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Valuing Customer Education Over Hard-Sell Tactics
When Lindsey Rushing, president of Peerless Plumbing-NuDrain Phoenix, was notified in 2021 that the company had been nominated for a Better Business...
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How to Rewire Your Brain for Success
The human brain is incredibly adaptable. It holds the potential to change, learn, and grow throughout our lives. However, many people unknowingly...
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Contractor’s Guide to Working Outside in Extreme Cold
Summer presents the challenge of working in blistering heat, but now is the time of year to begin focusing on the dangers...
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Common Plumbing Mistakes To Avoid
Even seasoned professionals sometimes make mistakes. Whether due to habit, outdated practices, or misconceptions that have been passed down over time, these...
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Emerging Bathroom Trends for Contractors to Keep in Mind
Infinity Drain, a manufacturer at the forefront of architectural and decorative drains, has identified some emerging bathroom trends. With interior design continually...
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Don't Ignore Signs of Workplace Danger
There are some key indicators in determining a workplace’s safety standing, and there are also some important warning signs that your workplace...
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Plumber’s Search for Simple Spot Repair Solution Ends With LightRay LR3
To say Marco Acosta likes his LightRay LR3 pipeline spot-repair system doesn’t fully capture his enthusiasm.
“Customers just love that machine,” he says....
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How Hiring Workers With Limited Experience Can Be Beneficial
When hiring, many companies look for experience and a skill set that matches the position needing to be filled. Lindsey Rushing looks...
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How to Turn Difficult Conversations Into Growth Opportunities
“Another joy of adulting. I’ve got to have one of those thorny conversations. Not fun.”Difficult conversations are inevitable at some point in...
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Secrets for Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent at Every Level
According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data from April 2024, the number of job openings in the construction industry dipped nearly 7% over...
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Harben Jetters Serve Connecticut Drain Cleaner Well For Three Decades
With 43 years of industry experience, A1 Quality Rooter owner John Rees has used a lot of drain cleaning machines over the...
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Don’t Flush Away Business Opportunities By Failing to Follow Up
When you’re running a plumbing business, you’re probably knee-deep (hopefully not literally) in pipes, wrenches, and a thousand other things demanding your...
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6 Easy Plumbing Enhancements to Offer Customers
When you enter a client’s home, you bring not only your tools and expertise but also the responsibility to offer the homeowner...
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Respect Your Hand and Power Tools
Humans are unique in that we can develop tools to help us do our jobs easier, faster and safer. Manufacturers have been...
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Hydronic Heating Solutions for Faster Installs and Greater System Efficiencies
With job site productivity and safety at the forefront of residential and commercial construction, the industry is looking for products and solutions...
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Jobber’s Annual Survey Reveals Younger Generation’s Opinions About Trades Careers
Jobber, a leading provider of home service software, recently released The Annual Blue-Collar Report: Gen Z and the Trades Need Each Other....
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Breaking the Mental Health Stigma
Discussing mental health has always been a bit taboo in the U.S. and especially so in construction-related industries. Then, the pandemic happened.
Getting...
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The Factors of Business Marketing You Can and Cannot Control
We all have “one of those customers” who talks over what you are saying and doesn’t want to listen to any of...


















