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The Granite Group Acquires United Plumbing Supply

April 4, 2022

The new Springfield location marks the fourth Granite Group branch opened in Massachusetts over the last year.

Core & Main Signs Agreement to Acquire Lock City Supply

April 1, 2022

The company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Lock City Supply Inc., a full-service distributor of water and wastewater products.

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Luxury Products Group Happenings

While annual convention was postponed, LPG spotlights members successes.

April 1, 2022

Ruth Mitchell

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in California, IMARK Plumbing and The Luxury Products Group cancelled their annual member meetings originally scheduled for Jan. 26-29, 2022, in Carlsbad, Calif.

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Top Trends in Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling

What’s hot and what’s not in 2022.

April 1, 2022

Ruth Mitchell

Trends can form based upon a response to a situation or event, prompting a shifting style perspective.

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Showroom of the Year: Studio H20

How this one-location independent wholesale distributor in the middle of America exemplifies excellence in all it does.

April 1, 2022

Ruth Mitchell

In the 1940s, if you lived in Jasper County, Iowa (the eastern side), chances are you knew your state senator Jim Nesmith.

Contractor Profit Advantage

Pros and Cons of Technician Incentives

Develop a compensation policy to help you reward the levels of excellence each tech delivers to your clientele.

April 1, 2022

Richard DiToma

I recently received an email from George, a general manager at a Florida plumbing company.

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Keeping the Heat On

Oliver Heating & Cooling has been helping local families stay warm for 24 years.

April 1, 2022

Steve Smith

Now that many of us are in the shoulder season waiting for April showers to bring May flowers, we thought it would be a great time to profile Oliver Heating & Cooling, Morton, Pennsylvania.

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Scalding Still A Risk With Commercial Water Systems

How can we store and circulate domestic hot water within large facilities at temperatures meant to mitigate bacteria, while also preventing burns at points of use?

April 1, 2022

Little did the author of Catch-22 know, when the novel was published in 1961, that the title would live on as a motto to mutually conflicting conditions.

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Value Engineering Commercial DWV with Foam Core PVC

While the plumbing industry still debates cast-iron soil pipe or PVC, a new, even lower-cost alternative is being introduced on many commercial projects.

April 1, 2022

Until the 1960s, mechanical engineers and plumbing designers specified hub and spigot cast-iron soil pipe joined with lead and oakum for drain, waste and vent systems in the vast majority of their commercial projects.

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Plumbing Efficiency in a Modern High-Performance Building

Denver Water’s new administration building incorporates a plant-based blackwater system and a rainwater system to conserve potable water.

April 1, 2022

Denver Water’s new administration building incorporates a plant-based blackwater system and a rainwater system to conserve potable water. Implementing such strategies took water-efficient design to the next leveland did not come without challenges.