Plumbing & Mechanical Top Stories - Articles

Modular plastic cooling towers solve corrosion problems

April 1, 2016

In areas where salt permeates the air, metal cooling towers can slowly disintegrate and decrease manufacturing productivity.

Hilti rotating laser; hydronic products, plumbing products, tools, green heating

PM's Top Products of 2015

See which products made it into the Top 20 Plumbing Products of the past year.

March 21, 2016

PM’s staff compiled a list of the Top 20 plumbing products of 2015.

Leonard Manfredo (left) and Vincent Petroni; prefabrication, technology investment, building information modeling, job productivity, inventory efficiency

E.M. Duggan: Prefabbing for profitability

While investment into new facilities gave E.M. Duggan room to expand, it also gave the company room to innovate.

Kelly Faloon

March 16, 2016

How this 125-year-old mechanical contracting firm has embraced technology to improve its business.

Incoming 2016-2017 MCAA President Tom Stone; education, construction, careers in the trades

PM Profile: Incoming MCAA President Tom Stone

Keeping contractors ahead of technology curve is most important role for MCAA

Nadia Askar

March 15, 2016

Stone believes mechanical contracting is an ‘industry of opportunity.’

QSC says goodbye to Charlie Wallace

Happy trails to Charlie Wallace.

Jack Sweet

March 10, 2016

QSC chief spearheaded the Business Coaching Program.

John Siegenthaler book signing: “Heating with Renewable Energy”

Heating highlights of AHR 2016

The 2016 AHR Expo breaks attendance records despite travel-crippling snow along the East Coast.

John McNally

March 10, 2016

PM columnist and hydronic heating expert Dan Holohan gave his final public speech for the industry Jan. 26 during PM Live!, which he co-hosted with PM columnist and Hydronics Editor John Siegenthaler.

Truck of the Month: All Test Service Solutions, Keller, Texas

Nadia Askar

March 10, 2016

Like many plumbing contractors, Kasey Turner, a man from a small town in Oklahoma, dreamed of owning his own business since he was a young boy.

Safety First: Protective Equipment for Plumbing Contractors

Gear up to protect yourself on the job

Allison Deerr

February 15, 2016

There are more dangerous trades — firefighting and coal mining come to mind — but plumbing presents a long list of potential hazards.

Reeves Journal’s Top 20 Plumbing Products of 2015

February 11, 2016

We went back through the online archives and tallied up the Top 20 RJ Plumbing Products of 2015.

Training to reinvent

Opportunities and challenges for contractors in a morphing industry.

Randeep Pal

February 11, 2016

The proliferation of advanced energy-efficient products is transforming the plumbing and HVAC space. It marks an unprecedented turning point for contractors in the form of opportunities as well as challenges. Those who adapt and reinvent themselves for this paradigm shift will emerge as winners.