More green coverage in CONTRACTOR
FOND DU LAC, WIS. I want to thank you for the "green," renewable energy edge in the latest CONTRACTOR magazine, and for Bob Miodonski's Editorial, "Time...
Builders' Show, Housing Market Get Year Off to Fast Start
LAS VEGAS While a record 92,064 builders and exhibitors flocked here Jan. 21-24 for the International Builders Show, the U.S. housing market was even...
Eljer, Zurn parent selling off assets
Special to CONTRACTOR ISELIN, N.J. U.S. Industries Inc., the parent company of Jacuzzi, Zurn, U.S. Brass, Sundance Spas and Eljer, lost hundreds of millions...
Amtrol, Power Line U.S.A. join PHCC Pro Product Line
BY BOB MIODONSKI Of CONTRACTORs staff SCHILLER PARK, ILL. In a press conference Jan. 23 here, the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association...
Tyco plans four-way company split
Special to CONTRACTOR PEMBROKE, BERMUDA Tyco International Ltd. in late January announced a plan to separate into four independent, publicly traded companies:...
Housing setting records
WASHINGTON Both the existing- and new-home markets will set records for 2001 and near-record activity is expected to continue in 2002, the National Association...
Industrial market shows life
THE PRICES OF industrial metals used by manufacturers gained strength in January, leading some analysts to believe that the industrial market would rebound...
California OKs copper gas tube, CSST
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff SACRAMENTO, CALIF. In a turnabout that has gratified proponents of corrugated stainless steel tubing and flexible...
Kohler recalls shower doors
KOHLER, WIS. Kohler Co., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, is voluntarily recalling about 41,000 shower doors. The door...
Innovation not missing at off-year AHR Expo
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. The turnout for the 2002 International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition...
Panel Urges Tariffs On Steel Imports
WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission Dec. 7 recommended that President Bush slap tariffs of 5% to 40% on low-cost steel imports that domestic...
Enron's Mechanicals alive, well
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Despite the bankruptcy of corporate parent Enron Corp. (December 2001, pg. 3), its mechanical contracting...
Winemaker Southcorp Sells Water Heater Unit
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. Australian winemaker Southcorp Ltd. said in December that it has agreed to sell its Australasian water heater business to Japan-based...
Hydronics Market Expects Good 2002
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WHAT RECESSION? "According to most indications we are in a recession, but the business hasnt shown it," said David...
Swan Corp. Loses Founder, Jack Moore
ST. LOUIS John "Jack" W. Moore, 77, president of The Swan Corp., died Oct. 28, 2001. A Princeton University graduate of the class of 1946 and World War...
DaimlerChrysler Unveils New Commercial Van
FORT MYERS, FLA. DaimlerChrysler Vans announced Dec. 4 in a press conference here that it is starting to distribute a full-size commercial van in the...
New MCAA President
New MCAA President Key Issues: Education, UA, Affiliates BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff SHREVEPORT, LA. FitzGerald Contractors Inc. had been in...
Contractors and Vendors in the News - June 2006
Contractors Thom Sellars has been named vice president and general manager of EMCOR Services Midwest, based in Elmhurst, Ill. A former chief master sergeant...
Delta drops from PHCC Pro Product Line
Special to CONTRACTOR FALLS CHURCH, VA. The Plumbing-Heating -Cooling Contractors - National Association has scheduled a press conference for Jan. 23...
Enron's Mechanicals alive, well
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff PHILADELPHIA Despite the bankruptcy of corporate parent Enron Corp. (December 2001, pg. 3), its mechanical contracting...
Plumbing Apprentices Compete in Contest
LAS VEGAS The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association, in conjunction with the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors of Nevada, conducted...
Plumbing Market Sees Slight Upturn
BY BOB MIODONSKI of CONTRACTORs staff PLUMBING CONTRACTORS and manufacturers are facing 2002 with more uncertainty than theyve experienced in years. "Weve...
Hydronics Market Expects Good 2002
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WHAT RECESSION? "According to most indications we are in a recession, but the business hasnt shown it," said David...
Roto-Rooter to Sell Non-Branded Contractors
Special to CONTRACTOR CINCINNATI Chemed Corp. announced Nov. 30 that its board of directors has approved a restructuring plan that includes selling or...
Fast-track snow-melt job slows down ramps track
BY BOB MIODONSKI Of CONTRACTORs staff EVANSTON, ILL. The prospect of a retirees car skidding down an icy ramp into a garage door was enough for the owners...
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