Steve Spaulding

1 week 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.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

Late in February I made my way out to Las Vegas to attend the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show—you can read our full coverage starting on the cover, and our KBIS Product Pages Takeover starting on pg. 48. There are plenty of shows that move around the country from year to year, but I hope KBIS never leaves Vegas. Both the city and the event set out to dazzle—to make a statement—and in that they seem perfectly matched.

1 month ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

I’m writing this editorial in the brief week I have just after the AHR Expo in Orlando (which is our top story on the cover, and we’ve also done an “AHR Takeover” of our New Products section starting on pg. 40) and just before the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas (we will have a comprehensive write-up of KBIS in our April issue).

1 month ago | contractormag.com | Steve Spaulding

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