Viessmann and Carrier align; Uponor rebuffs Aliaxis. Are we seeing a renewed “trend” toward consolidation in the PHVAC industy? Inflation, fuel prices, war, supply chain, electrification, and economy woes are all factors for potential wholesale changes. Over the past month, there has been heavy movement in the industry to suggest such a thing. In a Read more
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Last week, the Mechanical Hub Team was onsite to visit the Iowa Build My Future event, where 5,500 kids from across the state were bussed to experience the hands-on trade job fair. Here is a video that accurately describes the event. https://youtu.be/rWG8JLM07k4 Read more
As far back as he can remember, Derek Zeolla, general manager and licensed plumber at Zeolla Plumbing & Heating Corp., was running plumbing jobs with his father in downtown Boston as early as seven years old. Derek’s dad was a Boston service plumber that ran a 1- to 2-man shop. “It’s not like this was Read more
https://youtu.be/XDv7qrBBZdg Mechanical Hub takes you to Salt Lake City as they visit with Bob Dudley, co-owner, Harris-Dudley Plumbing & Heating. Bob talks about the company and its reliance on snow. A great part of his business in providing radiant, hydronics and snowmelt systems to the Park City clientele Read more
Mechanical Hub continues with its 2023 Industry Forecast series with an exclusive interview with Caleffi North America’s president Mark Olson. Despite all of the negativity, Caleffi remains optimistic throughout all of the bumps in the road. MH: I’ve heard that the first half of 2023 might be a bit bumpy, how do you see Read more