The annual program recognizes professionals protecting drinking water and advancing backflow prevention across North America.
April 16, 2026
Now in its third year, the award is a key component of Watts’ broader efforts to elevate awareness and education around backflow prevention in advance of National Backflow Prevention Dayon August 16.
Combining real-time building intelligence with jobsite asset data to help operators detect issues earlier and reduce downtime.
April 15, 2026
By connecting building systems with field execution, Verantum and XOi aim to provide a more practical, data-driven approach to managing assets more effectively at scale.
New heat pump funding and authorization of Maryland’s Strategic Energy Investment Fund for building electrification aims to lower Marylanders’ energy bills and create jobs.
April 14, 2026
In addition to improving energy affordability and creating clean energy economy jobs in Maryland, the building electrification provisions in the Utility RELIEF Act will also support Maryland’s decarbonization goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 60% in the next five years and attain net-zero emissions by 2045.
Brian Bartlett will transition to COO leadership as Jake Fegely prepares to retire.
April 14, 2026
Bringing 29 years of operational and managerial leadership experience, Bartlett joined Cooney Brothers in September of last year with the plan to eventually assume the COO role after gaining a full understanding of the company’s operations.
This session aims to empower home service contractors to build stronger teams.
April 14, 2026
The Warrior Trades Academy will bring together contractors for hands-on training, strategic planning and peer collaboration focused on finding and keeping skilled employees.
This move aims to establish a unified umbrella for its expanding vertical markets.
April 13, 2026
Current Distribution Group will serve as the parent organization for several dedicated vertical platforms, including IMARK Plumbing, IMARK HVAC, Luxury Products Group, Empower Electrical, Victory Irrigation, Victory Waterworks and Victory PVF.
The feature enables HVAC contractors to find and buy compatible replacements sold by their local distributor.
April 13, 2026
PartsConnect addresses several problems that are well-known to HVAC techs and contractors, including frustrations with sourcing parts that are no longer manufactured, uncertainty about whether a substitute part will work properly and dependence on a supplier’s counter staff to do the research to help identify compatible options.