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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Hughes Supply Buys Todd Pipe
ORLANDO, FLA. Hughes Supply has acquired Todd Pipe & Supply, an independent plumbing wholesaler in Southern California and Las Vegas. The transaction...
St. Louis Plumbers Aid the Needy
Special to CONTRACTOR ST. LOUIS Nearly 100 families benefited in May from the time, talent and donations of local union plumbing contractors as part of...
Profit Opportunities in the Hydronics Business
by Michael S. Weil, Executive Editor, Contracting business Since 1990, the sale and shipment of cast-iron boilers has steadily increased. In fact, according...
84% Saw Unethical Practices in Past Year
Special to CONTRACTOR RALEIGH, N.C. The results of FMIs Survey of Construction Industry Ethics were released in mid-May at the Construction Management...
NAOHSM Visitors Increase, Oil-Heat Industry Plans Events
THE OIL-HEAT industry this summer will host two events that will focus on education. The National Oilheat Research Alliance is offering an Oilheat Management...
Mass. Towns Mull Desalination
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff BOSTON When one thinks of drought, Western states usually come to mind first. But some communities in Massachusetts...
Kohler Sterling Pro Tour Promotion Tees Off
KOHLER, WIS. Plumbing contractors can sign up for the Kohler Sterling Pro Tour, a promotion that rewards participants with Nike golf products and apparel...
Realtors Predict Home Sales May Set New Record
WASHINGTON Economic growth is expected to remain above historic averages over the next two years, stimulating job growth and sustaining home sales despite...
AMPAM Sells Riggs Assets
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS American Plumbing & Mechanical announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio Division, has...
5 S's That Would Make Any CEO Happy
BY DENNIS SOWARDS, Special to CONTRACTOR The 5Ss came to America as part of the Lean Thinking movement in the 1990s. Theyre not a cure-all for all that...
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...
Septic Odor is a Symptom; Treat the Problem
By Keith Kirkman Special to CONTRACTOR I HAVE BEEN a plumber for 30-plus years in Darke County, Ohio, and I have pumped septic tanks for the last 25 years....
Baseball Hall of Fame - Cooler Than Ever
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. Elmira, N.Y.-based mechanical contractor Kimble Inc. is putting the finishing touches on its...
Water heater Market Contends With New Regs, Higher Costs
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff THE WATER HEATER market has been whipsawed the last 12 to 18 months. Regulations mandating flammable vapor ignition...
ISH-NA Trade Show Gets Bigger, But Without ASPE, K/BIS
BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff ROHNERT PARK, CALIF. Messe Frankfurt President Roland Bleinroth announced April 27 to members of the Plumbing Manufacturers...
Ken Zoeller, 59, dies on Taiwan trip
LOUISVILLE, KY. Kenneth Everett Zoeller, 59, of Louisville died of a heart attack May 8 while traveling on business in Taipei, Taiwan. He was employed...
RPA Hosts First RadFest
MADISON, WIS. The Radiant Panel Association hosted its first April 15-16 here in what the RPA plans to make annual regional events. A second regional...
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