Mid-Atlantic to see biggest industrial growth
HOUSTON Manufacturers in the Mid-Atlantic region are expected in 2006 to break ground on the largest increase in industrial project spending in the United...
EPA data lacking about lead in water: GAO report
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency can't properly protect children from lead in drinking water in schools because...
Use a water jetter to clear clogged drains
BY MARTY SILVERMAN SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR RUTH COLEMAN, a schoolteacher in Somerset, Pa., came home to find her basement flooded. The whole house was tied...
Get ready to take advantage of change
WHAT'S MOST striking about Farmer & Irwin, our Mechanical Contractor of the Year, is how a company that turns 50 in October has been so adaptable to change....
Plumbing industry in '06 'a 7 or an 8'
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR HIGH PRICES FOR metals and other raw materials, continuing consolidation of suppliers and more green building...
Farmer & Irwin: adapts to change
FARMER & IRWIN CORP., Riveria Beach, Fla., is nearly a half century old, but it exudes the energy of youth. Because of the dynamism and forward thinking...
Johnson Controls completes York acquisition
MILWAUKEE Johnson Controls in mid-December 2005 completed its acquisition of HVACR equipment and services supplier York International. Johnson Controls...
Comfortech RoadShows to offer tips to boost sales, people power
CLEVELAND CONTRACTOR and Contracting Business magazines will kick off their second annual Comfortech RoadShow Series Feb. 1 in Dallas. The six regional...
ServiceMaster may sell plumbing, HVAC operations
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. In a little-noticed Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Nov. 4, 2005, ServiceMaster Corp. said it was...
In Brief
The National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers is accepting submissions for its 2006 installation contest. Oil-heating companies wishing to...
Hydronic market to grow 4% to 5%
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF IF YOU LOOK only at boiler shipment statistics from the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association, it looks as...
Material prices, hurricanes to shape nonresidential sector
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR MECHANICAL contractors who work on the nonresidential side of the business will continue to see rising material prices in 2006....
Basnett P&H to receive 'Marketing Makeover'
LITTLETON, MASS. Basnett Plumbing & Heating will receive custom-designed marketing pieces and a customized marketing plan as the winner of the Marketing...
Roto-Rooter's Top 5 recoveries of '05
CINCINNATI Roto-Rooter surveyed its field technicians throughout North America to find the strangest items recovered from pipes, toilets and trenches...
EMCOR launches missing children initiative
HARTFORD, CONN. Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Ernie Allen, president and CEO of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, joined EMCOR...
New York, utility launch home energy program
UNIONDALE, N.Y. The Long Island Power Authority and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority have launched the Home Performance with...
Sprinklers more reliable now: NFPA report
QUINCY, MASS. The National Fire Protection Association released an updated report in mid-September with new evidence that it said shows the value of automatic...
Earnings can attract plumbing apprentices
(Fourth in a series) GERRY KENNEDY RECALLS an acquaintance telling him that his son, a second-year plumbing apprentice, already was earning more than...
Evolving like a startup
Forward thinking and ever adapting, 49-year-old Farmer & Irwin keeps its edge. BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF Steve Irwin adapts easily to change,...
Energy law can help contractors sell
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF WASHINGTON Starting Jan. 1, 2006, provisions of the first comprehensive energy legislation in more than a decade...
Service jobs demand training, different skill sets
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF VANCOUVER, B.C. Contractors who operate nonresidential service companies must hire and train employees to fulfill...
Industrial construction spending
HOUSTON The industrial market in the north central part of the country expects strong construction activity to start 2006 after an impressive turnaround...
Contractors and Vendors in the News - December 2005
Contractors J. F. Ahern Co. has appointed James Lippold as HVAC project manager. He brings more than nine years' industry experience to JFA. Lippold most...
ICC offers phone seminars
FALLS CHURCH, VA. Contractors can learn about changes to the 2006 International Codes while earning continuing education and learning units by participating...
Home study program for plumbing apprentices - December 05
As the plumbing industry continues to experience shortages in the labor pool, many contractors are looking for alternatives to maintain a competent workforce....
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