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Uponor earns third Governor’s Safety Award

April 16, 2021

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The Uponor Lakeville Distribution Center is receiving the Outstanding Achievement award, which recognizes a consistent safety program evaluation score between 75 and 90 points, and incident rates 51% to 90% better than the industry average.

Bradford White earns 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year award

April 15, 2021

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Each year, the ENERGY STAR program honors a group of businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy achievements.

Navien begins shipping NFB-H and NFC-H Combi-boilers

April 15, 2021

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Navien has started shipping its new lines of fire tube boilers and combi-boilers. The NFB-H condensing fire tube boilers and NFC-H condensing fire tube combi-boilers were first introduced by Navien during the Boiler Virtual Launch Event on February 16.

Weil-McLain partners with 4950 Sales

April 15, 2021

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Weil-McLain has partneredwith plumbing and mechanical firm 4950 Sales to represent the company's full line of residential and commercial boilers in the Alaska region. Based in Palmer, Alaska, the company, which serves the commercial, industrial and plumbing & mechanical and construction sectors, is led by Charles Benshetler and Nick Benshetler.

Sioux Chief announces promotions

April 12, 2021

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Sioux Chief Manufacturing recently named Michael Foster vice president of commercial products.

Plumbing Industry Rallies to Repair Texas

Following winter freeze, plumbing contractors scramble to fix broken pipes and equipment amidst shortage of supplies.

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Nicole Krawcke

April 12, 2021

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A perfect storm of events left Texas residents grasping for the most basic needs — power and running water.

Water treatment presents growth opportunity for plumbing contractors

COVID-19 pandemic spurs consumer interest in water quality solutions.

Nicole Krawcke

April 9, 2021

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“Water quality has grown 300% across the U.S. since the pandemic began,” says Glen Blavet, founder and CEO of HALO Water Systems. “People are at home, and they’re looking to improve their quality of life and their health, so they’re looking at the water they’re drinking out of the tap.”

PHCC mourns shocking loss of GSM Services Technician

April 9, 2021

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PHCC National Association put out a statement today noting it is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of GSM Services employee James Lewis, a HVAC service technician who was killed during a mass shooting that took place April 7 in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Karen Scally: How technology can solve the skilled trades shortage

Trade Hounds, founded in 2019, is an online platform created exclusively for tradespeople.

Karen Scally

April 7, 2021

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The service trades shortage is dire.

According to a 2020 report, 71% of contractors say there is a lack of skilled tradespeople.

Josh Smith: Connecting with new homeowners during COVID-19

Three core areas to focus on in 2021 to generate new business.

Josh Smith

April 7, 2021

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We are officially in the tailwinds of one of the most challenging years of the past two decades.

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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

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

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

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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!

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2021 April

The April 2021 issue of Plumbing & Mechanical features how the Plumbing industry rallies to repair Texas, marketing 101 for plumbing contractors, and much more!

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