Al Levi has been helping businesses solve problems, turn greater profits, and help owners get their lives and free time back for more than 10 years. This is all based on his 25-year career at his family-owned and -operated contracting business. To discover more, visit www.appleseedbusiness.com.
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Writing in general didn’t come easy to me when I first started.
May 1, 2013
Writing in general didn’t come easy to me when I first started. And I certainly don’t think I’ve mastered it at this point in my life. Honestly, I was a mechanical engineer with a degree who never worked a day in his life as an engineer.
Make it clear.
April 16, 2013
It’s what I’ve called through the years, “The 5 o’clock knock.”
March 25, 2013
Picture this: It’s late in the day. You’ve finally made it back to your office after another crazy day.
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Who is really my boss and what the heck are they judging me on?
February 22, 2013
This is one of the most common complaints I hear in my multiple one-to-one private interviews with staff when I make my first onsite visit to a new consulting client’s shop.
January 28, 2013
It’s smart to start compiling a MUST HAVE and WANT list for your next phone system as well as locating a new service company to sell it to you, install it and service it going forward. Phones like computers are the lifeblood to a service company.
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Everyone, or almost everyone, wants to be “green” these days. And there has been an explosion of green products and services in the last few years. BNP Plumbing Group editors share their observations of the greening of the construction industry, as well as the world at large.
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Employing green practices not only strengthens the communities in which you work but increases the value of your business in the eyes of potential clients.
March 11, 2013
In honor of World Plumbing Day — today, March 11 — green building practices and LEED certification guidelines are in the limelight. In order to exist in this world in a way that benefits our local and national communities and conserves water, our most valuable resource, clean and sustainable plumbing practices are essential.
December 1, 2011
You
can get your family involved at home, and your coworkers involved at the
office.
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March 11, 2011
What are you doing to promote plumbing sanitation and water conservation in your community?
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November 15, 2010
If you’re a woman in the construction trades, invest the time
to hone your green building skills. And if you’re a woman looking for a career
change, don’t overlook the construction trades; the green building movement
could change your life.
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September 10, 2010
If
your company installs solar thermal systems, get involved in a local or state
tour.
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Travel along with BNP Plumbing Group editors as they hit the road to: walk through trade show halls, look for interesting and innovative products; attend annual meetings and conventions, highlight best practices to enhance your business; visit manufacturer events, acquiring hands-on experience with plumbing and heating tools and equipment; and network with industry groups, keeping you updated on legislation and code issues.
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No shortage of sights to see at ISH China.
April 9, 2013
If you came to the 2013 ISH China & CIHE show at the New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing looking for the latest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and sanitation products and technologies, you weren’t disappointed.
Expanded footprint highlights ISH China-CIHE opening day
April 8, 2013
Greetings from Beijing!
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Bath collections grow, solar market struggles
March 19, 2013
Bath collections grow, solar market struggles
Crowds return as snow recedes on second day of ISH in Frankfurt
March 14, 2013
Crowds return as snow recedes on second day of ISH in Frankfurt.
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Snow slows but doesn’t stop first day of ISH Frankfurt.
March 13, 2013
Snow slows but doesn’t stop first day of ISH Frankfurt.
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