Plumbing & Mechanical Chief Editor Nicole Krawcke sits down with Wyatt Kilmartin, RIDGID’s vice president and general manager of Underground Technologies, to discuss the boom in the drain cleaning and diagnostic markets, current trends and more.

Multimedia Editor Brett Parker chats with The Beringer Group’s Vice President Brad Williams about all things mergers and acquisitions. The two cover questions such as what a company should consider before selling, and they debunk some myths surrounding acquisitions.

In January, Matco-Norca announced its partnership with Plumbers Without Borders, working towards gender parity in the trades and to close to skills gap worldwide. Supply House Times Chief Editor Natalie Forster talked with Matco-Norca’s Amy Zucchi, Plumbers Without Borders’ Jeff Morgan, and a plumbing company’s Brand Manager turned female contractor, Tosha Everhart. The group discusses attracting and retaining women into PHCP, addressing the skills gap, challenges facing women in plumbing and more. 

Nicole Krawcke, chief editor of Plumbing & Mechanical, chats with Mark Ingrao, CEO of PHCC, and Joel Long, president of PHCC and owner of Gastonia, North Carolina-based GSM Services, about market trends and challenges contractors can expect in 2022, and how to successfully navigate them. 

Nicole Krawcke, chief editor of Plumbing & Mechanical, chats with Yaron Dycian, chief product and strategy officer for WINT – Water Intelligence, about the growing trend of leak detection in commercial buildings and the importance of water conservation. 

Nicole Krawcke, chief editor of Plumbing & Mechanical, chats with Bryan Cordill, director of residential and commercial business development at the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) about how propane can help deliver resilient homes and buildings just in time for National Preparedness Month.

Nicole Krawcke, chief editor of Plumbing & Mechanical, chats with Erica Leonor, a trainer with Power Selling Pros, which offers CSR and technician coaching for contractors. In this episode, Leonor discusses how to prepare contracting business owners to have tough conversations with their teams about things that need to change and improve.