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Plumber of the Month: Jimmy Flores

November 29, 2018

Why he’s PM’s Plumber of the Month: “Jimmy works very hard to please the customers, and he always leaves them smiling.

Kenny Chapman: How to strengthen your belief results

If we believe things don’t need to change, our results will never be different, either.

Kenny Chapman

November 28, 2018

Do you ever question your belief results? (Perhaps you’ve never heard the term “belief results,” which could be because I just made it up — it just seems to best explain what I want to share with you in this column.)

Adams Hudson: Popular isn’t always profitable

Smart plumbing contractors invest in marketing trends, not fads.

Adams Hudson

November 28, 2018

Why we do what we do” is why I do what I do. My job is to “change behavior.

Winsupply unleashes game changer for contractors

National distributor’s Stock360 program focuses on increasing efficiencies and profitability.

Mike Miazga

November 28, 2018

Back in late 2017, Dayton, Ohio-based national distributor Winsupply rolled out its Stock360 managed inventory system.

Jen Anesi-Brombach: Give millennials a break

They’re facing some pretty steep odds, and it’s not their fault.

Jen Anesi-Brombach

November 21, 2018

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.

Danielle Putnam, president of The New Flat Rate, and Matt Koop, vice president of The New Flat Rate

PM Profile: The New Flat Rate's Danielle Putnam and Matt Koop

New event encourages contractors to ask, ‘Why?’

Jen Anesi-Brombach

November 21, 2018

The New Flat Rate’s Danielle Putnam and Matt Koop help their members think outside the box.

Dan Holohan: The guy I never met

Complicated problems do not have to have complicated-sounding solutions.

Dan Holohan

November 14, 2018

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.

Al Levi: Busting the multitasking myth

It doesn’t have to be "déjà vu all over again."

Al Levi

November 14, 2018

It’s déjà vu all over again” is a famous quote by the late, great Yogi Berra. I’ve lived this scenario, and I’m betting you have, too. I’m talking about callbacks — the woe of the contracting industry.

Cargo vans that work for you

Manufacturers unveil model year 2019 cargo vans and talk work-vehicle and accessory trends.

Jen Anesi-Brombach

November 13, 2018

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.