The honky-tonks were hopping and the line dancers bopping as some 300 members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada took to Music City, Nashville, Tenn., for the organization’s 2019 annual conference in October.
From Graham Sherman, co-owner of Toolshed Brewing, discussing the importance of beer to the Canadian economy, to entrepreneur Mandy Rennehan’s candid discussion about the need to fix the perception of the trades, the event was packed with information for delegates to digest.
Next year’s conference is scheduled for October 21 to 25 in Napa, Calif. NEWS “Almost 1 in 20 people leaving hospital are leaving with an HAI, or Hospital Acquired Illness,” stated Munish Nanda, Watts Water Technologies’ president of the Americas... ![]()
Fujitsu General America has announced that The Master Group will be the sole source of Airstage VRF commercial HVAC products throughout Western Canada, including... The winners of the 2020 AHR Expo Innovation Awards competition have been announced. Hosted annually by the AHR Expo, products in 10 industry categories... InSinkErator Canada has announced the promotion of Heather Ferris to Eastern regional sales manager. With 20 years of experience in the plumbing industry, including five years... Getting a handle on prevailing economic winds was the subject of the first CIPH Ontario Region Business Meeting of the new season in Mississauga, Ont., on October 24... After representing Nortek’s residential and aftermarket products in Quebec for the past four years, David Vallières & Associates’ role is being expanded to cover all of Canada... Targeting the light construction trades, Milwaukee Tool has introduced its newest tools platform, the MX FUEL Equipment System... ![]() American Standard’s Flash™ Pressure Balance Shower Rough-In Valves deliver time-saving and flexible installation. Flash™ provides a variety of pipe connection options with a compact size and design that makes installation quicker and easier. Its stub-out connection is the first to work with press-connect fittings without additional solder or piping. For more information visit www.americanstandard.ca
PRODUCTS There are many positives to hiring an apprentice. They can carry heavy equipment for you, they can run for a tray of double-doubles for you and the crew, and they are perfect candidates to make a dash to the supplier when you are caught short. Perhaps their most positive impact, however, is on general site morale. What better way to get a tough project back on track and help dissipate stress than a good laugh? And who better to provide that levity than your very own eager beaver?
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