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Trimble acquires e-Builder

Acquisition will expand company's construction management solutions

February 7, 2018

The e-Builder business will be reported as part of Trimble's Buildings and Infrastructure Segment.

MrPEX Systems Owner and Founder Tomas Lenman

PM Profile: MrPEX’s Tomas Lenman

Construction firms must adapt their business to green energy trend.

Bob Miodonski

January 10, 2018

MrPEX sees growth in plumbing sales, nonresidential sectors.

Builders confident as market primed to expand in 2018

It is the highest report since July 1999

December 27, 2017

An index number over 50 indicates that more builders view conditions as good than poor.

Housing starts near post-Recession high in October

Single-family production rose 5.3 percent in October

November 17, 2017

Multifamily starts jumped 36.8 percent to 413,000 units after a weak September report.

Builder confidence slips in July

It is the lowest Housing Market Index reading since November 2016

July 19, 2017

The Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months.

Jason Horcasitas, A.H. Deveney’s inside sales manager, wades through flood waters near his home, which was damaged severely

Baton Rouge to rebuild after August floods

Plumbing contractors, supply houses and manufacturers reps were among the victims of the floods that ravaged the area around Baton Rouge, La

Bob Miodonski

October 28, 2016

Victims get help from co-workers, vendors and donations from plumbing and mechanical industry.

Viega expands U.S. manufacturing footprint

Viega reached a milestone during the summer with the production of its first U.S.-made metal pipe fittings in its newly expanded manufacturing facilities in McPherson, Kan.

Bob Miodonski

October 28, 2016

Products address construction industry trends.

'Healthy outlook' for nonresidential construction in 2015

The sun seems to be coming up for the nonresidential construction industry

Kelly Faloon

February 18, 2015

The sun seems to be coming up for the nonresidential construction industry.

Presto Geosystems construction mats

January 28, 2015

Presto Geosystems’ Geoterra GTO is a fast deployment construction mat and is ideal for work platforms, tracking pads, and temporary and long-term storage.

The Affordable Care Act conundrum

Plumbing and heating contractors are concerned about how the law defines a small business.

Kelly Faloon

October 17, 2013

Earlier this month, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act went into effect, requiring nearly all Americans to have minimum health-insurance coverage. Employers were required to give all their employees a notice of coverage options by Oct. 1, which also is the date when the individual and small-business health insurance exchanges opened for enrollment.