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Plumbing

Teenage Plumber Timothy Girouard Heads to Russia For WorldSkills Competition

WorldSkills USA team member will go for gold at international trade skills contest.

June 4, 2019

Steve Smith

WorldSkills USA team will go for gold in Russia at international trade skills contest.

Plumbing

Q&A with David F. Chic, Program Director for Quality Service Contractors and Construction Contractors’ Alliance

A conversation with the new chief at the QSC’s recent Power Meeting in Kansas City.

June 4, 2019

Steve Smith

We finally had the chance to meet David Chic, who, shortly after last year’s PHCC CONNECT, became program director for the Quality Service Contractors as well as the Construction Contractors’ Alliance.

Plumbing

Bringing High Tech to Water Conservation

Water-monitoring program helps Santa Fe restaurants reduce water waste.

June 4, 2019

Steve Smith

Leak detection grows as crucial concerns over water conservation and home insurance protection increase.

Texas Legislature Votes Down State Plumbing Agency

By September, Anyone Can Be a Plumber in Texas

May 30, 2019

Steve Smith

Plumbers call for special session after the Texas House ended the state plumbing code and a plumbing regulation agency.

Texas Legislature Votes Down State Plumbing Agency

May 28, 2019

Steve Smith

Lawmakers want to fold the board into the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, an agency that oversees more than two dozen professions.

Study Claims 43 States Expose Millions to Toxic Compounds in Drinking Water

May 10, 2019

Steve Smith

Roughly 19 million people across the country are being exposed highly toxic fluorinated compounds called PFAS.

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Johnson Controls Partners with Lincoln Tech to Train Next Generation

Plans are to open 10 classrooms in key locations throughout the national trade school's campuses.

May 7, 2019

Steve Smith

Partnership between Johnson Controls and Lincoln Tech promoted vocational training.

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Searching for the Next Generation

We recently asked what our readers are doing to recruit and train the next generation of techs.

May 7, 2019

Steve Smith

PHC News contractor readers share tips on hiring and training the next generation of service technicians.

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The Rise of the ConTech?

Latest survey from JBKnowledge shows technology’s promise, but construction firms are still slow to invest.

May 7, 2019

Steve Smith

Contractors are buying into the idea of construction technology, but not necessarily funding it.

Ohio Worker’s Comp Bureau Rules Employer at Fault in Fatal Trench Collapse

April 9, 2019

Steve Smith

James B. Rogers, 33, when he was buried alive after a nearly 11-foot trench collapsed while he was trying to install a sewer pipe during the construction of a residence.