Be selfish this holiday season!
BY JOE HODES SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WHAT ARE YOU in business for? Are you risking everything each day only to spend your "free" time trying to figure out...
Talk won't make meetings powerful
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF DENVER In preparing for a business meeting, you should devote most of your attention to how you start it and how...
Utility program covers plumbing emergencies
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF VOORHEES, N.J. Independent water utility American Water has introduced the InHome Plumbing Emergency Program,...
Comfortech RoadShows to visit six cities
CLEVELAND The successful Comfortech RoadShow Series will return in 2007 with an all-new program for plumbing and HVAC contractors. Produced and managed...
Make sure high-efficiency toilets work
BY LAKE COULSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR I READ WITH interest John Koeller's Forum article in the September issue of CONTRACTOR regarding the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling...
Construction productivity is on the rise, but there's room for improvement
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR RALEIGH, N.C. The results of FMI's latest survey on contractor productivity indicate that 54% of respondents think that productivity...
Work smarter, not just harder
BY BOB MIODONSKI PUBLISHER AND EDITORIAL DIRECTOR WHENEVER THE government releases statistics that boast about how productive American workers are compared...
EMCOR buys Comunale
NORWALK, CONN. EMCOR Group announced in early October that it has purchased S.A. Comunale Inc., a privately held fire protection and mechanical services...
More heat, less fuel
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF Visitors to the ISH North America show Sept. 28-30 in Chicago can address their customers' concerns about high...
In Brief
Mr. Rooter has made Franchise Times magazine's Top 200, according to a listing in its October issue. Ranks are based on sales and the number of franchise...
Does pool need own gas line?
VIA E-MAIL I saw Dave Yates' column about swimming pools at contractormag.com and have a question about gas lines for pool heaters ("Spring means it's...
PMI clarifies stance on high-efficiency toilet bill
BARBARA C. HIGGENS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PLUMBING MANUFACTURERS INSTITUTE SCHAUMBURG, ILL. The Forum article by John Koeller appearing in the September issue...
ISH NA highlights innovation, renewable energy
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR CHICAGO Show management reported a total of 10,932 registered industry professionals at ISH North America, held Sept. 28-30 at McCormick...
As company marks 100 years, contractor looks forward
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ALSIP, ILL. Some contractors think about doing something different, but Bill Erickson thinks about doing something...
Mr. Rooter names first female president
WACO, TEXAS Franchised plumbing and drain-cleaning service company Mr. Rooter announced Oct. 30 that it now has a Mrs. Rooter in charge. Mary Kennedy...
Treated wastewater saves drinking supply
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR SAN PEDRO, CALIF. A water recycling facility here is saving 2.5 million gal. of potable water daily enough potable water to serve...
ASHRAE to develop water saving standard
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON A representative of the U.S. Department of Energy has invited the plumbing industry to give its feedback on a water conservation...
Private equity firm to buy Jacuzzi and Zurn
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Private equity firm Apollo Management L.P. announced in mid-October that it is buying Jacuzzi Brands for $1.25...
Victaulic acquires NIBCO's half of NVent
EASTON, PA. Victaulic Co. and NIBCO announced in mid-October that Victaulic has acquired full ownership of NVent, a joint venture of the two companies...
MCAA introduces seminars on safety, finance
ROCKVILLE, MD. The Mechanical Contractors Association of America has added a four-hour course on The Profitability of Safety to the curriculum of Job...
Clockwork Home Services plans 1,500 contractor locations
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SARASOTA, FLA. Clockwork Home Services in early September announced its acquisition of Nashville, Tenn.-based...
Contest reveals top apprentices
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR CHICAGO Christopher Platner of Windsor, N.Y., won first place in the 2006 International Plumbing Apprentice Contest, held Sept....
Plastic pipe maker donates appliances
LIVINGSTON, N.J. Plastic pipe producer J-M Manufacturing Co. has remained active in its Hurricane Katrina relief efforts one year after the devastating...
Service Master Co. sells ARS
DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. The ServiceMaster Co. announced in early October that it has completed the sale of American Residential Services, its plumbing and...
Find 'green' in green buildings
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF AUSTIN, TEXAS The other "green" in the green movement the folding kind is why construction firms should market...
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