Mechanical Inc. buys Borg
FREEPORT, ILL. Mechanical Inc., a division of The Helm Group, has acquired Borg Mechanical Contractors Inc. of Hillside, Ill. The Chicago-area HVAC and...
Rhode Island snow melt is steaming
Special to CONTRACTOR NEWPORT, R.I. The snow melt works so well you can see steam coming off of it, said Charlie McCarthy, the radiant heating guru for...
Roto-Rooter service techs go wireless
CINCINNATI Roto-Rooter Inc., a leading provider of plumbing and drain cleaning services in North America, announced Jan. 22 that it will equip its more...
New I=B=R schools debut at AHR Expo
Special to CONTRACTOR CHICAGO The Hydronics Institute Division of the Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association is resurrecting its legendary I=B=R Schools...
Conflicting toilet test results still swirling about
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff SCHAUMBURG, ILL. Clashing toilet test results are still creating controversy. In October, flushing tests conducted...
Bosch eyes Buderus purchase
Special to CONTRACTOR FRANKFURT, GERMANY German industrial conglomerate Robert Bosch has announced that it is talking with Buderus shareholders about...
Burnham announces reorganization
LANCASTER, PA. Burnham Corp. in early January announced creation of a holding company. Burnham reported that 2002 year-end business conditions have improved...
Condo board hires plumber to stop dhw leaks
By Steve Spaulding Of CONTRACTORs staff PALM BEACH, FLA. When a water heater fails, it can make a huge mess; when it fails in a multi-unit complex it...
EMCOR acquires big facilities manager
NORWALK, CONN. EMCOR Group has purchased facilities maintenance firm Consolidated Engineering Services, a subsidiary of Archstone-Smith. CES provides...
PEX makers win California suit
Special to CONTRACTOR LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has sided with PEX manufacturers in their lawsuit against the state and ordered that...
U.S. companies take action against pipe fitting imports
Special to CONTRACTOR CHICAGO In separate cases, U.S. producers of steel and iron pipe fittings have taken action to stem the flow of Chinese products...
C2000 elects officers, board members
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. Edward A. Wolfe Jr. of Wolfe Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning in Newburgh, N.Y, recently was elected chairman and chief executive...
Rays of hope plumbing market
By William Atkinson Special to CONTRACTOR WHEN IT COMES to predictions for the plumbing market in 2003, the most popular term seems to be cautiously optimistic....
Elliott-Lewis to operate, maintain stadium
CLEVELAND The NFLs Cleveland Browns have hired Elliott-Lewis Corp. of Philadelphia to operate and maintain critical facilities in the teams $290 million...
RPA to give certification test at AHR Expo
CHICAGO The Radiant Panel Association will offer certification testing for radiant system designers and installers Jan. 28 at AHR Expo 2003 here. The...
Exelon mechanicals merge in Chicago
CHICAGO Two Chicago mechanical contractors, Exelon Services Midwest Mechanical and Exelon Services VA Smith, have combined operations to form Exelon Services...
Linc Network creates closer links
PITTSBURGH The Linc Service Contractor Network recently announced two organizational changes to strengthen the alignment between the 103 independently...
Sempra wins $98 million GSA contract
SAN DIEGO Sempra Energy Solutions, the retail-marketing arm of Sempra Energy, has been awarded a $98 million, 20-year energy-services contract by the...
Construction firms invest in leadership programs
NEW ORLEANS Hiring may be down as the economy slows, but leading architecture, engineering and construction firms say theyre spending more to train their...
Fearless and Relentless
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff Kinetics Group is our Mechanical Contractor of the Year, in part, because the semiconductor market tanked. The...
CES starts hospital jobs
ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FLA. Comprehensive Energy Services has started work on a $1.6 million HVAC contract for the Inpatient Tower expansion at Florida Hospital-Fish...
Contractor referral service expands to St. Louis, Atlanta
By William Atkinson Special to CONTRACTOR INDIANAPOLIS Angies List, a company that collects customer satisfaction ratings on local service providers such...
Remodeler predicts bath, kitchen trends
WACO, TEXAS Nine of 10 households invest more in real estate than they do in the stock market, and that fact continues to drive demand for the $120 billion...
Hydronic, radiant sales still on the rise
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MANUFACTURERS of hydronic and radiant heating equipment are optimistic about business in 2003, with most predicting...
Bell & Gossett unveils heat exchanger programs
MORTON GROVE, ILL. Bell & Gossett has announced a heat exchanger service program offering reconditioning, service and repair of any make or brand of heat...
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