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...
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Plumbing styles at Builders' Show bridge contemporary and traditional designs. BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff Plumbing manufacturers say they will...
Contractors Receive 3% Tax Credit on Profits
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WASHINGTON Contractors involved in construction or substantial renovations will be eligible for a 3% tax credit...
Nextstat Sets Money Masters
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. Nexstar will sponsor a Money Masters program April 15-16 in the Chicago area for owners of independent electrical, HVAC and plumbing...
New MCAA President: Industry Must Face Image Issue
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff NEW YORK Stanley Berger is a hard-core people person, an unusual trait for an accountant; then again, Berger noted...
Benicia Plumbing Helps Teen on Extreme Makeover
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff BENICIA, CALIF. Imagine being a 17-year-old girl with a life threatening condition that makes it impossible to...
Lean Thinking Works in Construction Too
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WAILEA, HAWAII A contractors bid price today is his cost plus his margin, quality consultant Dennis Sowards told...
Contractors See Industry Growth Despite Frustrations
Special to CONTRACTOR ORLANDO, FLA. If youre a subcontractor, the most frustrating part of your business probably is managing the productivity of your...
Schedule Compression Can Hurt Productivity on Job
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WAILEA, HAWAII Schedule delays, changes and acceleration are facts of life for new construction contractors, who...
Comfortech RoadShows to Offer Industry Education in Six Cities
CLEVELAND CONTRACTOR and Contracting Business magazines will produce six regional events in April and May, beginning April 14 in San Diego, under the...
Father and Son Plumbers Get Prison Sentences in NY Transit Case
Special to CONTRACTOR NEW YORK A Brooklyn, N.Y., plumber and his son were sentenced Jan. 28 to prison for stealing millions of dollars from the citys...
Oil Heat Cares
Volunteers help NAOHSM's program deliver a holiday miracle. BY Dave Yates Special to CONTRACTOR Two weeks before Thanksgiving, I received a call from...
Delta to Unveil Filtered Faucet
INDIANAPOLIS Delta Faucet Co. announced that it is partnering with PUR Water Filtration Products, a division of Procter & Gamble, to produce a filtered...
Rising Above the Pack
Relationships, with customers and inside the company, make the difference for Great Lakes Plumbing & Heating. BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff...
Possible Cure Found For Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases
Carbon Monoxide Statistics: Carbon monoxide (CO) is the number one cause of poisoning deaths in the United States. According to the Journal of the American...
Charlotte Pipe Buys Thompson Plastics
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Co. in December 2004 acquired Thompson Plastics, a privately owned manufacturer of CPVC-CTS pipe and fittings....
Industry Joins Tsunami Relief Effort
Special to CONTRACTOR MAJOR INDUSTRY associations are urging their contractor members to aid the victims of the tsunami that devastated southern Asia....
Burnham Expands In PA
LANCASTER, PA. Hydronic and HVAC product manufacturer Burnham Holdings Inc. in early December announced an expansion and realignment of its Lancaster,...
Survey Shows Optimism in Construction Industry
TEMPE, ARIZ. The 29th annual CIT Construction Industry Forecast indicates that U.S. construction industry leaders are predicting a strong year ahead....
Wireless Dispatch Helps You, Your Customers
By Greg Crumpton, Mechanical Contractor HAVE YOU EVER wondered if paperless dispatching is right for your company? If youre interested in increasing the...
Contractors Can Use Supply Chain to Increase Profits: Study
Special to CONTRACTOR ROCKVILLE, MD. Contractors can be more profitable by streamlining their work methods, improving relationships with key suppliers...
ABS Adopts Linc Identity
HOUSTON On the heels of celebrating its 25th anniversary, Houston-based Affiliated Building Services LLC, (ABS) a provider of outsourced facility management...
Spread Word About CO Tests
DENVER Hydronics columnist Mark Eatherton has created a press release that should help CONTRACTOR readers publicize the importance of carbon monoxide...
Viola Reappointed to Code Panels
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. Plumbing Manufacturers Institute Technical Director David Viola will again serve as a member of the PHCC - NAs National Standard Plumbing...
Management Columnist Joe Schmitt Dies
Special to CONTRACTOR ST. CHARLES, MO. Joseph R. Schmitt Sr., who gave business management advice to CONTRACTOR readers for 20 years through his monthly...
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