New Kamco Facility to Speed Shipments
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO About 150 guests, vendors and employees attended the official opening June 20 of Kamco Products new location here. Activities for the...
ISH to Feature Design, New Product Showcases
LAS VEGAS ISH North America will host its Design Plus exhibit featuring European products recognized for their outstanding and innovative design. ISH-NA...
MCAA Backs Bill Giving Tax Break for Fire Sprinklers
ROCKVILLE, MD. Mechanical Contractors Association of America and local MCA affiliates have been meeting with the staffs of U.S. Reps. Curt Weldon, R-Pa.,...
Low-Flush Toilets Take Bean Curd Test
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Researchers are conducting yet another round of toilet testing, and the bean curd will inevitably...
EMCOR Gets Top Kudos From Consulting Firm
NORWALK, CONN. EMCOR Group Inc., the nations largest mechanical and electrical contractor, has received two prestigious awards from Frost & Sullivan,...
'Unique' Radiant System in Wholesaler's Warehouse
Special to CONTRACTOR HILLSIDE, N.J. Next to its existing 18,000-sq.-ft. facility here, West Side Plumbing Supply has opened a new 10,000-sq.-ft. warehouse...
GSW, CPSC Announce Recall of Water Heater Temperature Controls
WASHINGTON, D.C. Water heater manufacturer GSW Industries Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of S.I.T....
Burnham Jacket Promotion
LANCASTER, PA. Plumbing and heating contractors who purchase a Burnham Hydronics residential boiler in August from a participating Burnham distributor...
California City Gives Away Water-Saving Fixtures
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff RIALTO, CALIF. The city of Rialto is experiencing such a severe water shortage that its giving away Home Depot...
Woman Contractor Piles Up Awards
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MECHANICSBURG, PA. The mind of Emily Hoffman is constantly whirring. The Pennsylvania contractor has been named...
R.I. Passes Fire Sprinkler Retrofit Law
Special to CONTRACTOR PROVIDENCE, R.I. The Rhode Island General Assembly has passed a new fire sprinkler retrofit law for nightclubs in response to the...
I=B=R Schools Offer Hydronic Training
Special to CONTRACTOR BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. A total of 64 students in June attended classes on hydronic heating system design, installation and troubleshooting...
How to Sell Oil Heat Against Other Fuels
By BOB MIODONSKI Of CONTRACTORs staff HERSHEY, PA. The similarity between oil heat and massage therapy may not be immediately apparent to many homeowners...
Owens Corning Remodeling Biz Growing
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff TOLEDO, OHIO Owens Corning is rolling out HOMExperts Home Repair and Remodeling. The service includes plumbing...
Hydronics Roundtable Targets New Homes
by Mike Murphy special to CONTRACTOR According to research studies presented by Burnham Hydronics at the First Hydronics Roundtable, held April 30 in...
Most on-site time is unproductive: expert
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Most workers arent goofing off. In fact, only about 5% of the time spent on a construction site is...
Vo-tech students learn the ropes of radiant
BY STEVE SPAULDING Of CONTRACTORs staff EASTON, PA. The Career Institute of Technology vocational training school offers a wide variety of programs in...
Buy, Lease or Rent?
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON Special to CONTRACTOR WHEN IT COMES to paying for the use of equipment on a job, you can consider outright purchase, lease or rent....
Last Planner Process Aids Construction
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Theres an awful lot of wheel-spinning that goes on at construction sites. Dennis Sowards offered...
Court Strikes Down California Energy Rules
Special to CONTRACTOR SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has issued a permanent injunction enjoining the...
Lies, Damn Lies and Construction Projects
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Contractors in the hallways here at MCAAs mid-year educational conference called the case study that...
Growing into the Hydronics Market
BY MIKE WEIL Special to CONTRACTOR No matter what you may hear in the field, over the dinner table, at trade shows, or in association meetings, the truth...
Residential Services Group Not All-Encompassing
Special to CONTRACTOR HOUSTON Its all over except for some of the paper shuffling and the company that used to be Encompass Services is already referring...
Protecting Your Wallet from Mold
BY SUSAN LINDEN MCGREEVY Special to CONTRACTOR (Editors note: This is the second in a series of articles on mold written by CONTRACTOR legal expert Susan...
Not the Same Old, Same Old
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff Theres no better place to see decorative plumbing fixtures and fittings than the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show, held...
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