Professionals from the field provide insight, tips and best practices on current industry trends.

Global water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation has announced it has completed its acquisition of Pureit, a Unilever PLC business at a purchase price of approximately $120 million, subject to customary adjustments.

In a promotion sponsored by Decon7, the company will make a donation to Homes For Our Troops (HFOT) for every D7 quart kit sold from October through Dec. 31, 2024.

AD reports that member sales in the first nine months of 2024 increased 6% to a record $61 billion across AD’s 14 divisions and three countries.

New features, driven by feedback from thousands of Housecall Pro customers, help streamline operations and enhance revenue potential even in the slowest seasons.

A public relations partner can assist in rebranding efforts by gathering and analyzing data, creating a strategic rollout plan, crafting and delivering a clear rebranding message, developing a strategy that won’t alienate customers, updating assets, monitoring results and making adjustments.

Scientists have found polymetallic nodules deep in the ocean that could help us with energy storage. However, they are crucial to the ecosystem and deep-sea mining could have detrimental effects. Extracting thermal energy from the sun seems more practical, more reliable and less expensive.

Automation in construction streamlines slow and repetitive tasks, which can reduce the number of workers needed for specific tasks. However, it allows workers to take on more meaningful and fulfilling roles.