Uponor North America (Uponor) now offers its innovative PEX-a Pipe Support in sizes up to 3½” for suspended piping applications in commercial plumbing and hydronic distribution piping systems. Uponor PEX-a Pipe Support is a galvanized steel channel that provides continuous support of PEX in suspended piping applications, enabling hanger spacing similar to that of copper Read more
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Falls Church, Va. — The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Educational Foundation is proud to announce the winners of 2014 scholarships awarded through the Foundation. Seven students were awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships funded by the Foundation, the South Jersey Mechanical Contractors Association, Anne Williams, the PHCC Auxiliary of Massachusetts and PHCC’s Past National Officers. Sixteen Read more
Dallas — The RectorSeal Corporation has acquired the Polyslab(TM) Evo-Crete(TM) and related HVAC brands from Evolve Composites Pty Ltd (Evolve), based in Queensland, Australia. Evolve manufactures a range of equipment base products for heating and air conditioning systems. RectorSeal has been a portfolio company of Capital Southwest Corporation since 1967. “The Evolve transaction is another Read more
Arlington, Va. – At a White House event, Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) President and CEO Stephen Yurek announced that the nation’s heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) industry will invest $5 billion in research and development (R&D) funds over the next decade to develop the next generation of refrigerants and the air Read more
Knowing the potential hazards of working around electricity is critical for technicians and other employees who are potentially exposed to live conductors of 50 volts of electricity or more during their workday, and especially mechanical service technicians who work on units that generate up to 480 volts. The NFPA 70E Qualified-Level Arc Flash Safety Training Read more