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Articles by Steve Smith

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Little Giant Celebrates 80th Anniversary

Company got its start after a plumber noticed a recurring problem and decided to find a solution.
October 5, 2021
Steve Smith

Ya gotta start somewhere. Amazon, Apple and Google, for example, are three of the biggest tech brand names around worth a collective $6 trillion.


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Oatey Opens Oatey University

Facility welcomes in-person learning, but also doubles as eLearning hub.
October 5, 2021
Steve Smith

When last year’s pandemic sent most office workers home to do their jobs, Oatey Co., took advantage of that change of pace and turned what had been a space reserved for financial administration and warehousing into Oatey University.


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Q&A with Antonia Aldridge, Marketing and Sales Manager for ADEY

Many problems with hydronic heating systems come down to the quality of the water.
October 5, 2021
Steve Smith
Many problems with hydronic heating systems come down to the quality of the water.
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Roger Wakefield: Plumber, Trade Advocate and YouTube Sensation

Texas contractor is a master at social media with a fast-growing YouTube channel that’s received more than 41 million views.
September 3, 2021
Steve Smith

Roger Wakefield, plumber, trade advocate and social media expert brings his message to plumbers and consumers on social media.


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Q&A with Spencer Brown, Director of Sales, Pfister

Faucet company launches ‘American Plumber Stories,’ to highlight plumbers throughout the US.
September 3, 2021
Steve Smith

Pfister launched its ‘American Plumber Stories’ that features plumbers throughout the US.


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Interview with Incoming PHCC President Joel Long

Joel Long, new president of PHCC prepares to start his term.
September 3, 2021
Steve Smith

Joel Long and brother Steven Long are the third-generation to run GSM Services, Gastonia, North Carolina.


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Q&A with David Brakenwagen, CEO of Leonard Valve

Making installers, specifiers and distributors jobs easier is where the biggest opportunities are for the plumbing manufacturer.
September 3, 2021
Steve Smith

For more than a century, Leonard Valve Co. has supplied stakeholders in the plumbing industry with mixing valve technology for numerous commercial applications.


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Ed Johann Wraps Up Long Career in Hydronics Industry

U.S. Boiler’s director of engineering and quality, opened R&D center, and led a team that designed more than 40 new products.
September 3, 2021
Steve Smith

Ed Johann, U.S. Boiler’s director of engineering and quality, opened Engineering and Technology Center, and led a team that designed more than 40 new products.


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OK Pipe & Fittings Raises Money Through Shower Strike

The Hatfield family goes a full week without showers to raise money to dig wells in East Africa.
September 3, 2021
Steve Smith

The Hatfield family goes a full week without showers to raise money to dig wells in East Africa.


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Hans Kuster: A Career Built on Innovation

‘How to Succeed in Business by Really Trying Hard,’ might be the motto of this founder of two companies built from scratch.
August 9, 2021
Steve Smith
Some two decades ago, Hans Kuster was running Sparco, a company he had founded in 1983 after a more than two-decade career at Taco.
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