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Contractors The Mechanical Contractors Association of Wisconsin elected the following slate of officers and board members at its annual membership meeting:...

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The National Fire Sprinkler Association has spent four years working to pass fire protection legislation along with the Congressional Fire Services Institute,...

Contractors Can License 1-800-PLUMBING Number 

Plumbing contractors in 20 states and Canada can purchase the toll-free phone number marketing concept being offered by 1-800-PLUMBING Inc., formerly...

Construction Career Map To Aid Employers, Employees 

The National Center for Construction Education and Research and management consultant FMI have partnered to develop a career development map with joint...

Two NY/NJ EMCOR Units Merge 

EMCOR Services Trimech in Pompton Plains, N.J., and EMCOR Services Gotham Air Conditioning in Astoria, N.Y., have merged their operations. The combined...

Taco dedicates plant addition 

SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR CRANSTON, R.I. Marking the first physical expansion of Taco since 1954, President and CEO John Hazen White Jr. dedicated a 60,000-sq.-ft....

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To facilitate the development of an updated National Standard Plumbing Code, the NSPC Committee is requesting proposed changes to the 2006 NSPC. All proposed...

Builder tells subs to cut prices mid-contract 

BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF IRVINE , CALIF. Home builder Lennar Corp. has sent letters to its subcontractors in Southern California, Nevada...

Most misjudge fire risks in homes, high-rises: poll 

BETHESDA, MD. A nationwide survey conducted in January by the Society for Fire Protection Engineers reveals that 65% of Americans feel safer in their...

Instructor workshop to target technology 

LANSDOWNE, VA. The 2007 HVACR & Plumbing Instructor Workshop, March 28-30 at the National Conference Center here, will include sessions on right sizing...

Sloan, Erickson donate to green center 

FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. Sloan Valve Co. and C.J. Erickson Plumbing Co. have supplied the Chicago Center for Green Technology water-efficient plumbing fixtures...

A matter of thermal efficiency 

BY MARK EATHERTON HYDRONIC HEATING CONTRACTOR AS OF THIS SPRING, I have been working on hydronic heating systems for a third of a century; 33 years is...

Comfortech Roadshows Unveil New Program Of 07 

Comfortech Roadshows Unveil New Program Of '07 The highly successful Comfortech RoadShow Series will return in 2007 with an all-new program for plumbing...

Shift to CPVC water systems saves time, money 

BY BILL MORRIS SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR SOME LEADING mechanical contractors are turning to CPVC pipe and fittings to complete projects on time and under...

FlexHead sues eight over sprinkler patents 

BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF HOLLISTON, MASS. FlexHead Industries has filed patent infringement lawsuits against eight defendants, charging...

Get passion for service, Comfortech RoadShow attendees told 

BY TERRY MCIVER SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR DALLAS Plumbing and HVAC contractors who attended the Comfortech Road Show , held Feb. 13 here, were encouraged...

Home Depot eyes sale of wholesale operation 

BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF ATLANTA The Home Depot announced Feb. 12 that the company and its board of directors have decided to evaluate...

Warming up to new ideas stirs debate in a Conn. farmhouse 

BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF FAIRFIELD, CONN. Thor Vanderblue's enthusiasm for new plumbing and heating technologies would probably get him...

Mold Contractor Launches Fraud Service 

Homeowners with a mold problem in their house have found that the cost of cleanup can vary widely, said Mike Schatz, owner of Environix, a national mold...

Green Mechanical Council targets contractors 

BY ROBERT MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF DALLAS Tired of seeing green building points being awarded for items such as bike racks, a group of mechanical industry...

MCAA's new president: Manpower remains biggest issue 

BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF BERKELEY, CALIF. Dave Kruse, president of L.J. Kruse Co. here, will take over as president of the Mechanical...

Labor group donates to green building movement 

BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF LOS ANGELES The Piping Industry Progress and Education Trust Fund provided a $25,000 grant to the Los Angeles chapter...

Foster McCarl Jr. dies at 83 

BEAVER FALLS, PA. Foster McCarl Jr., founder of mechanical giant McCarl's Inc., died Jan. 24 at age 83. McCarl, founder of McCarl's Plumbing & Heating...

Nonresidential spending, jobs keep 'torrid pace' 

WASHINGTON Nonresidential building continues to outperform the residential segment, and construction industry job and wage figures reflect that trend,...

California approves CPVC pipe 

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The California Building Standards Commission has completed adoption of new building standards that include approval of CPVC pipe statewide....

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