Employee retention is a critical key to contractor’s business success given historically low U.S. unemployment at 3.5%, and continued difficulty in filling plumbing and HVAC positions — with only one of four positions being filled.

The plaques to the BTF Industry Champions during the 2023 International Builders Show in Las Vegas. 

While the overall kitchen and bath industry continues to show healthy growth for the year, the overall index is down 4% quarter over quarter as lingering issues caused by the pandemic seem to be catching up to consumer sentiment. Despite this, the industry is coming off of a record-breaking quarter of growth in Q2, which has fueled projections for the year at around 12% growth in sales year-over-year, with many members still encouraged about future growth in 2022.  

Uponor North America launched its new Complete Polymer Solution for commercial-piping applications in the U.S. 

ASA’s Mike Miazga is back with another COVID-19 Recovery Town Hall interview session. This time, Mike is joined by National Association of Homebuilders President and CEO Jerry Howard, who answers a bevy of ASA member questions related to the construction/homebuilding market coming out of the pandemic.

RedTeam partners with hh2 Cloud Services to offer new Sage integrations.