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Articles Tagged with ''contractors''

Prepare your business for the year ahead

Matt Michel: 10 dismal and 1 positive prediction for 2022

Prepare your business for the year ahead.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
December 7, 2021

On New Year’s Eve, 2020, many plumbers toasted the end to the unpredictable year. Everyone looked forward to a return to normality in 2021. Uh, yeah. So, what about 2022? Here are 11 predictions for the next year.


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Cash is king in business

Dave Yates: Business insulation

Cash is king in business.
Dave Yates
Dave Yates
December 6, 2021

Supply chain disruptions are ever present and show no signs of going away anytime in the near — or perhaps distant — future.


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Ensure you grow at the right pace
The Blue Collar Coach

Kenny Chapman: Misconceptions regarding massive growth

Ensure you grow at the right pace.
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Kenny Chapman
December 3, 2021

As you are well aware, our incredible industry has been experiencing massive growth for the last couple of years. We have been seeing contractors post record months for both sales and profitability at unprecedented levels. It seems there has finally even been a shift from how this industry is viewed from the outside.


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Southern Trust Home Services | Roanoke, Virginia

Truck of the Month: Traditional yet eye-catching

Southern Trust Home Services | Roanoke, Virginia
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Nicole Krawcke
November 24, 2021

Southern Trust Home Services began life on a farm. An electrician by trade, Ted Puzio founded his contracting business in 1995 while raising his two teenage sons. Then named TP Electric, Puzio and his sons renovated and flipped farmhouses before building a two-story facility to both live in and use as a workshop.


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Climate Mats

Radiant installation features huge time savings

Radiant system serves nearly 200,000 square feet of California Military Department building.
Kristen White
November 18, 2021
With an installation area of nearly 200,000 square feet, Viega Climate Mat is having a huge impact on a large job near Sacramento, California. The California Military Department building is a new build in Rancho Cordova. When completed, the building will bring together a variety of demilitarized departments and organizations under one roof.
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Ford

Ford Pro offers complimentary services to help commercial customers manage electric, gas fleets, improve uptime

November 12, 2021

Fleet operators can now receive three years of complimentary access when signing up for this service, which is designed to help manage their electric vehicle fleet and effectively control energy use costs with charging insights.


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Ford’s new 2022 E-Transit

Electric vehicles creating a buzz for contractor customers

Supply chain shortages affecting new vehicle lead times for commercial vehicles.
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Nicole Krawcke
November 11, 2021

A contractor’s fleet is one of its most important assets. These are more than just vehicles — they are mobile billboards for advertising, storage for parts, tools and other accessories, and ensure the technician arrives at the job in a timely, professional manner.


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The art of the upsell

Nicole Krawcke: The art of the upsell

It’s all in the language and presentation.
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Nicole Krawcke
November 10, 2021

It’s hard to believe November is just around the corner. Not because the year has seemingly flown by or anything, but because Southeastern Michigan was still experiencing 80° F muggy days in mid-October. It’s been crazy!


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Positioning your plumbing company for sale
Guest Editorial

Brian Bond: Positioning your plumbing company for sale

Ensure your business is getting the best valuation.
Brian Bonds
Brian Bond
November 9, 2021

Selling your plumbing company can be one of the hardest things in the world to do. You have spent your life building up your company, making it into a profitable venture and now, it is time to sell.


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liked and trusted
Guest Editorial

Frank Favaro: Becoming known, liked and trusted during the pandemic

How to build up customer trust in your company.
Frank Favaro
Frank Favaro
November 8, 2021

The pandemic has disrupted the world and how business today is done. Even in the construction industry, things have been disrupted and modified. 


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