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In September, Navien invited engineers and reps to learn more about its products and tour its Seotan Factory in South Korea. 

Elkay was founded in Chicago in 1920 by Chairman of the Board of Directors Ron Katz’s grandfather, Leopold Katz, a carpenter by trade, and Ellef Robarth, a tinsmith. They met while working for Litterer Brothers Mfg. Co., a company that supplied sinks. Together they founded Elkay (a mashup of their two names), bringing together their different experiences.

Gas-fired appliances are commonly used for space heating, water heating, cooking and more.

As long as you have a license, starting a plumbing company is easy. Succeeding, on the other hand, is not. 

Forty-eight years ago, I learned a valuable lesson as a plumbing apprentice.

A construction project in Calgary, Canada, called Cube, features several firsts. It’s the city’s first office-to-residential space conversion, and real estate developer Strategic Group’s first re-purposing project. 

With the start of a new year so begins a new tradeshow season, first kicking off with Design and Construction Week, held Jan. 21-23, in Las Vegas, followed by the AHR Expo, held Feb. 3-5, in Orlando, Florida