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...

Toilet Tests Show Most Models Can Do the Job 

BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Plumbing engineer John Koeller of California and Canadian engineer Bill Gauley of Veritec...

Hydronics Meeting April 26-27 

TORONTO Hydronics industry members will gather April 26-27 at the biannual Great Lakes Hydronics Conference here to update and share their industry knowledge...

Foreign-born Workers Deserve Respect 

BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff SAVANNAH, GA. As more foreign-born workers enter the construction industry, contractors should know how to recruit,...

Comfort Systems EVP Resigns 

HOUSTON HVAC contracting consolidator Comfort Systems USA announced in mid-March that J. Gordon Beittenmiller is resigning his roles as executive vice...

AHR Expo Shows Innovative Solutions 

Special to CONTRACTOR Editors note: Part 1 of our coverage of the AHR Expo Feb. 7-9 ran on pg. 1 of our March issue. ORLANDO, FLA. While much of the water...

Recirculation Retrofit Delivers Hot Water 

Special to CONTRACTOR LANCASTER, PA. Hot water recirculation for domestic water systems has created a lot of buzz these days, spurred primarily by consumer...

Internet Growing As Sales Tool 

GOLDEN, COLO. Internet marketplace provider ServiceMagic Inc. (www.servicemagic.com) has reported that about 31,000 residential contractors and home service...

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...

Linc Buys Pro Mechanical 

PITTSBURGH The Linc Group has bought Phoenix-based Pro Mechanical Services, and its branch location in Tucson, Ariz. Linc is a provider of mechanical...

Stick to Job Plan to Increase Labor Productivity 

BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. If youre going to have an estimate bust, youre better off knowing up front, Paul Stynchcomb...

Calif. Officials Change Minds, Pick ICC Codes 

Special to CONTRACTOR SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The California Building Standards Commission voted in mid-March to rescind its July 29, 2003, decision by an...

Wyoming to Sprinkler All Dormitories 

Special to CONTRACTOR CHEYENNE, WYO. The University of Wyoming in Laramie and the states seven community colleges have begun a voluntary effort to install...

Plumbing Product Sales to Hit $8.7 Billion this Year 

BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff COMMACK, N.Y. In 2005, U.S. manufacturers sales of plumbing fixtures and fittings are expected to reach $8.7 billion....

AHR Expo Sets Exhibitor Record 

BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff ORLANDO, FLA. For the first time in its 75-year history, the AHR Expo came here, attracting a large number of...

Transitional Style 

Plumbing styles at Builders' Show bridge contemporary and traditional designs. BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff Plumbing manufacturers say they will...

Linc Adds Real Estate Services 

HOUSTON National mechanical and facility management company Linc Facility Services has signed an alliance agreement with CRESA Partners, an international...

EMCOR Wins $44 Million Job 

NORWALK, CONN. EMCOR Group announced in late February that its wholly owned subsidiary Shambaugh & Son was awarded a $44 million project to serve as prime...

1 Contractor in 5 Closes Annually: Report 

DALLAS An analysis of government data reveals an annual business failure rate of 20% among plumbing, heating and air conditioning companies, according...

Train Foremen to be Field Managers 

BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff LANSDOWNE, VA. Two quick and effective although possibly unpopular ways to improve productivity are to eliminate...

MSI Occupies Training Center 

ORLANDO, FLA. General contractor McCree Inc. handled interior renovations for Orlando-based Mechanical Services Inc.s newly occupied manufacturing and...

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