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Bell & Gossett Reopens Renovated Little Red Schoolhouse

Since its inception in 1954, more than 62,000 engineers, contractors and other plumbing and heating professionals have been educated at the classroom.

December 5, 2019

Steve Smith

Xylem Bell & Gossett recently celebrated the official reopening of its Little Red Schoolhouse, the company’s suburban Chicago training center for PHCPpros dedicated to the plumbing and heating industries.

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GEM Plumbing and Heating’s Rebrand Means More Than Just A New Look

But that look is something else as the 70-year-old business plans to grow and attract the next generation of techs.

December 5, 2019

Steve Smith

Before you read anything else, take another look at our cover. Or any pictures included with this feature. What do you think of those colors? Teal. Orange. Yellow.

Milwaukee Tool Unveils Cordless Drum Machine

MX Fuel light commercial tools help contractors go beyond limitations of gasoline and corded units.

November 4, 2019

Steve Smith

Milwaukee Tool’s new MX FUEL goes beyond the limitations associated with gasoline and power-cord light commercial tools.

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Milwaukee Tool Unveils MX FUEL Line

Light commercial tools help contractors go beyond limitations of gasoline and corded units.

November 4, 2019

Steve Smith

Milwaukee Tool cut the cord even more with the release of six light commercial tools designed to use the manufacturer’s new power system, MX FUEL.

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Neptune Plumbing: The 62-Year-Old Startup

Full-service, mechanical contracting company, now run by third generation, recognized for high-growth and dynamic business.

November 4, 2019

Steve Smith

Adam Wallenstein, 36, and Michael Wallenstein, 33, two brothers who recently earned a regional Entrepreneur of the Year Award from accounting firm, Ernest & Young, for running Neptune Plumbing, Bedford Heights, Ohio, founded by their grandparents 62 years ago.

Two Big Changes to Lead in Drinking Water

October 24, 2019

Steve Smith

However, critics think allowable lead levels should be even lower and that the proposal gives utilities more time to replace lead lines.

Chicago Sun-Times Profiles Cliff Bruckner and 130-Year-Old Chas. F. Bruckner and Son Plumbing

October 22, 2019

Steve Smith

The Plumbers Local 130 member is part of the fifth generation to work for Chas F. Bruckner and Son Plumbing.

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Prefabricated Hydronic Panels: The Key to Higher Quality and Profit

While no means a new concept, radiant pioneer John Abularrage believes that prefab is underutilized and offers a number of important benefits.

October 9, 2019

Steve Smith

The staff of Advanced Radiant Design, Stone Ridge, New York, has worked diligently through the years to bring near-perfection to the craft of hydronic panel prefabrication.

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Viega Highlights Expansion and New Training Center

Company plans for the future with new manufacturing and distribution capabilities and a second education site.

October 7, 2019

Steve Smith

Viega LLC took the trade media on a two-day, two-state tour last August to see the latest developments at its Kansas manufacturing facility and attend the opening of its new Colorado Seminar Center.