QSC members raise $11,805 for Challenge Air
ST. LOUIS Quality Service Contractors raised $11,805 for Challenge Air, an aviation program that benefits physically challenged children and young people,...
Growth in electric sales shocks radiant market
LOVELAND, COLO. Earlier this summer, the Radiant Panel Association reported that annual sales of hydronic radiant tubing had surged 37.4%, according to...
Contractors' costs, nation's health still concerns for Stack
KIRKLAND, WASH. Considering how many centuries that plumbing was made out of lead, it's ironic that Jim Stack suffered lead poisoning from paint. That...
NFSA members see growth in home fire sprinkler market
NEW YORK Union fire sprinkler contractors have a good reason for entering the home fire sprinkler market: "Residential fire sprinklers have the largest...
Home Depot buys PVF wholesaler
ATLANTA The Home Depot announced in mid-July that it has entered into an agreement to acquire National Waterworks Holdings, a leading distributor of products...
2005-2006 Calendar of Industry Events
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors/American Supply Association Network 05 Sept. 7-11 Orlando, Fla. American Fire Sprinkler Association Annual Convention...
Two keys to success for service companies
AS QUALITY SERVICE Contractors' business coach, I frequently visit member companies and give advice on how to improve their operations. I also lead many...
Contractors in the News
J. F. Ahern Co. of Fond du Lac, Wis., has appointed Tom Athanasiou as a Web applications developer. Athanasiou brings to JFA more than 15 years of experience...
Sales of plumbing fittings, fixtures strong through 2013
COMMACK, N.Y. Sales of plumbing fixtures and fittings will continue their historical strong and steady growth rate of between 3% and 4% per year, according...
The (PHCC) Apprentice
With proper training and education, plumbing can trump other careers. SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR First in a five-part series On TV, "The Apprentice" is a steppingstone...
K/BIS shows plumbers need to know low-voltage wiring
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF LAS VEGAS The Kitchen/Bath Industry Show can be artsy/craftsy because it draws a crowd of architects, interior...
Survey: Homeowners satisfied with kitchen/bath remodels
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR LAS VEGAS More than 80% of homeowners who remodeled their kitchen or bathroom in the last 12 months say they are satisfied with...
Bradford White buys Laars
Bradford White buys Laars AMBLER, PA. As part of a strategic plan that includes diversification within the industry, Bradford White Corp. announced June...
Plumbing supplies sales ride wave of home rising improvements
TAMPA, FLA. Total plumbing supplies sales to consumers in 2004 for existing homes reached $23.5 billion, up 16% from 2003, according to the Home Improvement...
School jobs keep Haberberger hopping
ST. LOUIS No more pencils, no more books means Haberberger Mechanical here starts working on high school retrofit projects that can take advantage of...
Creative contractor heats small N.Y. college
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR TROY, N.Y. When FPI Mechanical replaced the boiler system at Russell Sage College here, it really put on its thinking cap. The contractor...
NAOHSM awards first Oil Heat Cares Cup
HERSHEY, PA. The National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers at its convention in May here awarded the first Oil Heat Cares Cup to its Central...
Kinetics Systems names Beittenmiller CEO
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF UNION CITY, CALIF. Mechanical piping Giant Kinetics Systems has named J. Gordon Beittenmiller its chief executive...
Casino Del Sol gambles on expansion
BY STEVE SPAULDING OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF TUCSON, ARIZ. Since the passage of the Indian Gaming Regulation Act in 1988, Native-American-run casinos have...
Contractor uses customer's products to do the job
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL. It's not often that a contractor gets to use products made by its customer during a...
Radiant tube sales up 37% in 2004
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF LOVELAND, COLO. Sales of hydronic radiant tubing surged 37.4%, according to a survey of tubing manufacturers...
Jacuzzi to sell Eljer to investment firm
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Jacuzzi Brands announced in late May that it has entered into an agreement to sell its Eljer Plumbingware...
Sunroc closes Delaware plant
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR DOVER, DEL. Newspapers here reported in late April that Sunroc Corp., a manufacturer of water coolers, would close its Dover plant...
Making connections at JFK
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR NEW YORK Although the new American Airlines terminal project at JFK began in 1999, all four phases are not expected...
11th in Yellow Pages look-ups
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. Although "Plumbing Contractors" last year slipped out of the top 10 headings that people look up in the Yellow...
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