CONTRACTORS WHO install radiant heating systems will be interested in Avenir Softwares LoopCAD Version 1.5 (www.LoopCAD.com, 888/568-0031, $395, trial version available free at Website). The program is standalone CAD software that generates...
WHITE BEAR LAKE, MINN. Nexstar will sponsor a Money Masters program April 15-16 in the Chicago area for owners of independent electrical, HVAC and plumbing contractors. The program will present the best practices groups methods for implementing...
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff NEW YORK Stanley Berger is a hard-core people person, an unusual trait for an accountant; then again, Berger noted that he never would have been as successful as he has been at contracting if he had been a...
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WAILEA, HAWAII Schedule delays, changes and acceleration are facts of life for new construction contractors, who are often entitled to more money, more time or both as a result. While it might be easy to...
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WASHINGTON Contractors involved in construction or substantial renovations will be eligible for a 3% tax credit on their profits, beginning for work done this year. For every dollar in profit a contractor...
BY ROBERT P. MADER of CONTRACTORs staff WAILEA, HAWAII A contractors bid price today is his cost plus his margin, quality consultant Dennis Sowards told sheet metal contractors here. But what if a contractor took the market price, subtracted his...
Special to CONTRACTOR ORLANDO, FLA. If youre a subcontractor, the most frustrating part of your business probably is managing the productivity of your crews, according to the second annual Intuit Construction Business Solutions industry study...
HERE ARE TWO software solutions that tackle targeted tasks neatly and affordably. Both products are suitable for small contractors. QuickBooks Simple Start For some contractors, the concept of computerized accounting creates more trepidation than...
Contracting Business and Contractor magazines take to the streets in 2005 with the Comfortech RoadShow Series for HVAC and plumbing contractors. Based on a proven formula developed by HVAC Comfortech, the largest event for the residential and...
By Greg Crumpton, Mechanical Contractor HAVE YOU EVER wondered if paperless dispatching is right for your company? If youre interested in increasing the efficiency of your service department, the functionality of your systems and improving cash...
