Plumbing & Mechanical Editorial Staff

Initial research released by BBTT in February 2026 revealed stark projections for the industry: 25% of jobs across the original seven trades studied will be vacant by 2030. This workforce deficit is projected to trigger a $325 billion loss in U.S. GDP if left unaddressed. 

The analytics endpoints also open up RoadFlex's AI features, including anomaly detection, outlier surfacing, benchmarking, and ranking. 

The Fewer Callbacks, Faster Jobs study surveyed 1,000 skilled-trade workers across the United States and Europe (UK, Germany, France) between May 28 and June 14, 2026, with a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points.

Max orchestrates end-to-end automation for trades businesses. 

Winners received a range of prizes designed to support ongoing learning and development, helping them continue to invest in training initiatives and workforce growth.

Apogee Equity Partners, led by M&A Advisor and President David Yezbak, served as the sell-side advisor to David and Jennifer Buky in the transaction.

The Esco COHOG Split Frame Machine squares itself to the pipe with clamps and is available in eight sizes for pipe ranging from 2” to 48” O.D.

Barton James has concluded his service as Chief Executive Officer, and the Board has named Martin Hoover, 2024-2025 ACCA Chair of the Board of Directors, as Interim CEO.

Wheeler joined A. O. Smith in 1994 as a regional sales manager for the former Water Products Company and held various senior leadership roles across the business before becoming president and CEO in 2018 and chairman in 2020.

George Eliadis, CEO and co-founder of Probook, started the business to solve problems that he saw in his own business.