Contractors report economy is hurting businesses
Plumbing and HVAC companies throughout the U.S are experiencing a greater decrease in business than ever before due to stock prices nose-diving on Sept....
Salary survey results released by MEP Jobs
Urbandale, Iowa - Results from the first salary survey for plumbing, mechanical and electrical professionals was released this July by MEP Jobs, an online...
Nexstar members warned, told how to weather recession
Seattle Economist Brian Beaulieu told service business owners and managers that the economic crisis we're seeing now will get worse before it gets better...
NFPA announces sprinkler campaign
Quincy, Mass. - The National Fire Protection Association announced it will coordinate a campaign to increase the number of homes protected by sprinklers....
Viessmann U.S. recalls boilers for O-ring replacement
Washington Viessmann's North American operations, along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is recalling its Vitodens 200 wall-hung boilers...
WPC presents service award to Kreutzer
Falls Church, Va. - R.L. Kreutzer, president of Tatro Plumbing in Garden City, Kan., has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the World Plumbing...
UMEC receives safety partner designation
Norwalk, Conn. - The first company to be designated as an EMCOR Safety & Productivity partner is University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors in Tempe,...
In Brief
KSW Inc. has announced that it had been selected to furnish the HVAC systems for a new, 55-story, residential tower in downtown Manhattan. The contract...
Contractor is crew chief
Ashland City, Tenn. - Ed Norton of Plumbing Service Experts in Kansas City, Kan., won State Water Heaters' Be a NASCAR Crew Chief for a Day contest. As...
Bathroom habits survey shows multitasking
Piscataway, N.J. Today's consumers have extended multitasking into their bathrooms, making optimum use of every possible moment whether it's checking...
ICC mandates home sprinklers
Minneapolis The International Code Council has mandated installation of residential fire sprinklers as part of the International Residential Code. The...
Giant plant nears completion
Since when do you use a helicopter instead of a crane in building construction? When you have a building with a roof that is 11 acres wide. In one hour,...
Palm Desert passes energy saving act
Palm Desert, Calif. - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 811 into law this July, allowing city governments throughout California to provide...
In Brief
Speedway Plumbing, in Concord, N.C., is North Carolina's first licensed GreenPlumber. Licensed GreenPlumbers commit to training every employee in the...
PCA 2008 revives plumbing education
Rockville, MD. - Plumbing Contractors Association, a subgroup of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, is planning a big splash in its bid...
Recruiting is top task, says PHCC's Schmitt
Englewood, Ohio Joe Schmitt, the new president of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association, combines two of the nation's noble professions,...
Homebuilders accused of $750 M in wage fraud
Los Angeles A report released in late September by the Laborers' International Union of North America claims systemic underpayment of wages in the residential...
People News
Each year, the Center for Life Safety Education awards $7,000 in scholarships to two exemplary fire protection engineering students at the...
UMEC wins Hospital job
Phoenix - Emcor Group Inc. announced that its University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors Inc. subsidiary has been awarded the mechanical systems...
New Mexico town tries toilet to tap
Cloudcroft, N.M. The small New Mexico village of Cloudcroft holds more than one important distinction. At an elevation of 9,000 feet, it is home to the...
EMCOR helps UNH get greener
Norwalk, Conn. EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its EMCOR Energy Services subsidiary has been awarded a series of contracts for work at the University...
Baldor acquires Poulies Maska
Fort Smith, Ark. - Baldor Electric Co. acquired Poulies Maska Inc., a designer and manufacturer of sheaves, bushings, couplings and related mechanical...
A. O. Smith awards 2008 PCA scholarship
Ashland City, Tenn. - A. O. Smith Water Products Co. has announced the recipients of the 2008 A. O. Smith Professional Contractor Association Scholarship...
Stanford Business School breaks ground on LEED Platinum campus
Stanford, Calif. The Stanford Graduate School of Business formally broke ground on its new business school campus Sept. 10 that will seek LEED Platinum...
Viega launches new www.viega.com
Viega has unveiled a new look for its North American Web site at www.viega.com. The new site offers visitors improved access to product information including literature downloads and press releases for its main product lines, including ProPress solderless copper connections, gas fittings, and stainless fittings, PureFlow manifolds and PEX plumbing, and radiant products. ...
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