After the past two years, the entire world — plumbing industry included — is waiting for things to return to normal. This past year gave us some normalcy with a return of in-person meetings and events; however, with this latest spike in COVID-19 cases and the continuing supply chain issues and rising material costs, normal may be a bit further away than we hope. Nevertheless, PHVAC industry experts are cautiously optimistic about new opportunities available in 2022.
“We expect the residential repair, replacement and enhancement portion of the plumbing industry to continue to stay strong into 2022,” says Doyle James, president of Mr. Rooter Plumbing, a Neighborly company. “The uncertain supply chain issues and increasing material costs, we believe, will continue to affect the nonessential business sector, which could create challenges for new construction and commercial work at this time.”