Chances are, if you're a builder or contractor in Nevada, you've probably seen R. Supply Co.'s showroom on wheels. It's pretty hard to miss -- a 48-ft., green-colored trailer with the company name on it.

Utilities, Consolidators Selling Back Mechanical Firms

March 1, 2003

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FirstEnergy sells off contractor, to refocus business in the Northeast; PSEG rids itself of 12 mechanical contracting firms; Encompass has two offers on the table to buy back companies

The CSST Battle Is Over

February 1, 2003

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Corrugated stainless-steel tubing is now approved for nationwide use.

PEX Makers Win Lawsuit Against California

February 1, 2003

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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dzintra Janavs, in response to a lawsuit filed by the Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association against the California Building Standards Commission and other state agencies, ordered the inclusion of PEX plastic pipe into the California Plumbing Code.

U.S. Rules On New China Dumping Suit

February 1, 2003

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The U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously ruled that there is a "reasonable indication" that malleable iron pipe fittings from China sold in the United States at less than fair value have injured or threatened to injure the domestic industry.

A New Design For Gas Water Heaters

January 1, 2003

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Flammable vapor ignition resistant gas water heaters will be in the marketplace soon.

Contractors 2000 Holds First Super Training Week

November 11, 2002

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Instead of its traditional fall Super Meeting, this year Contractors 2000 held its first Super Training Week Oct. 16-19 in Nashville, Tenn., which was comprised of some of its most popular training programs.

ISH North America UPDATE Expose Today's Youth To The Trades, Trethewey Says In Keynote Address

November 4, 2002

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The future of the plumbing, heating and cooling industry depends on exposing today's young people to the trades, said Richard Trethewey in his standing-room-only keynote address Nov. 1 at ISH North America in Toronto.

Women In Plumbing: Where Are They?

November 1, 2002

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The plumbing industry is experiencing a labor shortage. So why not hire women?

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