Steve Spaulding

Chicago

Editor-in-Chief at Contractor

Editor-in-Chief at Endeavor Business Media

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Weekly Product Gallery: NIBCO/DeWalt, Xylem, Aerco, KNIPEX, Gripple, Wolverine

1 week 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.
PHCC Holds Annual Legislative Conference

1 week ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

WASHINGTON, DC — Over May 20th and 21st, 107 members of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors - National Association gathered in the nation’s capital to share their top legislative concerns, then marched to the congressional office buildings to communicate those concerns with members of the House, Senate and their respective staff.
Scouting the Future of the Skilled Trades

2 weeks ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OH — The demand for skilled workers only keeps increasing. It is estimated that 2.4 million skilled trades positions will go unfilled by 2028 due to the lack of qualified and trained candidates. One project hoping to address this critical need is happening now in Miami Township, Ohio, where the Dan Beard Center is breaking ground on a new, 9,200 sq. ft. Skilled Trades Education Center at Camp Friedlander.
Memorandum Could End Federal Water Efficiency Standards

2 weeks ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

WASHINGTON, DC — On May 9th, the White House issued a memorandum to the Secretaries of Energy and the Interior, and the Deputy Assistant to the President and the Director of the Office of Legislative Affairs directing them to rescind — or, as appropriate, amend to revert to the standards required by statute—a host of energy and water regulations for faucets, showerheads, water closets, urinals and dishwashers.
Monthly Plumbing Quiz: Radiant Heating & Cooling

1 month ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Radiant heating and cooling systems can deliver high levels of comfort at fantastic levels of efficiency. So how well do YOU know radiant? Take our quiz and find out!
Tariff Whiplash

1 month ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Tariffs have been all over the news the past few weeks because of moves by the Trump Administration to impose a series of tariffs on almost all the US’s key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico and China.
Book of Giants 2025

1 month ago | contractormag.com | John Mesenbrink |Steve Spaulding

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA—A family-run business with a team of more than 200 skilled technicians across six locations, Rasmussen Mechanical Services offers solutions ranging from industrial air services, boiler repair, industrial burner services, mechanical construction, HVAC, rental equipment and more. And in the 55 years of service, the team at Rasmussen has seen its share of ups and downs during uncertain times to know that staying flexible is the key to success.
Viega and the Relentless Quest for Quality

1 month ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Viega is a company at the forefront of modern plumbing manufacturing. The company started in Germany in 1899, with founder Franz-Anselm Viegener. Today it is a multinational corporation of more than 4,700 employees, with 600 working in North America. Viega’s formula for success has been a simple one: a relentless focus on quality.
Innovation, Regulation and the State of Plumbing Manufacturing

1 month ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Kerry Stackpole is CEO and Executive Director for Plumbing Manufacturers International, the voluntary, not-for-profit association of plumbing product manufacturers. The core mission of PMI is to promote the water efficiency, health, safety, quality and environmental sustainability of plumbing products while maximizing consumer choice and value in a fair and open marketplace.
Trump Tariffs Bring Angst, Uncertainty to Mechanical Contracting Industry

2 months ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

WASHINGTON, DC — On Wednesday, April 2nd, the Trump Administration announced its latest round of tariffs. Declaring that foreign trade and economic practices have created a national emergency, President Donald Trump used his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to impose a 10% tariff on all countries, as well as higher, reciprocal tariffs on those countries with which the United States has the largest trade deficits.