In my travels as editor of this magazine, I’ve listened in on numerous tradespeople at meetings and events lamenting how entitled the younger generation of workers are, and how they generally lack ambition and work ethic.
In 1970, when I started in the heating industry, there was a battle going on between the folks who believed in catching and controlling the air in a hydronic system by holding it inside a plain-steel compression tank, and those who thought it was best to catch the air and just get rid of it using automatic air vents and diaphragm-type compression tanks.
In just the past five years, cargo vans have undergone significant improvements — some obvious, such as increased fuel efficiency and connectivity, and others less obvious, such as improved safety features and total cost of ownership.
Jeff Hux, president of Norfolk Plumbing in Norfolk, Virginia, receives prestigious honor
November 10, 2018
The award salutes the contractor that best demonstrates professionalism, merchandising and management skills, innovative plumbing skills, trade involvement and community service.
Flannigan will present “How to Crush Your Numbers” at HVAC-focused conference on November 6, 2018, at The Worthington Renaissance in Fort Worth, Texas.