'No interruption' in business after Amtrol files Chapter 11
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WEST WARWICK, R.I. Hydronics manufacturer Amtrol has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection because it cannot...
Hydronics market to see modest growth in 2007
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SALES AND SHIPMENTS in the hydronic heating market should increase in the low single digits in 2007, manufacturers...
QSC Power Meeting to 'Strive for Excellence'
Members of Quality Service Contractors will be told Feb. 22-24 at their Power Meeting XXVI in Scottsdale, Ariz., that superior business management processes...
ASHRAE Meeting Centers On Energy Efficiency
ASHRAE will show off its technical expertise Jan. 29-31 in Dallas at the 2007 AHR Expo where 16 technical sessions will be held. Designed to share ASHRAEs...
In Brief
Bradford White continued its industry support by donating $15,000 to the Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors National Association. The company gave...
A Crescent City Welcome
Eighty years of service in New Orleans and the loyalty of customers and employees make Bienvenu Brothers Enterprises our Mechanical Contractor of the...
Bienvenu Brothers exemplifies the best
MUCH HAS been said about making ones own luck. Thats true of the way Bienvenu Brothers Enterprises survived Hurricane Katrina. The company got lucky when...
Weil-McLain and CPSC recall Ultra Series boilers for CO hazard
WASHINGTON WeilMcLain and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in November announced a voluntary recall of Weil-McLain Ultra Series gas boilers....
Construction material prices to rise by 6% to 8%
WASHINGTON "A welcome slide in energy costs gave producer prices, including those for construction, much-needed relief in October," said Ken Simonson,...
Comfortech Roadshows Unveil New Program Of '07
The highly successful Comfortech RoadShow Series will return in 2007 with an all-new program for plumbing and HVAC contractors. Produced and managed by...
Few contractors plan for business growth
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF CHARLESTON, S.C. Contractors want to grow but few have any idea how to do it right. Steven Little, senior consultant...
Contractors and Vendors in the News - December 2006
Contractors Scott McQuade, a construction manager with Trimech Corp., a subsidiary of EMCOR Group in New Jersey, has received the 2006 EMCOR Diamond Award...
In Brief
Mechanical contracting company Haberberger has been recognized by Anheuser-Busch Cos. for its safe working environment and was recently presented the...
Contractors will feel urban-infill' impact
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WASHINGTON Aging and upwardly mobile ethnic population shifts are among the factors contributing to "urban infill"...
Yellowpages.com Data Says Holiday Season Busiest For Plumbers
Turkey, sweet potatoes and much more head down the drain and through the garbage disposer during the holidays. The result is the busiest plumbing season...
Pa. contractor helps fix Katrina's ravages
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF PIPERSVILLE, PA. Mechanical contractor Worth & Co. in early November sent 14 employees, trucks and supplies to...
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...
Kohler Crowns 'Fastest Plumber' In Contest
Eight professional plumbers from across the country competed Oct. 29 in the second annual Kohler Co.-sponsored "Fastest Plumber Contest" at Lambeau Field,...
New Year's Resolution: Plan for 2007
OF THE 90,000 to 100,000 plumbing and HVAC contractors in business today, less than 10% do any planning, consultant John LaPlant told us a couple months...
Most requested products
1 THE TITAN TRIANGLE TOILET can be installed in the corner of the bathroom, giving homeowners and designers maximum space-saving functionality. The gravityfed...
QSC Power Meeting to Strive for Excellence'
FALLS CHURCH, VA. Members of Quality Service Contractors will be told Feb. 22-24, 2007, at their Power Meeting XXVI in Scottsdale, Ariz., that superior...
Sprinklers douse townhouse fire with minor damage
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTORS STAFF DURANGO, COLO. Former firefighter Gretchen Schmeisser watched in disbelief as flames from her overheated van threatened...
Editors choices
1 THE WALL-MOUNTED CONDENSING MASCOT BOILER offers high efficiency and versatility in a small package. The low NOx, sealed-combustion, fullymodulating...
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