. Steven Little, senior consultant...
Contractors and Vendors in the News - December 2006
Contractors Scott McQuade, a construction manager with Trimech Corp., a subsidiary of EMCOR Group in New Jersey, has received the 2006 EMCOR Diamond Award...
In Brief
Mechanical contracting company Haberberger has been recognized by Anheuser-Busch Cos. for its safe working environment and was recently presented the...
Contractors will feel urban-infill' impact
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WASHINGTON Aging and upwardly mobile ethnic population shifts are among the factors contributing to "urban infill"...
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