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Articles Tagged with ''contractors''

Smart Water Detector

Leak Detection Becoming Mainstream

Plumbers should differentiate themselves in the marketplace by offering leak detection and prevention products.
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Nicole Krawcke
May 10, 2021

There’s nothing more traumatic for homeowners than discovering catastrophic damage to their homes. 


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Nicole Krawcke

Nicole Krawcke: Rise in remodel projects offers opportunity for plumbers

Average spending on projects rose to $13,138.
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Nicole Krawcke
May 7, 2021

It’s been more than a year since the world as we knew it drastically changed. 


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Contactless Services

Navigating a hands-off world in home service

Contactless service offers future opportunities.
May 5, 2021

The customer experience matters, and today, what many home service customers are demanding is contactless service calls. 


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Matt Michel

Matt Michel: 9 ways to help your plumbing company stand out

Tips to differentiate yourself in the marketplace.
Matt Michel
Matt Michel
May 3, 2021

For consumers, one plumbing company looks pretty much like any other. 


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Dave Yates

Dave Yates: Immersed in your job

A leak detection investigation.
Dave Yates
Dave Yates
April 30, 2021

I knew my day was going sideways when it was going to be necessary to change into a bathing suit and get wet in the customer’s master bath in order to find out what was causing a leak into the basement. 


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Kenny Chapman

Kenny Chapman: How to spark progress in yourself and your business

Become your own progress catalyst.
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Kenny Chapman
April 29, 2021

Complacency and comfort are the enemies of business and life, my friends. 


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Dan Holohan

Dan Holohan: Frugal tools

Pay attention, these tools are tough.
Dan Holohan
April 28, 2021

Who doesn’t like to talk about tools? I asked a bunch of my friends about the tools that live on in sweet memory as frugal tools — tools that were worth the investment. 


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Bonneville Power Administration launches Comfort Ready Home

April 23, 2021

The program also educates homeowners about ways to make their homes more comfortable and efficient, and connects them to qualified contractors and utility incentives.


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bluefrog

Stellar Brands announced as umbrella company for Restoration 1 and bluefrog Plumbing + Drain

April 21, 2021

Stellar Brands also plans to add more locations to the roster for Restoration 1 and bluefrog Plumbing + Drain through strong franchise development initiatives.


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Truck of the Month: 30 Years Strong

Cleary Plumbing & Air | Lake Worth, Florida
Nadia Askar
Nadia Askar
April 21, 2021

At age 62, Paul Cleary has been in the trades for 44 years. He went to vocational school in Connecticut and then joined the union after high school. 


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