Steve Smith

Saniflo

Saniflo Takes ‘Early Adopters’ to Paris

Company flew more than 60 PHCP industry members to France for a factory tour and sightseeing.

August 12, 2018

Steve Smith

Wholesalers enjoyed the sights of Paris as guests of Saniflo.

Amazon Warms Campus with Waste Heat

McKinstry recovery system recycles energy from data center next door.

July 1, 2018

Steve Smith

McKinstry devises energy-saving waste heat recovery system to heat 4 million square feet of office space at Amazon’s new Seattle corporate campus.

Ranck Plumbing to Reopen

June 29, 2018

Steve Smith

The plumbing company was put up for auction recently and eventually went to local investors for $1.6 million.

Un Voyage a Le Musée des Égouts de Paris

Or to translate, a trip to the Paris Sewers Museum.

June 27, 2018

Steve Smith

The Paris Sewers Museum offers a fascinating journey into history and engineering.

Viewpoint

Greatest Guy I Never Met

June 14, 2018

Steve Smith

Let me tell you about the greatest guy I never met.

Watts Opens Latest Learning Center

June 8, 2018

Steve Smith

The 3,000-square-foot training center features classroom space as well as a lab with working equipment showcasing the company’s product lines.

Former Worley & Obetz Owner, Staffers Form New Company

Worley & Obetz Collapse Triggers Closing of Ranck Plumbing & Heating

June 6, 2018

Steve Smith

The company shut down its commercial side and laid off 100 employees after its bankers, already expecting up to $62 million in losses on its loans to the company, balked at Worley & Obetz’s plans to go forward.

Winsupply Meeting

Winsupply Holds Strategic Planning Meetings and Vendor Showcase

The distributor’s ‘Family of Companies’ gets together every other year to plan, network and meet vendors.

June 2, 2018

Steve Smith

More than 1,500 local Winsupply owners and staff along attended the distributor’s bi-annual Strategic Planning Meetings and Vendor Showcase, March 11-16, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville.

Plumbing & Heating Thoughts

The Best Bet to Save Water

Five-year update to major water conservation study says state laws are critical to managing nation’s water resources.

May 24, 2018

Steve Smith

Although plumbing products and building codes help conserve water, states are in the best position to set laws and regulations that will save even more water.

Plumbing & Heating Thoughts

‘Toilet to Tap’ Water Only Sounds Hard to Swallow

New research says it tastes just as good as bottled water and even better than tap water.

April 23, 2018

Steve Smith

Water scarcity is a growing, serious issue for many communities, especially those that frequently experience periods of drought and other environmental challenges. For those communities, water reuse is sometimes the only practical solution.