Contractors must challenge the status quo with innovative solutions. 

PVC pipe and fittings manufacturer wants to get closer to contractors. 

Consumers will need professional plumbers more in the future than today.

Life-cycle costs gain importance in vans as they do in buildings.

Offering a career path can help contractors recruit employees.

President and CEO Nick Giuffre sees politics, workforce and training as major challenges.

Chairman and CEO Herb Kohler sees continued emphasis on water conservation, innovation and leading-edge design.

MCAA offers leadership training, education and networking opportunities.

Contractors will install new technology to solve customers’ problems.  

Ajita RajendraIn mid-November, PM interviewed Ajita Rajendra, president of A. O. Smith Water Products Co., about issues facing the water-heater industry. Rajendra joined A. O. Smith Water Products as its