Contractors share best practices at Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric 

DENVER — Owners John Ward and his son Josh, and their staff, opened their business to their peers to find success through education and sharing via a Nexstar peer group meeting. ...

Geothermal installation is educational process for contractors 

PORT HURON, MICH. — At St. Clair County Community College contractors as well as college students are learning about sustainable technologies via a geothermal installation....

CONNECT 2010 gives contractors insight into business planning, social media 

CONNECT 2010 offered plumbing and HVACR contractors a variety of educational and networking opportunities. ...

PERC and ASFlow to sign MoU at EPA headquarters 

The Plumbing Efficiency Research Coalition and the Australasian Scientific Review of Reduction of Flows on Plumbing and Drainage Systems Committee will sign an historic memorandum of understanding at the U.S. EPA headquarters in Washington, D.C. ...

User’s Manual Key to Meeting Requirements of the Green Standard 

A new User’s Manual educates industry professionals on how to meet the requirements of a green building standard published by three leading industry organizations....

Oliver Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Moves into Solar, Becomes Certified Earthsponse Dealer 

Oliver-Heating-Cooling-Plumbing announced that it has launched a renewable energy division to incorporate solar products into their traditional business services. ...

American Hometec reveals ugliest water heater in America 

WILMINGTON, DEL. — Just in time for the upcoming holiday season and the increased need for a continuous supply of hot water, American Hometec Inc. announced the winner of a new AHQ-T16 (T16) tankless water heater from its recent Ugly Water Heater contest....

Fraser Engineering receives WBE certification 

NEWTON, MASS. — Fraser Engineering Co. Inc. recently announced that the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council has certified the firm as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE)....

Kohler Provides Water-Conserving Plumbing Products For Times Square Bathrooms  

Kohler Co. will once again serve as a sponsor the Charmin Restrooms in New York City’s Times Square, by providing water-conserving toilets and touchless faucets in the 15 public bathrooms. ...

Bell & Gossett's Little Red Schoolhouse announces 1st quarter 2011 schedule 

Bell & Gossett, a leader in education for the hydronic heating and plumbing industries, has announced its training course schedule for the first quarter of 2011. ...

Thornton & Grooms receives 2010 PHCC Safety Award 

BIRMINGHAM, MICH. — Thornton & Grooms received the fourth annual Safety First Contractor of the Year Award sponsored by Federated Insurance. ...

Wis. Workforce Dept., National Guard, UA ink Vet Training Pact  

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development's Roberta Gassman and Colonel Kenneth Koon of the Wisconsin Army National Guard joined General President William P. Hite of the United Association of Plumbers, Pipefitters and Sprinklerfitters in a ceremony Thursday, November 18, to announce a new career training initiative for Wisconsin veterans....

Armstrong receives ASPE industry innovation award 

Armstrong International has received the coveted Industry Innovation Award from ASPE for The Brain – Model DRV80 digital mixing valve. ...

Randall Mechanical works on pharmaceutical job 

Randall Mechanical Inc.’s newly-expanded High Purity Piping Business Group is under way on a high-tech passivation project at SurModics Pharmaceuticals’ world-class 90,000-sq.ft. facility in Birmingham, Ala....

Oliver Heating, Cooling & Plumbing Announces Move into Solar 

Oliver-Heating-Cooling-Plumbing announced today that it has launched a renewable energy division to incorporate solar products into their traditional business services. ...

Solar Will Shine At The 2011 AHR EXPO 

Solar products, trends and technologies and their role in the HVACR marketplace will take center stage at the 2011 AHR Expo in Las Vegas, January 31– February 2....

Mr. Rooter/The Dwyer Group Celebrate Veterans Day with 200th VetFran Franchise 

This Veterans Day is special for Mr. Rooter Corporation and its parent company, The Dwyer Group, as they celebrate a milestone moment for the VetFran Program. ...

Marelich wins plumbing, HVAC contracts for Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center 

Marelich Mechanical has been awarded contracts for the installation of the HVAC and plumbing systems for the Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center Hospital Tower....

PowerMate leads to increased job efficiency  

BRANTFORD, ONTARIO — Moving heavy hot water heaters, boilers and other goods is inherently hazardous due to the real potential for lifting strain. ...

ICC Takes Action on ASHRAE Proposals 

International building codes will incorporate requirements from a new load calculation standard from ASHRAE and ACCA as well as match requirements from Standard 90.1 under several recent proposals recently approved by the ICC membership....

EMCOR subsidiary awarded Halliburton contract 

Gowan, Inc., an EMCOR subsidiary has been awarded a contract to install the mechanical systems for the new Technology Building located on Halliburton's North Campus in Houston, Texas....

Lochinvar mourns passing of district sales manager Bruce Morgan 

Bruce Morgan, district sales manager for Lochinvar Corporation in the Western Michigan territory, passed away unexpectedly on November 2, 2010 while attending an ETNA Supply event....

Intac Intl. announces Wintac 2011 software release 

BOSTON — Intac Intl. Inc., maker of the Wintac all-in-one business management software for the field service industry, recently announced the release of Wintac 2011. ...

Shambaugh & Son awarded energy-efficiency contracts  

Shambaugh & Son’s EMCOR Construction Services division, has recently been awarded two new contracts for renovations....

Cannistraro finds energy auditing promising, profitable 

WATERTOWN, MASS. — New England mechanical contractor J.C. Cannistraro has found that the energy auditing and retrofit market, which the firm entered about a year and a half ago, to be profitable and promising. ...

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