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AHR Expo to Host its Largest Education Program
The 2018 AHR Expo (International Air-Conditioning, Heating, Refrigerating Exposition) has expanded its seminar program, making it the largest-ever education and training agenda...
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Year-Round Marketing Will Pay Off in 2018
Why should you be thinking about the slow season now when you’re being bombarded with work? You have profit in hand, so forget...
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The Pride of Being a Plumber
They first took all of Mother Nature’s resources, harnessed them, and piped them through to each lot of land. They built the...
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The Difference Between Leading and Managing
Most managers likely consider themselves good leaders. Successful ones typically are. But good leadership and good management are often two different things.People...
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Modernizing Plumbing in the Third World
A few new toilets and hand-washing stations. Upgraded water supply and wastewater systems. It all may sound like pretty run-of-the-mill plumbing work,...
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How to Prepare Your Business for Catastrophe
None of us have been unmoved by the coverage of this year’s disastrous hurricane season. Led by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, multiple...
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Creating a Memorable Brand for Your Company
Every plumbing company has a brand. It is the combination of your company name and slogan, your logo, the colors you use...
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Provide Your Customers Peace of Mind with CPVC
In the summer of 2016, the Jackson family reached its wits’ end: Their home in Battle Ground, Washington, a little over 10...
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Protecting Your Online Reputation
If you’re an HVAC contractor, online reputation management is something that you should be thinking about. Your business depends on good feedback...
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Water Heater Manufacturer Building First North American Plant
Rinnai America Corp., a subsidiary of Rinnai Corp. that makes tankless gas water heaters, is planning to build a manufacturing facility in...
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Small Daily Improvements Create More Efficient Operations
Have you ever met a small-business owner who was committed to making his or her company as efficient as possible — constantly...
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Picking the Right Pipe Wrench
Ask any experienced plumber what happens if you pick the wrong size or type of pipe wrench and they’ll likely have a...
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The Flexicore Advantage: A Patented Process for Added Strength
Years ago, we hired a sales representative out west who had spent decades selling a competitor’s products. After initial training, he returned...
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Plumber Industry News: Oct. 5, 2017
Brasscraft Manufacturing launches blog
Brasscraft Manufacturing announced that it has launched a blog. Expanding on the company’s overall digital and social media platforms,...
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How Plumbing Material Choices Impact the Trade
Thirty years ago, plumbers across the country were singing the praises of a flexible plastic pipe from Europe that resisted freeze damage...
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California Plumbing Firm Provides Disaster Relief to Hurricane Harvey Victims
Brent Watkins was born and raised in Baytown, Texas, a suburb just outside of Houston. So when Hurricane Harvey hit the area...
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Tackle Tough Jobs With Long-Distance, Clog-Busting Power
Now with easily interchangeable drums, the Speedrooter XL from General Pipe Cleaners clears tough clogs in 3- to 10-inch lines — up to...


















