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Clean Up Your Walk-In Shower Overhead Costs
One of the best bits of advice I ever received when I was starting my plumbing business was from an experienced service...
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Plumbing Codes Require Water Reuse Comply with NSF/ANSI 350
Four international plumbing and building codes now require that water reuse systems comply with NSF International’s standard for water reuse systems. NSF...
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Cool Plumbing Trucks: Field Find Becomes Everyday Driver
“Buster” is not your typical plumbing truck. The 1955 Chevy 3/4-ton with vintage plumber’s body belongs to Terry Swney, co-owner and COO...
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OSHA Fines Plumbing Contractor for Fatal Cave-In
Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Casher was still a “new guy” employed by a Beaver, Pennsylvania-based plumbing company when he left home for work in September...
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Plumber Industry News: Ditch Witch Presents Excellence Awards
Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, presented Archie Sours of Ditch Witch Virginia with the 2015 Harold Chessnut Award and Kenny...
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REACHING OUT: MINNESOTA PLUMBING COMPANY PAYS IT FORWARD – ONE BATHROOM AT A TIMEMeet the couple whose community outreach program has been...
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Nebraska Plumber Dies in Trench Collapse
A 61-year-old plumber died after a trench in which he was working collapsed on him. Jim Spencer of Minatare, Nebraska, was installing...
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Uponor Wins Patent Infringement Suit
Uponor AB, a subsidiary of Uponor Corporation and an affiliate of Uponor North America, has secured a favorable ruling from the Federal...
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On the Job: Plumbers Strike Gold
Who has $50,000 worth of gold in their bathroom? Better yet, who stashes a one-kilogram bar under their Jacuzzi?That’s what Alif Babul,...
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Can Your Plumbing Business Afford Employee Benefits?
You offer benefits because you want to provide a well-rounded compensation package. That’s a smart approach, because research indicates that more than...
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Florida Plumber Changes Lives Around the World
Fred Schilling, president of Pipeline Plumbing & Backflow Service in Pompano, Florida, installed a toilet and instantly changed a family’s life in...
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Plumber Industry News: Kinetico Co-Founder Passes Away
William C. Prior, 85, co-founder of Kinetico home water treatment systems, passed away Feb. 28. In addition to his work with Kinetico,...
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Is New Plumbing Equipment Worth the Investment?
ROI, or return on investment, is sometimes tricky to calculate in plumbing. The term refers to the potential future profit an investment...
















