What a year it has been. I am sure the first-quarter numbers were fantastic for most of you.

When the time finally comes for attention to turn to those long-postponed home upgrades, our industry will be looking for fresh perspectives and products that are a win not only from an aesthetics standpoint but also for longevity and return on investment.

When people describe Gary Herbst, they say he was a people person and a visionary.

For nearly 40 years, Randy Lyne has owned and managed Preferred Pump & Equipment, which is one of the top distributors of water well pumps and equipment in North America.

Just under a year ago, Plumbing Engineer magazine was among 45-plus professionals from the plumbing, heating, cooling and piping (PHCP) community that attended manufacturer Watts Water’s annual Healthcare Symposium.

Gary and I have covered a lot of ground in our last six articles in this magazine. We focused on transforming high performing building hot water systems fired with hybrid solar thermal and heat pumps.

A continued summary of significant revisions of the International Plumbing Code to be published in the 2021 edition.

The company is offering 18 classes in such subjects as ProPress, MegaPress and PureFlow PEX, as well as radiant, fire sprinkler and flushing systems training.

No final decisions have been made.