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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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Pfister Introduces ‘American Plumber Stories’

Docuseries spotlights contractors all while underscoring the need to attract the next generation to the trades.

August 5, 2021

Steve Smith

The first episode of the biweekly digital docuseries shares the story of plumber Ken Clark, whose passion for plumbing also fuels his passion for street outlaw racing.

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Workforce Program to Diversify Trades Graduates its First ‘CHAMPIONS’

Comprehensive plan from industry partners MCA Eastern Missouri, Plumbing Industry Council and Local 562 sets 14 on path to the trades.

July 2, 2021

Steve Smith

Last September, 14 St. Louis-area men and women graduated from the initial six weeks of a year-long pilot program...

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Cavalcade of Contractors, Supply Houses Helps Out Tommy’s Place

A revamped New England inn dating back to the 1800s needed plenty of PHCP to turn it into a home away home for kids battling cancer.

July 2, 2021

Steve Smith

The plumbing, piping and HVAC community helps out Tommy’s Place, a free vacation retreat for families with kids coping with cancer.

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Flowban Stops Bathtub Floods and Saves Water

A simple solution to water damage also saves water and the energy to heat it, too.

July 2, 2021

Steve Smith

“Honestly, our guests can get drunk and forgetful sometimes,” a facilities manager in charge of a 300-room Washington state casino told us when we asked him about his experience with a product called Flowban.