Hudson Joins Contractor to Offer Marketing Strategies
DES PLAINES, ILL. Marketing expert Adams Hudson joins CONTRACTOR this month with a monthly column. His first column, which addresses plumbing contractors...
Meeting Draws 500 to New Zealand
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND The Seventh World Plumbing Conference, held in early March here, attracted more than 500 delegates, representing 15 countries. Opened...
How Plumbing Standards Can Slow Innovation
By R. Bruce Martin, Special to CONTRACTOR National plumbing standards are important because they help protect public health and safety. While there is...
Advocate Urges Contractors to Become 'Green' Leaders
BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. Mechanical contractors are ideally situated to make a significant impact on the green building...
Contractors in the News
Contractors THE PLUMBING, HEATING and Cooling Contractors Association of Lake and McHenry Counties, Ill., has named David Ariano of Ravinia Plumbing and...
UA, Calif. PHCC Clash on Open Shop Apprentice Program
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The California Pipe Trades Council and the California Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors...
Nation's Biggest Builders Will Polarize Housing Market
BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff SAVANNAH, GA. The nations 10 biggest home builders will continue to grow at the expense of medium-sized builders,...
EPA to Strengthen Lead in Drinking Water Rules
WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is initiating the Drinking Water Lead Reduction Plan to strengthen, update and clarify existing requirements...
2005 is a great year Giants rebound
For a change, we dont have too many caveats and cautions in our Book of Giants, compared with years past. The Giants are enjoying a good year, with a...
ISH at 'The Outer Limits'
By Dave Yates, Special to CONTRACTOR A visit to ISH in Frankfurt, Germany, must be seen, felt and heard to understand the visceral experience that had...
Calendar of Industry Events
Kitchen/Bath Industry Show May 10-12 Las Vegas CONTRACTOR Magazine Comfortech RoadShow May 18 Fort Collins, Colo. National Association of Oil Heat Service...
Fluidics Wins Safety Award
PHILADELPHIA Fluidics Inc., a mechanical-electrical-service contractor based here, has been awarded a 2004 Mechanical Contractors Association of America...
Giants Breakdown
Giants Breakdown Rank Company/Location Current Revenue HVAC Plumbing Refrigeration Fire Protection Water/Waste Water Treatment Piping Sheet Metal Controls/...
Respect for Our Industry Starts from Within
To comment on an article, email Bob Miodonski at bmiodonski@penton.com Respect for Our Industry Starts from WithinCAMP HILL, PA. I was lunching with two...
Workshops Slated at Heat Pump Conference
LAS VEGAS Two workshops will be held in conjunction with the eighth IEA International Heat Pump Conference May 30-June 2 here. The workshops will be held...
Online Service Connects Contractors, Homeowners
GOLDEN, COLO. Online marketplace provider ServiceMagic Inc. (www.servicemagic.com), has announced the launch of its one-to-one matching service in partnership...
Giants enjoy the rebound
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF THE NEWS THIS YEAR is much better than we have been obligated to report in the past few years. This time around,...
Contractor's top ten companies by region
Midwest Rank Comapnay/Location $Million 7 FirstEnergy Facilities Services Group, Akron, Ohio $398.00 9 Residential Services Group, Dayton, Ohio $350.00...
Contractors Cited During Small Business Week
PRINCETON, N.J. Joseph and Scott Needham, owners of Princeton Air Conditioning, have been selected as the U.S. Small Business Administrations 2005 New...
OPEN Prototype House Initiative Begins Testing
BOSTON, MASS AND WALPOLE, NH The OPEN Prototype Initiative, led by the MIT Open Source Building Alliance (OSBA) and Bensonwood Homes, has announced it...
Contractor's top ten by type of work
Fire protection Rank Company/Location $Millions 29 S.A. Comunale Co. Inc., Barberton, Ohio $100.46 42 VSC/Virginia Sprinkler Corp., Ashland, Va. $91.10...
Skills Can Be Donated to Help Troops
KANSAS CITY, MO. Since it began in June 2004, the Unmet Needs Program has given money to more than 200 American military families facing financial hardships...
Wilson Supply Reports Growth
HOUSTON Wilson Supply reported strong growth in 2004 from a geographic and product standpoint. Revenues grew in all the companys major product lines pipe,...
Big On Service
Perhaps not large by Texas standards, the showroom at Milton Frank Plumbing Co. holds its own against the big-box home centers. BY ROBERT P. MADER of...
$1 in Maintenance Contract Should Yield $3 in Repairs
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. The existing building market never gets smaller and equipment is constantly marching toward...
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