BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff RIALTO, CALIF. The city of Rialto is experiencing such a severe water shortage that its giving away Home Depot gift cards specifically for water-saving toilets and showerheads. In mid-July the city called on...
MCLEAN, VA. With the number of Legionnaires disease cases increasing at alarming rates throughout various regions of the United States, local communities and industries are turning to government authorities and water treatment experts for help...
OAKVILLE, ONTARIO About 150 guests, vendors and employees attended the official opening June 20 of Kamco Products new location here. Activities for the day included: guided tours of the plant, which manufactures polyethylene-coated copper tubing...
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff ROUND ROCK, TEXAS American Plumbing and Mechanical Inc. announced in mid-July that Robert C. Richey had rejoined the company and would manage single-family plumbing operations in California, Nevada and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. Water heater manufacturer GSW Industries Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of S.I.T. gas temperature controls on GSW water heaters. The gas controls were manufactured in Mexico by S...
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO Researchers are conducting yet another round of toilet testing, and the bean curd will inevitably hit the fan as some toilet manufacturers are displeased with the results. Nevertheless...
LAS VEGAS ISH North America will host its Design Plus exhibit featuring European products recognized for their outstanding and innovative design. ISH-NA will be held Oct. 1-3 at the new Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Convention Center here. Selected...
BY ROBERT P. MADER Of CONTRACTORs staff SAN JOSE, CALIF. Americans love affair with whirlpool tubs, hydronic towel warmers and other large consumers of hot water may be beginning to alter the domestic hot water market, a consulting firm here said...
HOW MUCH WILL you charge me to install a gas log set? Dont you just love conversations that start off like that? Theres only one easy answer: It depends. The salesperson who handled the sale told the customers that installation was a snap, so...
Master gardeners have an expression regarding invasive species of flora and fauna: Sleep, Creep, then Leap. The first year of invasion the species sleeps, the second year it creeps and by the third year it leaps! Looking back on how technology has...
