The U.S. is seeing about 10,000 baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964) retire per day. That means every day we lose knowledge from our industry due to retirements. The fact that so much of the construction industry is experience- or knowledge-based work makes this fact especially sobering, but the challenges don’t end there.

Darrell Jones found himself in quite a pickle back in 1986. At the time, Jones was working for close friend and mentor Louie Garner at Garner’s contracting business.

In the December print issue, I highlighted five key ways contractors can reduce installation hassles and increase revenue on tank water heater jobs. Now here are some important tips for tankless units:

There are four remaining state-written plumbing codes used in the United States. You could say that the remaining four states are just stubborn. Maybe they think they do it better than the model plumbing codes, but they don’t.

Back in late 2017, Dayton, Ohio-based national distributor Winsupply rolled out its Stock360 managed inventory system. The system’s end game is to make life as simple as possible for the distributor’s contractor customers who do business with its nearly 600 local companies throughout the U.S., further cementing its mission of forming strong partner-to-partner relationships.

Charlotte Pipe exposes China company using its intellectual property.

Properly installed CIPP is one solution for failing pipes in Hawaii’s marine environment.

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After a two year stint in Orlando, Florida, the sixth annual Design & Construction Week returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 19-21.

Congratulations to BNP Media veteran Nicole Krawcke, who recently was named the new chief editor of Plumbing & Mechanical.