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Three Simple Ways Small Teams Can Apply OSHA Safety Onsite

Every small step adds up to big improvements because safety isn’t a bunch of rules, it should be a routine
December 1, 2025

Learn how small home service crews can turn OSHA training into everyday habits with checklists, daily huddles, and visual reminders to boost safety, communication, and compliance.


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AI Won’t Replace Plumbers, But It Might Help You Hire One

While technology is shaking up white-collar jobs, the skilled trades remain a human-powered essential.
December 1, 2025

Discover why AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton calls plumbing a “future-proof” career and how skilled trades offer stability, growth, and resistance to automation.


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Still Going Strong: Norman Smith’s 62 Years at NIBCO

About 15 percent of NIBCO’s workforce are members of the company’s 25 Year Club, but Norman Smith is in a club all by himself.
December 1, 2025
Steve Smith
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MOMENTUM BUILDING MARKETING

Doing Good? Don’t Hide it — Share it and Inspire More Good

Publicizing good deeds through authentic public relations inspires others, amplifies the positive impact on the community and benefits the business.
December 1, 2025
Heather Ripley

Learn how home service businesses can amplify their charitable giving through authentic PR to boost community impact, employee engagement, and brand reputation.


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Coach's Corner

Why Culture Eats Strategy (and How to Build One That Wins)

Culture is the invisible force that fuels performance, retention and long-term success.
December 1, 2025
Nate Agentis

Discover why building a strong company culture is the secret to growing a successful, loyal, and high-performing home service business.


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How Home Service Companies Can Make Price a Secondary Consideration for Customers

To be successful, home service companies need to ask themselves this every single day: “How am I setting myself apart from the competition?”
December 1, 2025

In any profession, no matter the industry, there’s one universal truth: if you don’t stand out, you will only blend in. 


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Geothermal HVAC

The Geothermal Advantage: Why the Smallest Footprint is the Biggest Opportunity

The underground infrastructure allows deployment in space-constrained areas without major surface disruption.
December 1, 2025
Jay Egg and Mimi Egg

Explore why geothermal energy—thanks to its tiny land footprint, round-the-clock reliability, and seamless integration with solar, wind and urban thermal networks—is emerging as a cornerstone of a sustainable, resilient, high-density clean-energy future.


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Contractor of the Year: E.M. Duggan

One of America’s oldest mechanical contractors still in original family ownership keeps rewriting the rules of mechanical construction.
December 1, 2025
Steve Smith

Learn how 134-year-old E.M. Duggan blends heritage, innovation, cutting-edge prefab, new divisions, tech consulting, and a people-first safety culture to become PHC News’ 2025 Contractor of the Year—and a model for the future of mechanical contracting.


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The Vital Importance of Connected Data

Building this ecosystem is essential for thriving in a competitive, risk-driven environment and achieving better margins and quality.
December 1, 2025

Learn how connected data is transforming the construction and sheet-metal industry—eliminating silos, boosting fabrication efficiency, strengthening job-cost accuracy, preserving institutional knowledge, and empowering contractors to scale with confidence in an increasingly complex, fast-paced project environment.


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Stanford University Closes the Book on Failing Water Heaters

System swap resolves perplexing issues with high failure on some units that were just two or three years old.
December 1, 2025

Discover how Stanford University solved persistent water-heater failures in student housing by switching to durable, high-efficiency HTP Phoenix units that deliver reliability, performance and peace of mind for hundreds of residents.


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