The Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) has announced a five-day course in project management, Oct. 10-15, 2004, at the University of Texas in Austin.
Tort reform legislation is needed to put an end to a "travesty of justice" that is threatening the livelihood of plumbing, heating, and cooling contractors, a member of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) told a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Installers have maneuvered thousands of feet of Gastite flexible gas piping through some pretty tight spots. But few, if any, could match the engineering challenge that confronted a mechanical contractor in the form of a bronze, flame-spewing statue at the entrance to Doak Campbell Stadium at Florida State University.
The Associated Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Texas (PHCC Texas) is in the midst of organizing a worker's compensation self-insurance program. The chapter has collected financial data from interested members, and First Cardinal of Texas, the administrator, is now asking for members who will act as trustees.
Comfort control in hot and humid Georgia can sometimes take inventive twists. In Snellville, the homeowners in a 155-unit development are being offered the option of using a system that provides hot water recirculation throughout the house, house wrap insulation, low-emissivity glass, and high-efficiency air conditioning.
American Plumbing and Mechanical Inc. (AMPAM) announced that it has reached an agreement for a consensual plan of reorganization allowing the company to promptly emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The Florida Air Conditioning Contractors Association (FACCA) has announced an endorsement from Service Roundtable in which the two industry associations will work together to advance the practice of HVAC contracting in Florida.
Steve Wiggins, owner of Quality Air Care, Lorena, Texas, recently sent this story to The News concerning a no-heat/no-cooling service call. He got a lot more than he expected.