Steve Spaulding

5 days ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Gierke: [Tariffs] are perhaps not the biggest risk contractors are facing, but they’ve certainly created the largest amount of uncertainty in their businesses. FMI put out a whitepaper that instructed contractors to be ready for conservatively 5% to 7% price increases this year. And I thought that was conservative at the time.

1 week ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Welcome again to our annual Made in America feature, where we shine a spotlight on manufacturers producing the tools, equipment and materials plumbing and heating pros need here in the USA. The big story in manufacturing since the start of 2025 has been tariffs, which come as a double-edged sword. On the one hand, high tariffs should work to make American-made products more competitive. On the other, sourcing raw materials—particularly steel and aluminum—has suddenly become more expensive.

1 week ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Webb has a varied background that has taken him through several different industry channels. He worked for his family’s HVAC company before it was sold off to private equity. His career then took him to OEMs Ingersoll Rand (Trane, American Standard), Michael and Son Services (the nation’s largest HVAC dealer), and Johnstone Supply Group. Webb has held leadership roles in finance and client management, working with Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and American Express.

3 weeks ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Weekly Product Gallery: Bosch Tool, BRUNT, Bradley, GE Appliances, Global Drain, KEENThis week the gallery includes a brushless hammer drill/driver, work boots, an award-winning line of bathroom acccessories, a high-efficiency heat pump water heater, and a modular slot drain.

1 month ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Steve Spaulding is Editor-in-Chief for CONTRACTOR Magazine. He has been with the magazine since 1996, and has contributed to Radiant Living, NATE Magazine, and other Endeavor Media properties.