Report by National Kitchen & Bath Association and John Burns Real Estate Consulting finds steady industry growth, though availability of skilled labor and material costs remain challenges.

Wohlfarth has more than 30 years of real-life experience inside boiler rooms and uses humor and jobsite stories to teach the class.

The Harris Products Group, a Lincoln Electric company, announced it is now the exclusive distributor of Worthington Industries air-fuel equipment in the U.S. wholesale channel, and a distributor of Worthington Industries gas cylinders.

The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by a full year.

First Sales designs, manufactures and distributes its products under the Sterling Water Treatment and Avid Water Systems brand names, primarily for customers in the United States.

Advanced Drainage Systems — a manufacturer of water management products and solutions for commercial, residential, infrastructure and agricultural applications — announced the acquisition of Infiltrator Water Technologies — a manufacturer of products for the water and wastewater industries — for a purchase price of approximately $1.08 billion, from an affiliate of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and other stockholders.

23,000-square-foot facility opened July 1.

Parent company now has 28 locations in 10 states.

Major HVAC distribution acquisition will see Peirce-Phelps to operate as separate business of Carrier Enterprise.