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Empire Industries Partners with Coleman-Russell & Associates

March 6, 2023

Coleman-Russell brings almost 50 years’ worth of experience to the plumbing industry.

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Q&A with Mark Chaffee, Vice President, Governmental Affairs and Commercial & Industrial Product Management, Taco Comfort Solutions

New efficiency standards went into effect for HVAC equipment on Jan. 1. But there may be government mandates in store for hydronic and plumbing products in the near future.

March 6, 2023

Steve Smith

Taco’s Mark Chaffee discusses what efficiency standards may be in store for the hydronics and plumbing industry.

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ADA and Innovative Plumbing Products

Manufacturers will continue to use technology, sustainability and accessibility in their future fixture and flush control designs.

March 6, 2023

In the more than three decades since this legislation became law, plumbing manufacturers have made improvements in bath fixtures, faucets and flushometers to make them more accessible to all.

Code Classroom

The Basis for Most Plumbing Codes

Dr. Roy B. Hunter’s research at the National Bureau of Standards helped discover inexpensive ways to provide indoor plumbing.

March 6, 2023

Ron George

Dr. Roy B. Hunter spent three decades researching inexpensive ways to provide indoor plumbing. Read on to learn his 22 basic principles that became the foundation for the later development of a modern-day national plumbing code.

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Helping Team Members ‘Elevate’

Mingledorff’s added two professional development programs to assist employees interested in advancing their careers with the wholesale distributor.

March 6, 2023

Ruth Mitchell

As one of the Southeast’s largest wholesale distributors of HVAC equipment, parts and supplies, Mingledorff’s serves the business needs of HVAC contractors from its 41 stores located in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and South Carolina.

PVF Market Overview

Interest Rates, Employment Figures and Oil/Gas Growth

The oil industry is experiencing a greater percentage of hires new to the industry; it employed 948,943 professional jobs in 2022.

March 6, 2023

Stephen Letko

March marks the end of the first quarter of calendar year 2023. The Federal Reserve anticipates another two quarter-point interest rate increases in the second quarter following the quarter-point in February: one on March 22 and one at its meeting on May 3.