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Editor Nicole Krawcke gives opinion on news/trends in the plumbing and hydronic heating markets.

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Fall = PHC conference and tradeshow season

Consider sending your team members to association national meetings.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
September 10, 2023

Fall is conference and tradeshow season in the plumbing and HVAC world.


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Driver’s training for the trades

Plumbing and HVAC contractors are implementing driver’s training into in-house training programs.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
August 10, 2023

According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the number of teenagers who have driver’s licenses have declined. You wouldn’t think this matters to the home service contracting industry, but it does.


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Nicole Krawcke: Use exit interviews to strengthen your plumbing company

Improve your company processes and better your hiring process by gathering important information from employees on their way out.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
July 13, 2023

In my years in the workforce, I’ve had jobs with amazing bosses and managers. On the flip side, I’ve also had terrible managers who made me question whether or not I wanted to stay in that organization.


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ChatGPT

Nicole Krawcke: ChatGPT: Revolutionizing the plumbing industry

Free OpenAI language model can help plumbing and HVAC contractors excel.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
June 13, 2023

A few weeks back I was having a conversation with a plumbing and HVAC contracting business owner. During the beginning of our discussion, he abruptly told me, “I just use ChatGPT to do your job.”


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Next Gen All Stars

Nicole Krawcke: Saluting the plumbing industry's next generation

Next Gen All Star Top 20 Under 40 contest seeks nominees.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
May 11, 2023

Many of us have heard the term, ‘The Great Resignation,’ in describing the massive amount of employee turnover the last few years. In 2021, federal data shows nearly 50 million workers left their jobs for various reasons — higher pay, new career opportunities and more. With an already strained job market in the skilled trades, employee retention is more important than ever.


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drinking water

Nicole Krawcke: The war on forever chemicals

First-ever national drinking water standard proposed for PFAS.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
April 12, 2023

Last month, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The proposal, if finalized, would regulate PFOA and PFOS as individual contaminants, and will regulate four other PFAS — PFNA, PFHxS, PFBS and GenX Chemicals — as a mixture.


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modern kitchen

Nicole Krawcke: Discussing bath and kitchen trends with the pros

Larger bath and kitchen spaces and bolder colors are trending in the remodeling market.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
March 13, 2023

BNP Media’s Plumbing Group is finally settling back in after a whirlwind of travel this past month. We’ve been racking up those frequent flier miles attending NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), IMARK Plumbing, the AHR Expo and the WWETT show. While there was a ton to see at each event, for the purposes of this column, we’re going to focus on KBIS.


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Power Women of the Trades Podcast

Nicole Krawcke: Empowering women in the trades

New podcast series to launch at AHR Expo on Feb. 8.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
February 9, 2023

When I first started working for Plumbing & Mechanical’s sister publication, The ACHR NEWS in 2014, I was often the only woman in the room at industry events. Those first few conferences were just a bit intimidating. In fact, it wasn’t until a HARDI annual conference that I first met other women in the industry — shout out to Colleen Keyworth, director of sales and marketing for Online-Access and immediate past president of Women in HVACR, for her immediate friendship then and for all the years since!


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Lake Mead

Nicole Krawcke: Plumbers can do their part to protect water for future generations

As much of the U.S. faces historic drought conditions, water conservation efforts kick into high gear.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
January 13, 2023

As the water receded from Lake Mead this past year, all the major news headlines focused on the human remains it revealed. Very rarely did any mention the ecosystem in crisis as trees, fish and other aquatic creatures, birds and other species are dying out as they are left out to dry.


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Nicole Krawcke: Technology and trends to watch in 2023

Don’t miss out on these opportunities to position your business for success in the new year.
Nicole Krawcke
Nicole Krawcke
December 12, 2022

Does anybody else feel like 2022 just flew right by, or is it just me? It seems too early for Christmas decorations and music — just a few short weeks ago, Michigan was still having 70-degree weather! But ‘tis the season!


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