Plumbing franchisees prepare for success
Washington Despite the economic downturn of the past few months, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, One-Hour Heating & Air Conditioning and Mister Sparky franchise...
Horizon receives award
The Nexstar Community Service award was given to Horizon Services, New Castle, Del., for establishing the Warm the Heart Foundation. The Nexstar Community Service award acknowledges a member company that has given back to communities. A $1,000 donation from Nexstar was also given to the foundation. ...
GE plunges into solar water heater market
GE Consumer & Industrial, which claims it is the first U.S. company to meet newly established Energy Star standards for residential water heaters, announced that it is developing a line of solar water heaters that are designed to meet the 2009 Energy Star guidelines. ...
Schmidt's offers training
Monticello, N.Y. - Schmidt's Wholesale announced it is stocking the Buderus Solar Heating Systems line. The wholesaler also trained more than 60 customers...
Obama lauds mechanical contractor McKinstry's energy leadership
In an interview with columnist Joe Klein of Time magazine, President-Elect Barack Obama lauded mechanical giant McKinstry Co. for its innovative leadership in helping to move the country closer to a green, new energy economy. ...
Sprinkler course available through AFSA
The third part of AFSA's Fire Sprinkler Systems Hydraulic Calculations program, a two-hour interactive online course, is now available. The online course is accessible through AFSA's e-learning courseware portal eCampus....
District court puts brakes on N.M. energy law
A federal district court in New Mexico granted a preliminary injunction to stop the city of Albuquerque, N.M., from enforcing new ordinances that would increase the cost of heating and cooling equipment for consumers seeking to upgrade to efficient systems. ...
Consumers can finance boilers
Greenwood Technologies is making clean, high efficiency biomass central heat affordable for more people. Homeowners can apply for 9.9% financing on Greenwood home heating furnaces and boilers. With financing, the monthly payment for the outdoor wood boilers could be $140 a month with the first three months free. ...
Plumbers build Extreme Makeover house
Charlotte, N.C. - In July, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and more than 6,000 volunteers, including plumbers from Price Brothers Inc. and a Charlotte...
LaGrange College earns Energy Star status
Two years ago, Linc Mechanical installed a package of energy conservation services, bundled energy solutions (BES), to facilities at LaGrange College in LaGrange, Ga., to maximize energy efficiency and lower operation costs. The BES package included an upgrade to the heating, air conditioning and control units for on-campus facilities. LaGrange College is now the first college in the state to have three Energy Star dormitories on its campus. ...
Mississippi technician wins NATE competition
Arlington, Va. - Gary Hodges, service manager at Carthage Heating & Cooling in Carthage, Miss., took first-place as the nation's top home comfort technician...
Moen earns design award
Moen received an International Design Excellence Award in a competition cosponsored by the Industrial Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek magazine. The company was named a Bronze IDEA Award winner in the Home Living category for its single-handle, hot-cold outdoor sill faucet. ...
Shaw wins university contract
Orlando, Fla. Shaw Mechanical Services LLC has been awarded a contract to renovate and work on additions to five fraternity houses on Stetson University's...
CES wins space center project
Orlando, Fla. - Comprehensive Energy Services Inc. was awarded the Artifacts Storage Facility project located here at the Kennedy Space Center. This new construction project consists of a chilled-water HVAC system, air conveyance and compressed air piping systems, steam piping, controls and plumbing, consisting of both sanitary and domestic water systems...
Survey reports small businesses are in jeopardy
Park Ridge, Ill. A survey was conducted regarding the concerns of small business owners throughout the United States by George S. May Intl., a management...
First Service joins Unified Group
The Unified Group has announced the addition of First Service Air Conditioning Contractors Inc. to its group of elite contractors. ...
Contractors report economy is hurting businesses
Plumbing and HVAC companies throughout the U.S are experiencing a greater decrease in business than ever before due to stock prices nose-diving on Sept....
Salary survey results released by MEP Jobs
Urbandale, Iowa - Results from the first salary survey for plumbing, mechanical and electrical professionals was released this July by MEP Jobs, an online...
Nexstar members warned, told how to weather recession
Seattle Economist Brian Beaulieu told service business owners and managers that the economic crisis we're seeing now will get worse before it gets better...
NFPA announces sprinkler campaign
Quincy, Mass. - The National Fire Protection Association announced it will coordinate a campaign to increase the number of homes protected by sprinklers....
Viessmann U.S. recalls boilers for O-ring replacement
Washington Viessmann's North American operations, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling its Vitodens 200 wall-hung boilers...
WPC presents service award to Kreutzer
Falls Church, Va. - R.L. Kreutzer, president of Tatro Plumbing in Garden City, Kan., has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the World Plumbing...
UMEC receives safety partner designation
Norwalk, Conn. - The first company to be designated as an EMCOR Safety & Productivity partner is University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors in Tempe,...
Contractor is crew chief
Ashland City, Tenn. - Ed Norton of Plumbing Service Experts in Kansas City, Kan., won State Water Heaters' Be a NASCAR Crew Chief for a Day contest. As...
In Brief
KSW Inc. has announced that it had been selected to furnish the HVAC systems for a new, 55-story, residential tower in downtown Manhattan. The contract...
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