T-Drill President Retires
NORCROSS, GA. Bill Holyoak will retire from T-Drill Industries at years end after 24 years as the companys president. Holyoak joined T-Drill when it was...
Bradford White Gives Awards
BOSTON Bradford White Corp. announced the recipients of its 2004 scholarship awards at a luncheon held at the 122nd PHCC-NA Convention. The winner were:...
Steam System's Secret Behind the Looking Glass
by Patrick Linhardt THE PHONE CALL: A commercial controls contractor called me at the supply house. The caretaker of an estate where he did the A/C work...
Benefit Seminar nets $5,000
BALTIMORE, MD. Oil Heat Cares, a new charitable endeavor, raised more than $5,000 at its first seminar. All proceeds from the seminar will be contributed...
Snow melt aids Vail makeover
BY STEVE SPAULDING of CONTRACTORs Staff VAIL, COLO. This town is undergoing what the its public relations department calls The Billion Dollar Makeover....
Tour Andover Controls Formed by Schneider Electric
BOSTON Schneider Electric has merged its controls operations, Andover Controls and TAC (formerly Tour & Andersson Controls) into Tour Andover Controls....
Sexiest Plumber Search Is On
PISCATAWAY, N.J. The nations sexiest plumbers will soon be viewed as champions of their profession as American Standard launches its Search for Americas...
Accubid Releases New Version of ConstructJob
TORONTO Accubid Systems in December released its newly acquired ConstructJob software under the Accubid brand name for the first time. ConstructJob is...
RPA Slates Radiant Outfitters Classes
LOVELAND, COLO. The Radiant Panel Associations new Radiant Outfitters education program will begin with schools on the East and West coasts in January...
Webstone Marks 50th Year
WORCESTER, MASS. Webstone Co. is celebrating its 50th year of providing products and service to the plumbing-and-heating industry. Webstone has evolved...
RPA Certifies Radiant Techs
LOVELAND, COLO. The Radiant Panel Association will offer its Hydronic Designer and Hydronic Installer radiant certification exams along with its new Radiant...
Contractor teaches daily essentials
NASHVILLE, TENN. Ken Goodrich knows where his money is, and other contractors better know that's too if they want to make a good living. Goodrich told...
DIY market has room for plumbing contractors too
BOSTON- Ed Del Grande has spent more than 30 years in the plumbing industry, the last four on the DIY network. His new TV show, "Ed the Plumber," premiered...
Hiring and firing full of legal pitfalls
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. Most hiring and firing legal pitfalls are the result of bad communication, lawyer Donna M. Dell told members of the Mechanical...
Johnson Controls buys Giant Cal-Air
By Robert P. Mader of Contractor's Staff WHITTIER, CALIF. Johnson Controls has purchased California mechanical giant CAL-AIR here in a cash deal. Terms...
Marketing on the cheap can yield positive exposure
ATLANTA Service contractors do not need to spend lavishly on a marketing program to communicate effectively with their customer base, business coach Jim...
Road to profitability - paved with service agreements
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. Mechanical contractors can do good for their customers and do well for themselves by selling extended service agreements that's...
RPA hears plans for fuel cells in Europe, U.S.
BOSTON- Look for the first limited commercial sales of residential fuel cells in 2006 in Europe, a fuel cell manufacturer told members of the Radiant...
Watts Radiant centralizes operations in new facility
SPRINGFIELD, MO. Watts Radiant hosted an open house in September for its new facility here. The manufacturing plant provides 143,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing...
How to track numbers to ensure profits
by Kevin Comerford, HVAC contractor IF YOU WENT to work one day and faced a $50,000 shortfall, would you know in advance it was coming, or would it hit...
Hands-free flushes and faucets
Hygiene, maintenance and water conservation issues boost infrared plumbing products in public restrooms. by Dave Yates, Special to Contractor You've done...
FREE Webcast on LEED
HPAC Engineering magazine is producing a free webcast on engineering green buildings on December 1, 2004 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT. " LEED Basics...
Uponor to streamline operations
APPLE VALLEY, MINN. Uponor North America will close RTI Piping Systems in the United States and Plasco PEX-b Manufacturing in Canada, the company announced...
Bigger ISH-NA shows some new twists
BOSTON The ISH North America Show held in mid-October here continued to grow, with 13,456 attendees registering from 40 countries, marking an increase...
Advertising myths abound, PSI members learn
by Robert P. Mader Of Contractor's Staff NASHVILLE, TENN. Too many contractors are order takers rather than marketers, John Young, one of the founders...
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