As we’ll see from our interview with William Montgomery, director of national accounts for Hydrolevel Co., not many companies can claim to have started out quite like Hydrolevel did.

Robust. Now there’s a word you don’t hear much in the U.S. Maybe on a bag of coffee, but that’s about it. However, robust is a word we heard often from about 10 people we met during our tour of the Ideal Boiler manufacturing plant in in the UK city of Hull, about a three-hour train ride north of London.

It started innocently enough. It was just one every now and then. Until it became a daily routine — an obsession, if you will. Once I had one, I couldn’t stop myself. I had to have more.

Fink, a veteran of the plastics pipe industry, previously served as the chairman of the PPI Board of Directors from 2017 to 2019, and has held a number of other leadership positions within the organization.

Taking place in February instead of January, the 2020 AHR Expo heads to sunny Florida this year. The expo will take place February 3-5, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.

Before staying at a hotel, a friend of mine always checks the online guest reviews. They tend to be frank. I can imagine that some hotel managers rejoice (or cringe) at the honesty. 

PHC News made its way to the Big Apple last August to attend the rebirth of Wetstock. The sold-out industry event intended to gather contractors for casual and authentic networking came back with a bang after a break.

Last December the Carriage House underwent a major (and much needed) mechanical system upgrade. In car wash lingo, owner Kevin Brown chose the “Deluxe.” 

If you are an active, in-demand tradesperson, attending seminars can be a challenge. I understand, from being there myself, how your workload often plans for you, not vice versa.

I am and always have been curious, especially when it comes to heating parts and equipment.