When considering whether to add a new trade to your company, you need to ask yourself if your company is the one people think about when they want top-notch work in the trade(s) you work in. Master this before adding another focus to your business.

The movie “Oppenheimer” has found a global audience this summer, but it is a stark reminder that the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki changed the world. What effect, if any, will it have on the future of nuclear power in this country? Read on as Max Rohr explains the issue. 

McKinstry hosted Seattle high school students for six weeks this summer to learn about the plumbing and mechanical industry. These programs offer real-life, hands-on experience in live work locations using modern equipment and solving real problems.

Intellihot’s Legionator point-of-use water heater reduces Legionella with ozone and also features quartz tubing for scale-free heating.

Joe Conetta, third-generation co-owner of Cornetta Bros., Elmont, New York, will start his term as president of the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors National Association at PHCCCONNECT2022 next month in Cleveland.

RIDGID is in the midst of recognizing the PHCP trades throughout its centennial festivities.

Building your business around the principles of honesty, integrity and prudence will bring you more success than deception and greed. 

Providing heat, comfort, and energy efficiency can be achieved if we rethink the micro-zoning of the past and open our minds to balancing flow rates. Cody Mack explains why balancing should be part of every hydronic contractor’s skill set.

Now is a great time to reach out to customers and be proactive about ensuring their heating systems are running as efficiently, reliably and safely as possible. Be sure to prioritize repairs or replacements so customers can budget for costly items.

For more than a decade, the CircuitSolver thermostatic balancing valve has helped plumbing engineers and contractors overcome the challenges inherent in manual balancing valves. This Q&A explains how the valve was developed and how it has evolved.