Items Tagged with 'plumbing'

The launch of Altitude Academy follows a milestone year for Jay’s Heating, Air & Plumbing, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025. The company was named the 2025 Large Business of the Year by the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce.

A joke about plumbers on late-night TV is a reminder of a deeper problem the trades have been dealing with for years.

Charlie Goede’s journey from trade school to international competition reflects a new wave of skilled professionals entering the industry

Modern plumbing infrastructure is so embedded in daily life that it is often taken for granted. Yet its impact on global health is enormous.

Pipe support plays a foundational role in the performance, safety, and longevity of commercial plumbing and mechanical systems.

Expanding on the momentum of Pfister Faucets’ award‑winning American Plumber Stories, Project Stories shifts the lens to the full project ecosystem—plumbers, designers, developers, architects, and builders—while putting a strong emphasis on storytelling. 

Technology has reshaped the job. Dispatching, pricing, training, and communication tools have given plumbing businesses more control, clarity, and consistency than ever before. Think about it; in 2010, real-time data was a luxury. In 2025, it’s a baseline. Fortunately for our industry, automation doesn’t replace craftsmanship, it amplifies it, allowing leaders to make decisions with supporting data.

All year, leadership is a fast-moving, day-by-day experience. But December's slower pace lets you take a step back, and that's when strategic thinking happens. An intentional leadership reset is a chance to reflect on what truly matters, refocus on the strategies that drive results, and reignite the performance, purpose, and passion that will carry you into 2026 with clarity and momentum.

I'm grateful my family showed my brother the value of trades. After my great-grandfather's plumbing business closed, my dad became a welder and shared his skills with my brother during many afternoons in the work shed, like an apprentice learning from a master.