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National Pump Company (NPC) will showcase its latest vertical turbine pump technology for the municipal water and wastewater industry at WEFTEC 2026, September 26-30 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans @NationalPumpCo
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Miss a crack in your boiler refractory and you could be chasing flame instability or a warped door before the season's over. This installment of #WeeklyBoilerTips covers exactly what to inspect—and what to do about it @WareInc
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The US construction industry added 22,000 jobs in August, marking the sixth consecutive month of growth despite a decline in homebuilding @ABCNational @BLS_gov #employment
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A new survey of 267 commercial fleet professionals from Linxup, a GPS fleet tracking and safety technology company, found that 77% of drivers believe the benefits of fleet safety tools outweigh privacy concerns @linxuptracking
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The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI) has published a new technical document addressing the projected design life of plastic piping used in geothermal ground heat exchangers @PPIplasticspipe #geothermal
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ABC has released a national dataset examining how multiskilled construction workers affect productivity, staffing requirements, schedule durations and jobsite performance @ABCNational #multiskilling
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Data published by the US Census Bureau shows that national, nonresidential construction spending increased 0.1% in July, with growth driven entirely by data center construction @ABCNational @uscensusbureau #datacenters #nonresidentialconstruction
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In this episode of #CrackingTheCode Jason Walker joins Brad Barron for a full shop tour, getting an inside look at how the business runs from sales and dispatch to the fabrication shop @EGIA
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Shop on Fire's Jeremiah Webb: The best use of AI call scoring is to narrow the haystack. The best use of leadership is to interpret the needles it finds, coach the right behavior and repair the system behind the call #customerservice #aicallscoring
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Cleaver-Brooks Company, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire R.F. MacDonald Company, a longtime boiler sales and service representative serving customers throughout California and Nevada @cleaverbrooks #mergersandacquisitions
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Dr. Gleb Tsipursky: AI can strengthen the training model because it can strip out repetitive preparation and give apprentices more chances to practice the decisions that matter #workforcedevelopment #skilledtrades #skillsgap
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What does a booked plumbing job actually cost? The cheapest lead is rarely the cheapest customer. Thirty seconds will tell you which of your channels is overcharging you #sales #plumbingcontractor @CD_Analytics
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Associated Builders and Contractors has named former Labor Secretary of Maryland Tiffany Robinson as its Vice President of Workforce and Safety Policy @ABCNational #peoplenews
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Ariston Group has appointed Farrah Larson as Key Accounts Manager – Builder, supporting the company’s Southwest Region, including California, Arizona and Nevada #aristongroup #peoplenews
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Sonnhalter partnered with Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity for its 17th Annual Sonnhalter Tool Drive, collecting more than $25,000 worth of donated tools and building materials @SonnhalterB2T @CLEHabitat #givingback
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Trust in Water is calling for expanded eligibility under the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), one of the federal government’s primary tools for financing water-quality infrastructure @TrustInWater_ #wastewater #infrastructure
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BLS reports a 1.2% increase in construction input prices in August, potentially squeezing contractor margins amid ongoing trade tensions @BLS_gov @ABCNational #PPI
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The problem is not that the invoice arrived via email -- the problem is that the inbox then becomes the receiving dock, filing cabinet, approval history, reminder system and audit trail #accounting #accountspayable
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New Jersey has adopted the 2024 New Jersey Edition of the National Standard Plumbing Code (NSPC) as the state’s plumbing code #codes @IAPMO #waterdemandcalculator
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Most payment disputes aren't born out of bad faith. They're often data problems disguised as business disagreements #fieldex #projectmanagement
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