The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association resolved to change its name and dues structure during the group's 118th convention, which met Oct. 4-7 in Chicago in conjunction with the NEX show. The organization also appointed a new vice president, secretary and four board members and considered other resolutions to expand membership of the executive committee.
The dues structure now is tied to an automatic cost of living adjustment not to exceed 3 percent annually and passed with landslide support from the 209 members present for voting. The dues structure has long been a heated issue for the association, evident at last year's meeting where debates raged before setting dues at $375 and severing ties with the U.S. government's cost of living increase.