AMPAM downgraded after disappointing 2Q
NEW YORK Standard & Poors Ratings Services announced Aug. 19 that it has placed its single--plus corporate credit rating on American Plumbing & Mechanical...
Unique facility treats wastewater
ATLANTA Fulton County, Georgia, in metro Atlanta, has opened its new Cauley Creek Water Reclamation plant, which uses ultra-filtration membrane technology....
NFPA releases national building code
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff QUINCY, MASS. The National Fire Protection Association upped the ante in the competition for national building...
The Heat's On Suppliers
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff Product quality and availability are the most important factors when hydronic heating contractors make purchasing...
Defense picks IBC for military construction
FALLS CHURCH, VA. The U.S. Department of Defense has selected the International Building Code as a primary reference in its Unified Facilities Criteria,...
California court deals blow to open-shop apprenticeship
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff SACRAMENTO, CALIF. A California court has dealt a blow to an open-shop apprenticeship program run by the California...
Retired couple exercises the radiant option
Special to CONTRACTOR JACKSON, N.J. After living in their comfortable new home here for a little more than a year, Neil and Shirley Sullivan cant believe...
Bush cuts tariffs on more steel imports
WASHINGTON President George W. Bush announced Aug. 22 that he would exclude another 178 imported steel product categories from the high protective tariffs...
SEC charges Watts Horne with insider trading
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a complaint against Timothy P. Horne, former chairman and chief executive officer...
Consumers turning to Web for more home improvements
PALO ALTO, CALIF. Consumers increasingly are using the Internet to find and connect with local contractors and home-improvement specialists, according...
BuildPoint to help EMCOR market 65 units to GCs
REDWOOD SHORES, CALIF. BuildPoint Corp., a software company that specializes in provider relationship management for the construction industry, in mid-August...
Radiant ceiling is high-tech cool
by Robert P. Mader of CONTRACTORs staff HAMPTON, N.H. The Web site for high-tech manufacturer QA Technologies notes, The goals of our company are pursued...
Don't Be A Victim of TOXIC MOLD
By William Atkinson Special to CONTRACTOR Toxic mold is being compared to the asbestos problem of the late 1970s and early 80s. Of the 100,000 species...
Nevada contractors battle trial lawyers
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff LAS VEGAS Nevada builders and subcontractors are locked in a battle with trial lawyers over construction defects....
Kohlers response to 9/11 results in mobile showers
by Robert P. Mader of CONTRACTORs staff KOHLER, WIS. An entirely new line of business has developed out of Kohler Co.s response to the events of last...
Gain customer loyalty by design, not by accident
BY BOB MIODONSKI Of CONTRACTORs staff LAS VEGAS If youre a contractor, you really dont want satisfied or even happy customers, said Dennis Sowards, quality...
A.O. Smith dedicates customer care facility
ASHLAND CITY, TENN. Saying that it is one company that takes customer service seriously, A. O. Smith Water Products Co. on July 17 officially opened a...
UA apprentices earn while they learn
Special to CONTRACTOR WASHINGTON Service technicians who become certified in a new United Association program can be awarded 30 college credits if they...
In-Sink-Erator announces hot water dispenser recall
RACINE, WIS. In-Sink-Erator, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling about 252,000 half-gallon instant...
Geberit buys Chicago Faucet
SPECIAL to CONTRACTOR DES PLAINES, ILL. Switzerland-based Geberit Group acquired 100% of the shares of the Chicago Faucet Co., located here, effective...
PEOPLE NEWS
Contractors James Chambers was promoted to senior project manager of Murphy Co. Mechanical Contractors and Engineers in St. Louis. He had been a project...
NAOHSM Sets Attendance Mark
HARTFORD CONN. At its first-ever annual convention in New England, the National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers set best-ever records for...
Conservation Group Seeks Toilet Flapper Standard
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff WHEN IS A 1.6-gal.-per-flush toilet not a 1.6 gpf toilet? As soon as the homeowner replaces the flapper, according...
MCAA Writes CSI, Opposes Specs Changes
Special to CONTRACTOR ROCKVILLE, MD. MCAA President Robert W. FitzGerald is urging the Construction Specifications Institute to not abandon Division 15...
Miodonski named publisher of CONTRACTOR
DES PLAINES, ILL. CONTRACTOR Editorial Director Bob Miodonski has been named publisher of the magazine. He succeeds Jim McDermott, who is retiring after...
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