The five “hot sectors” in the construction industry in 2004 are residential, office, amusement and recreation, transportation and manufacturing (selective), according to Ken Roper of FMI Corp., a management consulting firm, in a presentation to members of the Construction Contractors' Alliance at a recent meeting in Denver.
The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute recognized Senator Kit Bond (R-Mo.) with its PMI Legislator of the Year award at its fall 2004 meeting in Washington, D.C.
Bradford White Corp. recently updated its “ProMark” CD-ROM. “ProMark - The Professional Marketer's Resource Directory” was designed to assist wholesalers and contractors who sell and install Bradford White water heating products with their advertising campaigns and sales presentations.
A.O. Smith Corp. celebrated the golden anniversary of its President's Safety Award by presenting the honor to the 240 employees of the Fabricantes de Componentes de Motrices (FCM) in Juarez, Mexico.
Pewaukee, Wis.-based wholesaler Gustave A. Larson Co. presented its 2003 Partners In Excellence and Quality (PEAQ) Awards to Armacell, DuPont Fluoroproducts, Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, Nu-Calgon Wholesaler, and Research Products Corp., based on results of the company's 15th annual Supplier Evaluation.
Start-up and completion are the phases most in need of improvement in the typical construction project, according to a recent survey of project owners by the Construction Management Association of America and FMI Corp.
Parks, Peyton & Sasser and Burke Agency, the two 2004 SUPPLY HOUSE TIMES Manufacturers Reps of the Year, received their award plaques at ISH North America in Boston.
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