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Steve Smith

Steve Smith

Steve Smith served as the editorial director of Plumbing Engineer in the 1990s, and brings 20 years of experience covering the plumbing, piping and radiant heating markets. From 1996 to 2009, Smith helped grow two industry magazines’ monthly editorial content, including adding seven supplemental publications. He has traveled throughout the U.S., and abroad to Japan, China and Europe to meet with industry leaders and represent various magazines. He can be reached at 847-564-1127 or steve@phcppros.com.

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Building a Company Through Teamwork and the Next Generation

What began as a one-woman shop has grown to 18 employees with an eye toward educating new tradespeople.
September 14, 2023
Steve Smith
Jessie Cannizzaro, Milestone Plumbing, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has built a thriving plumbing with teamwork while promoting the skilled trades to the next generation.


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Intellihot’s Legionator Heats and Disinfects Water

POU water heater reduces Legionella potential with ozone and also features quartz tubing for scale-free heating.
September 4, 2023
Steve Smith

Intellihot’s Legionator point-of-use water heater reduces Legionella with ozone and also features quartz tubing for scale-free heating.


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Q&A with Incoming PHCC President Joe Cornetta

The third-generation co-owner of Cornetta Bros. will start his term at PHCCCONNECT2023 next month in Cleveland.
September 4, 2023
Steve Smith

Joe Conetta, third-generation co-owner of Cornetta Bros., Elmont, New York, will start his term as president of the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors National Association at PHCCCONNECT2022 next month in Cleveland.


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RIDGID Shares 100th Birthday Celebrations at PHCCCONNECT2023

The company is in the midst of recognizing the trades throughout its centennial festivities.
September 4, 2023
Steve Smith

RIDGID is in the midst of recognizing the PHCP trades throughout its centennial festivities.


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Plumbers Giving Back

Harts Academy Students Help Habitat for Humanity Renovation

Apprentices enrolled at the contractor’s in-house training program live up to company’s motto, ‘We Care More.’
July 5, 2023
Steve Smith

Apprentices at Harts Services’ in-house training program live up to company’s motto ‘We Care More.’


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Mechanical Industry Bands Together for Heavy Metal Summer Experience

Program gains popularity and introduces teenagers to opportunities in the skilled trades.
June 1, 2023
Steve Smith

Heavy Metal Summer Experience gains popularity and introduces high school students to opportunities in the skilled trades. 


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Watts Opens Sixth Watts Works Learning Center

May 24, 2023
Steve Smith

The company's latest training site is inside a 250,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Fort Worth.


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Q&A with Heather Ripley, CEO of Ripley PR

Ripley’s agency celebrates 10 years of helping home service contractors grow their brands.
May 1, 2023
Steve Smith
Heather Ripley, CEO of Ripley PR, celebrates 10 years of helping home service contractors grow their businesses.


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NTI Launches Immersion Trades Program

Hybrid online/hands-on curriculum quickly readies students with the skills contractors need to employ the next generation.
April 3, 2023
Steve Smith
Hybrid online/hands-on trade skills program at National Technical Institute focuses on giving students the skills that contractors need to build the next generation.


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Plumbers giving back

Miracle Mechanical Makes Miracles Happen

Brent and Kathleen Ridley tap into help from manufacturers to help families in need.
April 3, 2023
Steve Smith

Miracle Mechanical may sound like the name of a contracting company (and a great one at that). But it’s actually the name of a charity project ran by husband-and-wife team Brent and Kathleen Ridley.


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