In Brief
- Mechanical contracting company Haberberger has been recognized
by Anheuser-Busch Cos. for its safe
working environment and was
recently presented the 2005
Anheuser-Busch Alabaster Eagle
Award for Safety. Anheuser-Busch
presents the annual award to its
contractors who work more than
20,000 man-hours without a
reported accident in a given year.
This is the second time in six years
Haberberger has won this award.
- Quality Service Contractors has
introduced its newest "Power Tool,"
the Service Fitness DVD Training
Series. The program is provided
through contributions from QSC
Power Tool sponsor Grundfos
Pumps. The program consists of a
42-module DVD series that includes
a participant manual, instructor's
manual, discussion questions and
frequently asked questions along
with sample scripts, conflict roleplays and sales role-plays. Each
training module is designed to last
from 30 to 60 minutes. Topics
include pricing vs. value, customer
service, profitability,
communication and sales. For more
information, call 800/533-7694; or
visit www.qsc-phcc.org.
- Two couples, Bill and Patty
Jones, Raven Mechanical, Houston,
and Orville and Doreen Taecker,
Andor Inc./Taecker Plumbing and
Heating, Watertown, S.D., have
been named contractor founders of
the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling
Contractors Educational
Foundation Board of Governors,
the body responsible for developing
and providing educational
programs for contractors and their
employees.
- In accordance with the ANSIdesignated 2009 Uniform Plumbing
Code and Uniform Mechanical
Code code change timeline, the IAPMO Standards Council has
issued a call for proposals, which
began Oct. 3 and will end at 5 p.m.
EST, Feb. 1, 2007. Anyone
interested in submitting a code
change proposal should download
the form entitled "Form on
Proposals," found under the
"Downloads and Applications" link
at www.iapmo.org.
- A record crowd of more than 600
people attended the 21st Annual Mechanical Service Contractors of
America Educational Conferencein October in Charleston, S.C.
MSCA Board of Managers Chairman Brad Bolino of John J. Kirlin Inc. in
Rockville, Md., opened the
conference with a review of MSCA's
achievements, including
recognition of 28 MSCA contractors
who qualified for MSCA STAR since
the 2005 conference. The 2007
22nd Annual MSCA Conference will
be held Oct. 14-17 at the
Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
- Linc Facility Services and its
family of companies have
purchased Ferguson-Williams, a
provider of facility operations and
maintenance services to the federal
government. LFS said it will
leverage Ferguson-Williams'
reputation and expertise in
waterway, dam and port
management to better serve its
customers in the federal market, as
well as expand its overall
international facility management
footprint. LFS is a business unit of
The Linc Group.