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Applications are due no later than May 1, 2014.  

Previously available for the Apple iPhone and iPad, the app is now also available for free download on Android devices.

At the AHR Expo in New York last week, Robert Bean presents the Carlson-Holohan Industry Award of Excellence to John Siegenthaler.

Kevin Maston, president and CEO of CK Mechanical Plumbing & Heating, started his company in 2004 out of his garage. His mission: To help people and provide top-notch service.

Zurn Wilkins ZWFR Backflow Preventer Freeze Protection Device monitors the water temperature within the valve.

Webstone has expanded its product line to include thermostatic mixing valves. These forged lead-free brass valves provide output ranges from 95° F to 131° F, making them ideal for point-of-use, hydronic heat or water distribution systems.

Construction activity will increase as the need to attract young people to plumbing and heating trades grows.

Sioux Chief launched its new FinishLine Drain product video

U.S. prices for polyvinyl chloride, the plastic most widely used in construction, are set to rise by 5 cents per lb. in the first two months of 2014. This is a significant price increase in a market that will see producers end the year with a net five-cent increase in their 2013 margins, according to PetroChem Wire’s PVC & Pipe Report.

Nadia Askar is the newest member of Plumbing & Mechanical’s staff, starting in her new role as associate editor on Nov. 25, 2013.