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Victaulic to open distribution hub
Redlands, Calif. Victaulic has announced plans to open a distribution center here by February 2008. The new 75,390-sq.-ft. facility will serve as a primary...
Retail purchases of power tools growing: survey
BY BOB MIODONSKI Of CONTRACTOR's STAFF DES PLAINES, ILL. Nearly a quarter of CONTRACTOR readers purchase power tools at home centers, according to results...
Online power tool purchases rising for contractors: survey
BY BOB MIODONSKI OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF DES PLAINES, ILL. For the second straight year, the number of CONTRACTOR readers who buy their power tools online...
CONTRACTOR readers pick year's top products
DES PLAINES, ILL. The interest of CONTRACTOR readers in tankless water heaters continues to run hot. For the second consecutive year, a tankless water...
Ridgid Unveils Lifetime Service Plan
ANDERSON, S.C. Ridgid professional power and pneumatic tools will now carry a limited lifetime service agreement, the company announced in April. This...
Recip saw is top tool for CONTRACTOR readers
The reciprocating saw is the most popular corded power tool among CONTRACTOR readers with 90.6% of respondents to the 2005 CONTRACTOR Power Tool Study...
AHR Expo Product Roundup
The 2005 AHR Expo, held Feb. 7-9 in Orlando, Fla., set a record for number of exhibiting companies with 1,871 exhibitors taking up 372,955 sq. ft. of...
Survey: Contractor Tool Purchases at Retail Rising
Special to CONTRACTOR DES PLAINES, ILL. CONTRACTOR readers spend, on average, $18,805 a year on power tools, according to a survey conducted among the...
Milwaukee Electric, AEG bought
MILWAUKEE Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. announced that it entered into a stock purchase agreement to buy Atlas Copco AB's electric power tool and accessories...
Unico promo gives coats and tool bags
ST. LOUIS - Unico Inc., manufacturer of mini-duct central heating and air conditioning systems, has announced its Fall 2004 Heating Promotion. For each...
Survey Tracks Power Tool Purchases
Special to CONTRACTOR CONTRACTOR readers spend, on average, $20,000 a year on power tools, according to an electronic survey conducted among the magazines...
Ridgid Unveils Power Tool Line
Special to CONTRACTOR CHICAGO Saying its mission was to create the best-in-class power tool line for professionals, Ridgid introduced a line of 35 handheld...
New Pipe-Joining Methods Are Worth a Look
When I first started in the trades, I missed the lead-wiping joint requirement on my Journeymans test by just one year. Although lead-wiped joints had...
Soldering is in a state of (water-soluble) flux
There is possibly no branch of construction work which has undergone within the same given time such great changes of a far-reaching nature as plumbing...
