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Is Your Plumbing Business Running You?
Is your life spinning out of control? Has your plumbing business taken over? Perhaps you need a break.Much has been written and...
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How Does a Part-Time Cleanup Worker Become a Vice President?
Focused individuals eager to accelerate in a company environment have the opportunity for long-term careers with solid compensation in a manufacturing setting....
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Get Your Money Now
Let me tell you something about yourself. Some of you have been in the plumbing business for what seems forever and still...
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Keep Your Employees Engaged
It’s easy to copy a successful business model, but copying the model doesn’t necessarily mean copying the success. Today, more than ever,...
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Plumbing Company Makes $200,000 Investment in Apprenticeship Training
Roger Simpson, owner of Simpson Plumbing in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, believes in the need to train future plumbers. When Lethbridge College launched...
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Florida Plumbers Embark on Mission to Nicaragua
Members of a Florida plumbing company are volunteering to build houses in Nicaragua as part of a four-week mission trip organized by...
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What Should Your Customer Service Representative Know?
What are the most important qualities your customer service representative (CSR) should possess? Is it a smile that radiates through the phone?...
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Should You Join a Chamber of Commerce?
For plumbing contractors interested in increasing their commercial client base, joining a local chamber of commerce is still a reliable source for...
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Plumber Industry News: Bradley Corp. Names President/CEO
Bradley Corporation promoted Bryan Mullett to president/CEO. He represents the fifth generation of leadership by the Mullett family.Mullett, chief strategy officer, will assume...
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Generate New Business with Standby Generators
If you’ve read some of my past articles for Plumber Magazine, by now you know a common theme I like to share...
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PHCC Addresses Workforce Shortage
“The number one asset of any employer is a trained and qualified worker,” says Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), House Career & Technical...
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Real-time GPS Tracking Helps Plumber Improve Customer Service
Papalia Plumbing & Heating in Acton, Massachusetts, implemented the Fleetmatics GPS fleet tracking system to better monitor technicians.“It keeps them honest and efficient,” says Vicki...
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How Do You Ensure a New Employee is a Good Fit for Your Plumbing Company?
Many plumbing contractors may have already made the move toward outsourcing payroll services, employee benefits and/or workers’ compensation/risk management. How many, though,...
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GPS Insight, Fleetio Form Integration Partnership
GPS Insight, a leader in GPS fleet tracking technology, has formed an integration partnership with Fleetio, software that helps companies track and analyze fleet...
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Deliver Your Message
I recently found a promotional mailer from a local plumbing firm that I’d never heard of. It was very nicely done, but...
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Let Print Advertising Work for You
Advertising revenue for newspapers has been on the decline for years, while social media seems to have taken over the world. You’ve...














