Speak like a leader to connect with audience
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WAILEA, HAWAII Judging from the overflow crowd in the compact meeting room here March 20 during the annual convention...
Plumbing contractor Harold H. Craig, 84
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR RALEIGH, N.C. Harold H. Craig, 84, retired owner for 55 years of Craig Plumbing Co. here died April 3 after a long period of declining...
Electric radiant market warms up
Editor's note: The accompanying chart on sales in the electric radiant market appeared on pg. 16 of the Spring 2006 issue of Radiant Living, a supplement...
IAPMO, ICC agree on key elements of joint codes
ONTARIO, CALIF. and FALLS CHURCH, VA. The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and the International Code Council (ICC)...
Milwaukee firefighter leads by example
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR MILWAUKEE How appropriate that a firefighter would build a house with residential sprinklers. What's more, the sprinklers allowed...
Contractors' labor shortage will affect manufacturers
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. If they're not already, plumbing manufacturers better start paying attention to the labor shortages...
Contracting hero recognized for saving Cub Scout's life
When Steve Saleski, a technician with Aiello Home Services in Windsor Locks, Conn., signed on as a guide for a Cub Scouts rafting trip, he didnt know...
Waterless compromise reached in Philly
PHILADELPHIA Negotiations between developers, the plumbers union and the mayor's office here over the issue of waterless urinals have resulted in an agreement...
Contractors and Vendors in the News - May 2006
Contractors Mr. Rooter has added Chris Mellon, marketing manager, to its corporate team. Before making the move to Mr. Rooter, Mellon spent five years...
EMCOR gets 8-year Navy contract in Puget Sound
NORWALK, CONN. EMCOR Group Inc. announced in early February that the U.S. Navy has awarded to EJB Facilities Services Inc., a joint venture for which...
Calendar of Events - May 2006
June MCAA Strategic Estimating Conference June 4-6 Cleveland July Quality Service Contractors Power Meeting July 20-22 San Antonio, Texas September American...
Make direct mail a priority
BY ADAMS HUDSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR Fourth in a series Enough is enough. Over the past few months, you've seen Basnett Plumbing & Heating our Marketing...
Grunau Co. joins APi Group of specialty contractors
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR OAK CREEK, WIS. Grunau Co. President Paul Grunau announced in April that he has sold the company to APi Group, a Minnesota-based...
Hydronics 101
BY DAVE YATES SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR Hey, buddy, can you spare a buck?" Get a job, like the rest of us, you think to yourself. But what if it was, "Hey,...
Industry must battle educators' attitudes
HARRY PARKER DIRECTOR OF TRAINING AND SAFETY DUAL TEMP CO. ALLENTOWN, PA. Great column by Mark Eatherton in the March issue of CONTRACTOR (" What to do...
Battle cry for licensed plumbers
BY GEORGIAN LUSSIER SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR ECONOMIST MILTON Friedman popularized the proverb that everything must be paid for, sooner or later, directly...
A.O. Smith buys American Water Heater parent
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR MILWAUKEE A.O. Smith Corp. on April 3 completed its acquisition of GSW Inc., a Canadian-based manufacturer of water heaters and...
Good advice in April issue
PATTY FRANK MILTON FRANK PLUMBING CO. PAST CHAIRMAN QUALITY SERVICE CONTRACTORS SPRING, TEXAS Great articles in the April issue of CONTRACTOR. And, as...
The 'Catch 22' in training in our industry
BY MIKE BERGEN SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR (Editor's note: The author of the following article contacted CONTRACTOR after reading the letter, "Some technical...
Is lean construction better?
RICHARD F. REZNICEK SR. PROJECT MANAGER H.T. LYONS INC. ALLENTOWN, PA. Thanks much to H. Kent Craig for the reply to my letter which appeared in the April...
In Brief
During the Mechanical Contractors Association of America's new Strategic Estimating Conference June 4-6 in Cleveland, estimators can learn how soft costs...
W. Michigan P&H now Contractors Mechanical
RICHLAND, MICH. - West Michigan Plumbing & Heating has changed its name to Contractors Mechanical, unveiling its new corporate identity. The mechanical...
Moen program trains and certifies plumbers
NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO Two recent studies that Moen said it conducted among contractors and homeowners shed light on important issues in today's plumbing...
Sprinklers save lives
ARNOLD WITZKE FIRE MARSHAL NORTH MAINE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT DES PLAINES, ILL. I received your recent news story on fire sprinklers from an auto-generated...
Function & form
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF While high style and flashy designs may dominate this month's Kitchen/Bath Industry Show in Chicago, exhibitors...
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