Plumbing News

Create Account

The latest plumbing news, trends and new products.

ARTICLES

General Pipe Cleaners releases Kinetic Water Ram

August 7, 2020

No Comments

Lightweight and economical, the Kinetic Water Ram generates a shock wave that instantly pulverizes stoppages in 1-1/4” to 4” lines – yet won’t harm pipes, the company notes.

Goulds Water Technology launches new submersible sewage pump

August 7, 2020

No Comments

Goulds Water Technology, a Xylem brand, launched its GSD submersible sewage pump, built to handle residential sewage systems, water transfer, heavy duty sump and dewatering applications.

Circulator pumps bring energy efficiency and cost savings to Seattle home

New pumps eliminate harmonic noise travelling from the mechanical room to the main house.

Brad Jacobs

August 7, 2020

No Comments

Built more than 30 years ago on the western shores of Puget Sound, a 15,000 square foot custom-built home sits picturesquely at the tip of a cove.

Performance Sales and Marketing Group named Northern Illinois and Indiana rep for Native Trails

August 6, 2020

No Comments

Stan Artman, director of sales, East, Native Trails has appointed Performance Sales and Marketing Group of Orland Park, IL, as its manufacturers representative for Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana effective since July 1.

Jim Murray announces name change and location move

August 6, 2020

No Comments

Jim Murray (JMI) announced that effective Aug. 10, the company name will change to JMI Pump Systems. On the same day, the company is moving into its new Germantown facility.

EPA announces final rule on lead in drinking water plumbing systems

August 5, 2020

No Comments

It has been a long time coming, but the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced issuance of the final rule "Use of Lead Free Pipes, Fittings, Fixtures, Solder, and Flux for Drinking Water."

Why the construction industry is embracing inventory asset tagging

A guide to tool tracking.

August 5, 2020

No Comments

Contractors are a mobile breed — constantly on the move, from job to job. With so much shuffling around, there is more opportunity for human error — tools ending up on the wrong jobsite on the wrong day. When you have inventory tied up across different jobs, in the back of a work truck or van, or in a warehouse on a high shelf that’s rarely dusted, it’s easy for mistakes to be made.

RIDGID-Viega relationship continues to flourish

Pair of industry heavyweights making an impact in PHCP-PVF realm.

Mike Miazga

August 5, 2020

No Comments

PHCP-PVF manufacturing heavyweights RIDGID and Viega continue to collaborate on solutions aimed at helping professionals do their jobs more efficiently and cost-effectively, thus creating greater opportunities to win more business.

Viega adds online training seminars for August

August 4, 2020

No Comments

Viega is adding more classes to its schedule of online seminars for contractors who want to increase their knowledge and add skills.

Oatey Co. announces managerial updates

August 4, 2020

No Comments

Oatey Co., a manufacturer in the plumbing industry, announced that Darryl Jones is now serving as manager, commercial sales training, and Karen Fox has been promoted to national showroom sales manager.

More Articles Tagged with 'Plumbing News'

IMAGE GALLERIES

PMI 2019

Plumbing Manufacturers International held its annual conference at The DonCesar in St. Pete Beach, Florida, Nov. 4-7.

Service World Expo 2019

The fourth annual Service World Expo returned to Las Vegas, Oct. 14-18, with 1,900 plumbing, HVAC, electrical and remodeling contractors in attendance.

Hilti Innovation Day 2019

Hilti showcased new products during its 2019 Innovation Day, held June 12-14 at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas. Photo credit by Nicole Krawcke/Plumbing & Mechanical

June 14, 2018

Service Roundtable International Roundtable 2019

Service Roundtable held its annual International Roundtable in Orlando, Florida at the Rennaissance Orlando at Sea World in April. Photo credit by Nicole Krawcke/Plumbing & Mechanical

April 14, 2018

Hug A Plumber Day 2019

April 25, 2019 was National Hug A Plumber Day. A big thanks from our team to all the plumbers out there. Here are some tweets that went out. Check out our Twitter page for more tweets.

April 26, 2019

World Plumbing Day 2019 tweets

Readers shared how they celebrated World Plumbing Day on social media using #WorldPlumbingDay. Check them out!

March 14, 2019

Flair-It plastic plumbing system for PEX

PM’s Top 20 Products of 2018

Congratulations to those products on this year’s list. These are based on the number of pageviews on pmmag.com.

January 28, 2019

PM’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2018

These 10 most-read stories got the most hits from check valves to venting to leak detection on www.pmmag.com over the past year.

December 21, 2018

Drywall repair on flooded buildings after Hurricane Harvey

BNP Media Plumbing Group in Houston after Hurricane Harvey

The BNP Media Plumbing Group recently spent 24 hours in Houston chronicling cleanup efforts after Hurricane Harvey blew through town. See Reeves Journal’s special report in the October issue.

Reeves Journal Photos/Jack Sweet

post date: 9/14/2017

2013 Truck of the Month

PM has featured so many great plumbing service trucks! See plenty of them here in our Truck Of The Month Archives page. Are you proud of your truck? Go to our Truck of the Month page to find out how your service truck could be chosen!

More Galleries Tagged with 'Plumbing News'

Plumbing and Mechanical

2020 August

The August 2020 issue of Plumbing & Mechanical celebrates the 2020 Mechanical Contractor of the Year, Mechanical Inc. This issue also looks at the advantages of circulator pumps as well as new categories of outdoor faucets.

View More Create Account