One national plumbing code just makes sense
Hurricane Katrina overshadowed another news story last month that promises to have far-reaching impact on the plumbing industry. We'd be remiss if we...
In Brief
Copper may sell for a record high of $4,000 per ton sometime this year, driven by high demand, low stocks and persistent buying by commodities funds,...
Subcontractors give states failing grades for 2005
ALEXANDRIA, VA. " The ASA Report: The Policy Environment in the States," published by the American Subcontractors Association, ranks New Mexico as No....
Union apprentices more likely to finish training: GAO
WASHINGTON Completion rates for apprenticeship programs have been dropping across the board, and the U.S. Department of Labor doesn't really know why,...
Brilliant Solutions
Stepping off the jet in mid-August at the Orlando, Fla., airport left me with no doubt solar was in my future right then and there! The heat and humidity...
Katrina disaster coalition seeks product donations
THE PLUMBING industry's disaster relief coalition, made up of nearly a dozen associations, in late September decided to ask manufacturers and suppliers...
Network '05 is 'time well spent'
ORLANDO, FLA. In their first foray hosting a joint convention, the leaders of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association and the American...
Contractors feel impact of Katrina
METAIRIE, LA. Keith Bienvenu, owner of Bienvenu Brothers Plumbing-Heating-Cooling here summed up the Katrina situation on Sept. 22 when he told CONTRACTOR:...
Viega to acquire Vanguard, Midtec
BEDFORD, MASS. Viega signed an agreement in late September for the acquisition of the piping systems businesses of Vanguard Piping Systems and Midtec...
Trust and honesty smooth supply chain
P> ORLANDO, FLA. Life would be simpler if people just did their jobs. Contractors, wholesalers, manufacturers and a manufacturers rep shared ideas Sept....
Re-recruit your best employees to retain them
By Bob Miodonski of Contractor's staff BUFFALO, N.Y. One of the three keys to leadership is not motivating employees, contractor Kenny Chapman told prospective...
Plumbing industry deserves respect
By Barbara C. Higgens Plumbing Manufacturers Institute Executive Director SCHAUMBURG, ILL. I enjoyed Bob Miodonski's editorial as always ( "'Talk to Your...
Image needs more than 'Talk'
Lar Braun Braun Systems Inc. EAST LANSING, MICH. I read Bob Miodonski's editorial "'Talk to Your Plumber' book speaks volumes" (Au-) and have been trying...
A new wrinkle in winterizing
Frank Piranio Selective Plumbing HAWLEY, PA I just saw that my question made it into Dave Yates' column ("Winterizing plumbing in vacation homes," August,...
Green, then Silver
Sinai High School will be the first Silver LEED-certified building in Detroit. By Robert P. Madar Of Contractor's staff This month, students in the Detroit...
Contemporary Comfort
Police in Columbus, Ohio, turn tough job over to mechanical firms. Police work, like military duty, is filled with uncertainty. Though they can take few...
Contractors in the News - September 2005
Nancy Jones, executive director of the Associated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Texas, was named 2005 Association Executives Council Spectrum...
A day in the life of a plumbing apprentice
(Second in a series) THE LIFE OF a plumbing apprentice is split between on-the-job training and classroom work during the four-year program. Brian Whitehead,...
2005 - 2006 Calendar of Industry Events
Nexstar Super Meeting Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Minneapolis Mechanical Contractors Association of America Project Performance Conference Oct. 5-7 Chicago Radiant...
Industry rises to respond to Katrina
By Bob Miodonski Publisher and Editorial Director FOR THE SECOND time this year, we've devoted space in CONTRACTOR to a news story about a natural disaster....
Recall of Gas Valves for Water Heaters
Untitled Document Robertshaw Controls Co. and The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in mid-September announced voluntary recall of Robertshaw R110...
Physics of plumbing targets teachers
By Robert P. Mader Of Contractor's staff OAK BROOK, ILL. An effort begun last year to lure young people to the plumbing industry through their physics...
Pipe donations help out at H.O.M.E.
ORLAND, MAINE Every night, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than a half-million men, women and children across the...
Contractors losing dollars through phone lines: trainer
By Bob Miodonski of Contractor's Staff ST. LOUIS Consultant Nancy Friedman, the self-appointed "Telephone Doctor," told members of Quality Service Contractors...
Gama names president; Gaddis goes to NEMA
ARLINGTON, VA. GAMA Chairman Thomas F. Huntington announced in mid-August that Jack W. Klimp, a senior executive of the Phoenix House Foundation, has...
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