• EMCOR Group announced the promotion of R. Kevin Matz to executive vice president, shared services. He was most recently senior vice president, shared services, and was also previously vice president and treasurer of EMCOR. Prior to his employment with EMCOR, he was treasurer of Sprague Technologies Inc., an international manufacturer of electrical components and semi-conductors.

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  • Jessica Johnson Bennett joined the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association in late December 2007 as director of government relations. Prior to her joining PHCC, she served for three years as a senior consultant for the international management and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, served in the Public Policy Department at the American Farm Bureau Federation and worked for two members of Congress. Most recently she was director of government affairs for the Mason Contractors of America, which shares several topics of concern with PHCC.

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  • The Carbon Monoxide Safety Association announced that former Bacharach training team members Bob Dwyer, Ken Kimball and Erik Rasmussen have joined the COSA team.    

    These “Certified Subject Matter Educators” will offer training in the areas of carbon monoxide safety and combustion analysis. In addition, they will expand their offerings to include green awareness, R-410a and fuel pipe sizing. Certifications are available to successful attendees of the training and COSA offers test instrument calibration.