QSC Power Meeting to 'Strive for Excellence'
Members of Quality Service Contractors will be told Feb. 22-24, 2007, at their Power Meeting XXVI in Scottsdale, Ariz., that superior business management...
Apology for urinal remarks
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. My letter to the editor that appeared in the October issue of CONTRACTOR magazine regarding politics and non-water urinals was clearly...
Police seek contractor's killer
PARK RIDGE, ILL. Gerald Dhamer, 48, president of a suburban Chicago plumbing firm, was gunned down Nov. 13 by a ski-masked assailant who shot him two...
Treated wastewater saves drinking supply
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR SAN PEDRO, CALIF. A water recycling facility here is saving 2.5 million gal. of potable water daily enough potable water to serve...
As company marks 100 years, contractor looks forward
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ALSIP, ILL. Some contractors think about doing something different, but Bill Erickson thinks about doing something...
ASHRAE to develop water saving standard
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON A representative of the U.S. Department of Energy has invited the plumbing industry to give its feedback on a water conservation...
Private equity firm to buy Jacuzzi and Zurn
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Private equity firm Apollo Management L.P. announced in mid-October that it is buying Jacuzzi Brands for $1.25...
Victaulic acquires NIBCO's half of NVent
EASTON, PA. Victaulic Co. and NIBCO announced in mid-October that Victaulic has acquired full ownership of NVent, a joint venture of the two companies...
Make sure high-efficiency toilets work
BY LAKE COULSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR I READ WITH interest John Koeller's Forum article in the September issue of CONTRACTOR regarding the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling...
Construction productivity is on the rise, but there's room for improvement
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR RALEIGH, N.C. The results of FMI's latest survey on contractor productivity indicate that 54% of respondents think that productivity...
EMCOR buys Comunale
NORWALK, CONN. EMCOR Group announced in early October that it has purchased S.A. Comunale Inc., a privately held fire protection and mechanical services...
In Brief
Mr. Rooter has made Franchise Times magazine's Top 200, according to a listing in its October issue. Ranks are based on sales and the number of franchise...
ISH NA highlights innovation, renewable energy
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR CHICAGO Show management reported a total of 10,932 registered industry professionals at ISH North America, held Sept. 28-30 at McCormick...
Work smarter, not just harder
BY BOB MIODONSKI PUBLISHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR WHENEVER THE government releases statistics that boast about how productive American workers are compared...
More heat, less fuel
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF Visitors to the ISH North America show Sept. 28-30 in Chicago can address their customers' concerns about high...
Mr. Rooter names first female president
WACO, TEXAS Franchised plumbing and drain-cleaning service company Mr. Rooter announced Oct. 30 that it now has a Mrs. Rooter in charge. Mary Kennedy...
Does pool need own gas line?
VIA E-MAIL I saw Dave Yates' column about swimming pools at contractormag.com and have a question about gas lines for pool heaters ("Spring means it's...
PMI clarifies stance on high-efficiency toilet bill
BARBARA C. HIGGENS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PLUMBING MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, ILL. The Forum article by John Koeller appearing in the September issue...
Politics in play on lead bill, waterless urinals
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. You are probably tired of hearing from me with opinions on items in CONTRACTOR magazine, but the August issue again stimulates me...
State laws show public policy advances for subs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. As the 2007 legislative session draws to a close for the majority of states, construction subcontractors in key states have cause to celebrate...
In Brief
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association President Jim Stack recently announced that PHCC has entered an agreement with Hudson, Ink...
Workforce, insurance hinder industry, Finley says
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff NEW ORLEANS Lack of new young people coming into the industry and the high cost of insurance are the two biggest...
Rustic on the outside, high-tech radiant inside
BY STEVE SPAULDING OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SEATTLE The "river" in the Mountain River Lodge refers to the Yakima, and the lodge overlooks a bend of the river...
Make plumbing and HVAC licenses an act of Congress
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. I have been reading in the last couple issues of CONTRACTOR newsmagazine the letters pro and con on the licensing issue. What I see as...
Viega opens N.H. training facility
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR NASHUA, N.H. Viega North America opened its first educational facility Sept. 18 in grand style before a turnout of nearly 350 attendees....
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