Water heater double whammy
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff WATER HEATER manufacturers are facing two significant design and manufacturing challenges in the next 20 months....
Homeowners win $3.2 million from Goodyear, Heatway
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff DENVER Five Beaver Creek, Colo., homeowners and a homeowners association have won a $3.2 million jury verdict...
Wrong way to lower fixture flush requirements
WHILE CALIFORNIA must be applauded for taking the problem of its water shortages head on, a new bill there that would lower the required amount of water...
A.O. Smith moves offices
IRVING, TEXAS A. O. Smith Water Products Co. has announced that it is moving its headquarters to the Ashland City, Tenn., site of the primary manufacturing...
Calif. bill would mandate lower-flushing fixtures
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF STATELINE, NEV. A proposed California law that would lower the required amount of water used to flush toilets and...
OSHA not finished with ergonomics
By William Atkinson Special to CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON Business and industry heaved a sigh of relief in March 2001 when Congress invoked the Congressional...
U.S. steel shipments dip in 1st quarter, imports up
Special to CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON Despite a sharp drop in steel imports in March, U.S. mills shipped less steel in the first quarter than in the same period...
Plumbers Pride targets contractors
MONTGOMERY, ALA. The Water Heater Division of the Rheem Manufacturing Co. has launched a marketing program through its wholesalers dedicated to the licensed...
Roto-Rooter contest seeks D-I-Y mishaps
CINCINNATI Roto-Rooter is calling on do-it-yourselfers to share their most catastrophic home plumbing disaster for The Do-It-Yourself Disaster Contest....
Roto-Rooter parent to sell patient unit
CINCINNATI Roto-Rooter parent Chemed Corp. in May announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell its wholly owned Patient Care subsidiary to...
Safe Haven
Click here to download this article in an Adobe Acrobat PDF version. Some trends were unmistakable at the first Kitchen/Bath Industry Show since last...
ECR International recalls gas boilers
Special to CONTRACTOR UTICA, N.Y. ECR International, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling about 8,000...
Mechanical innovation marks Pittsburgh convention center
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PITTSBURGH Architect Rafael Vinoly took his inspiration from the Allegheny River and three nearby suspension bridges...
RPA names contest winners, elects officers at 2002 meeting
Special to CONTRACTOR CINCINNATI The Radiant Heating Conference and Expo, held May 8-11 here, attracted 1,067 registrants and 106 exhibitors. Total attendance...
Radiant upgrades help comfort, bottom line
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff CINCINNATI Never make any assumptions about what a customer will buy was the message at two seminars May 10 at...
MCAA joins landmark effort to cut energy use in buildings
By Robert Mader Of Contractors's Staff NEW YORK Former President Bill Clinton in mid-May announced the creation of a global Energy Efficiency Building...
Commercial radiant offers challenges
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff CINCINNATI Some residential radiant contractors may be thinking of diversifying into commercial markets. Theres...
9/11 attacks hike insurance costs
BY WILLIAM ATKINSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR IF YOU ARE having a difficult time getting property-and-casualty insurance coverage for projects and the availability...
Khan Scholarship Fund surpasses $120,000 mark
FALLS CHURCH, VA. The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry has donated $15,000 to the Imran Khan...
GSW Inc. buys American Water Heater Co.
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR JOHNSON CITY, TENN. Canadian water heater manufacturer GSW Inc. purchased American Water Heater Co. in early April from Southcorp...
Feds indict councilman, former UA local official
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MINNEAPOLIS A federal grand jury has indicted the former business manager of United Association Plumbers Local...
Will Home Depot buy larger wholesaler?
BY BOB MIODONSKI Of CONTRACTORs staff TUCSON, ARIZ. Unless The Home Depot buys a giant wholesaler such as Ferguson Enterprises, the retailer may not increase...
Ed McMahon files mold suit
LOS ANGELES Former Tonight Show announcer Ed McMahon filed a $20 million lawsuit in April against his home insurance company, which he claimed had mishandled...
RSES extends class discounts to non-members
DES PLAINES, ILL. The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society said it will extend discounts on RSES seminars to members of sister associations, including...
Contractors dream home radiates comfort
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. When visitors see the mechanical room of Mike Lanzillottos new house here, they tell him that a picture of...
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