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BNP Media's AEC BuildTech ready for blastoff

The inaugural event takes place April 30-May 2 near Chicago.

Jen Anesi-Brombach

April 23, 2019

The plumbing and mechanical industry is changing quickly, and the biggest catalyst of that change is technology.

March 2019 State Construction Employment 12-Month Change

Construction employment increases in 38 states from March 2018 to March 2019 ...

while 29 states add construction jobs between February and March.

April 20, 2019

Texas and West Virginia have biggest number and percent of annual job gains as Louisiana and Vermont lag; Washington has largest one-month gains, while Pennsylvania and Vermont experience worst losses.

Housing starts decline in March

April 20, 2019

Total housing starts fell 0.3% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.14 million units from a downwardly revised reading in February, according to a report from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and Commerce Department that was delayed due to the partial government shutdown.

A. O. Smith acquires water treatment solutions provider Water-Right

April 19, 2019

The acquisition includes all Water-Right subsidiaries, real estate and sister company Mineral-Right.

Chart NAHB Wells Fargo HMI and Single-Family Housing Starts

Builder confidence edges higher in April

April 18, 2019

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose one point to 63 in April, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) released on April 16, 2019. Sentiment levels have held in the low 60s for the past three months.

ASPE joins ASHRAE and NSF to develop standard on managing disease risk in building water systems

April 18, 2019

The committee will use NSF 444: Prevention of Injury and Disease Associated with Building Water Systems as the base document.

U.S. drinking water products standards published as National Standards of Canada

April 18, 2019

American National Standards for health effects of drinking water treatment chemicals (NSF/ANSI 60) and drinking water system components (NSF/ANSI 61) updated for the Canadian market and published as National Standards of Canada.

Forte Group has a sales and marketing focus going forward

Annual conference centers on cooperative’s focus on sales and marketing initiatives for its shareholders and vendor partners.

Nadia Askar

April 18, 2019

The Forte Group’s annual conference took place recently in Austin, Texas at the Hyatt Regency hotel. This year’s event drew 310 attendees in total (170 members and 140 vendors).

Legend Valve New Product Sheet Cover_For web

Legend Valve & Fittings announces newest product offerings

April 17, 2019

In the New Product Sheet, you will find the list price and configuration details of these new products.

WIT & Co. poised for more success

Texas-based cooperative reports record-breaking 2018.

Mike Miazga

April 16, 2019

It was a record-breaking 2018 for the Irving, Texas-based WIT & Co. buying group. WIT Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brandy Reed told Supply House Times during the cooperative’s recent annual Distributor and Vendor Conference in Grapevine, Texas, that 2018 purchases within the group rose to record-breaking levels.