LIXIL Americas, a water technology company known for its kitchen and bath brands American Standard, GROHE and DXV, recently announced plans to...
Entries Tagged Community Involvement
Editorial
Contractor Puts Focus on Employees to Help Company Succeed
To attract quality employees, Neuworks Mechanical in Fort Collins, Colorado, rips a page from the playbooks of Silicon Valley startups by offering...
Editorial
Essential Tips to Follow to Generate Leads
As a plumber, you probably don’t spend your extra time thinking about marketing. While you don’t need to be an expert plumber...
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Promoting Equality in the Plumbing Industry
The plumbing industry is overwhelmingly white. I'm white. The odds are that you, the reader, are also white.
With that said, how do...
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Plumbing Company’s Charitable Program Marks Its Seventh Year With $85,000 Project
Even though the scope of work has grown more expansive over the years, things operate pretty smoothly for T ‘N G Plumbing’s...
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The Joys and Benefits of Incorporating Charitable Actions Into Regular Business Operations
If there is one thing Josh Shelton has carried on since taking over Shelton Plumbing from his father, it’s being charitable and...
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Company Connects to its Community by Honoring Military Vets
Being involved in your community is more than just good business PR. Yes, it cultivates good feeling toward a company, which can...
Editorial
Local Politics Is the Best Option if You Want to Effect Change
If you are obsessing over the 2020 presidential election, stop it. It’s a waste of energy. Yes, the drama is high. The...
Editorial
Plumbing Company Sees Big Growth by Just Focusing on Customers
Before John and Devynn Thompson started Thompson Family Plumbing & Rooter in 2013 from their home in Hesperia, California, they sketched out...
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Plumber Launches Winter Campaign to Provide Free Services to the Elderly
To mark this season of giving, it’s appropriate to highlight plumber James Anderson, even though he’s based in England, where the American...
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Why You Should Consider Paying Employees for Volunteering
Recently I was talking to a small-business owner and friend when the topic of volunteer time off, or VTO, came up. My...
Editorial
Looking Good
As I am writing the column for this issue, my oldest daughter is in the middle of a 200-plus-mile bicycle ride with...
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Giving Back: Minnesota Plumbing Company’s Charitable Project Completes a Sixth Year
It’s become a rite of spring in Mower County, Minnesota — T ‘N G Plumbing’s Pay It Forward project.
The company leads a...
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True Calling
Jeff Matthews always has his customers’ best interests in sight, even when it seems to harm his company’s bottom line.
Like the time...















