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Pipelining, as it is known today, is the process of reconditioning the inside of a pipeline with an internal coating or casting to extend the remaining useful life of the piping asset. Pipe coating has been utilized in pressurized pipelines for more than 60 years.

The plumbing and mechanical industry is changing quickly, and the biggest catalyst of that change is technology. New products are coming to market, the Internet of Things is influencing product design, and connectivity is becoming less of a novelty and more of a commodity.

In the residential plumbing service business, we tend to be closed-minded, only focusing on what the customers called us out to their homes for.

Have you ever learned something the hard way and then found yourself thinking, “Gee, I wish someone had told me that!” As the years pass, we all learn, or should learn, a few new things.

Equipment shipment data courtesy of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).

Danielle Putnam, president of Women in HVACR and The New Flat Rate, gave the keynote address at the Ninth Annual Celebrating Women in the Mechanical Trade Industry Luncheon.

CK Mechanical currently has more than 20 employees, between the office staff, master plumbers, journeymen and apprentices.