Northwestern Mutual building anything but ordinary
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF OAK CREEK, WIS. The Grunau Co. recently completed the plumbing, HVAC and specialty metal work on the twoyear...
10 tips for marketing your hydronics business
BY MICHAEL WEIL EXECUTIVE EDITOR What does it take to be successful in the hydronics business today? By beingsuccessful, I'm talking about profitable....
Ahern acquires sprinkler firm
FOND DU LAC, WIS. J. F. Ahern Co. has purchased the assets of North Central Piping, a fire protection contractor based in Neenah, Wis. NCP has been in...
Feds oust 4 from UA pension fund
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WASHINGTON The U. S. Department of Labor filed a consent order on Aug. 2, 2004, ousting four trustees from the...
AMPAM to be five major operating units
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS American Plumbing and Mechanical Inc. has announced in late July that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of...
Burnham urges kid/car safety
BOSTON Mike Stefanik, driver of the #55 Burnham Hydronics Chevy Monte Carlo, helped kicked off the "Not Even for a Minute" car safety campaign at a news...
24/7 plumbing service firms will increase and prosper
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SAN FRANCISCO Since going into business on his own in 1971, Roger Peugeot has built Roger The Plumber into one...
Planning, new format make meeting a success
BY THOMAS L. WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR NEW ORLEANS At the outset, let me acknowledge that I've been involved in helping to develop the educational...
PHCC Sponsors VICA Contest
KANSAS CITY, MO. Six winners of the residential plumbing contest of the Skills-USA Championships in plumbing were announced June 25 at the SkillsUSA-VICA...
The Right Team for Chicagos Palmer House
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff CHICAGO The Palmer House Hilton needed to replace its cooling tower and called on industrial and commercial HVAC...
55 Years in the Plumbing Business With No Regrets
By H. Kent Craig, Special to CONTRACTOR Editors note: The 55-year plumbing career of Harold H. Craig nearly coincides with the 50-year history of CONTRACTOR....
MasterFormat Numbers, Titles Allow Conversion to Start
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff ALEXANDRIA, VA. The Construction Specifications Institute released the section numbers and titles June 9 for the...
Contractor Always Gives the Customer What She Wants
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIF. ve got to do what the customer wants, is the motto of Mike Jungers of Royalty Plumbing,...
Lochinvar Earns Safety Award
LEBANON, TENN. Lochinvar Corp. has earned Tennessees top award for workplace safety. The Governors Award is issued by the Tennessee Department of Labor...
Illingworth is GC's Top Sub
MILWAUKEE GC Schmidt, a leading general contractor and construction manager in Wisconsin, has named mechanical services contractor Illingworth Corp. its...
Burnham Hydronics Revs Up Slot Car Promotion
LANCASTER, PA. Through July 31, plumbing and heating contractors throughout North America that purchase a Burnham V8, Revolution, Series 2PV, Independence...
Industry Needs Education at Every Level
by Bob Miodonski A LIVELY exchange between a general contractor and a consulting engineer was a highlight during the Hydronics Roundtable in a debate...
Rising to the Challenge
By Charles Wardell Special to CONTRACTOR In 1954 a faucet was a simple affair consisting of a screw valve and a washer in a chrome-plated or galvanized...
The Saturday Night Bath Becomes a Status Symbol
Jim Harris Special to Contractor FIFTY YEARS AGO, in 1954, it was business as usual in the bathroom products industry. The industry was maturing as the...
Shortage of Skilled Labor, But Not Competition
BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff HUGE RETAILERS sell plumbing, heating and cooling products to do-it-yourselfers. Utilities enter the p-h-c market...
SARS Statement Sent to WHO
ONTARIO, CALIF. The World Plumbing Council and International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials in June sent the consensus statement developed...
RPA Plans Changes to Streamline RadFests
Special to CONTRACTOR LOVELAND, COLO. With two regional RadFests under its belt, the Radiant Panel Association already is making plans to improve future...
Roto-Rooter Jingle Marks Golden Anniversary
CINCINNATI Just months after CONTRACTOR published its first issue in 1954, Roto-Rooter began to use its advertising jingle, And away go troubles down...
Students May be Recruited Via Plumbing Physics Course
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff OAK BROOK, ILL. The mechanical contracting industry has had problems getting past obstinate high school guidance...
Ahern Awards Scholarship
MADISON, WIS. Ahern Fire Protection Vice President Ken Collins recently presented Madison Area Technical College student Julie Boland with a $650 scholarship...
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