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October 1998 Features

The Fall And Rise Of Village Plumbing
This 37-year-old woman took Houston-based Village Plumbing from the verge of shutting its doors in 1992 to a $2.5 million operation this year.

Light Truck And Van Review
As the standard-issue model year continues to evaporate into the past, manufacturers are no longer sticking with early fall introductions of models for the following model year.

Targeting The Green Consumer
Seventy-five percent of Americans think they should take more positive action toward the environment.

The Value Of Consistency
What makes memorable marketing stick with you isn’t so much an award-winning jingle as much as a respectable message promoted again and again … and again.

Residential Sprinkler Systems
Since there already is a water piping system installed in every home for plumbing fixtures, why not tap into that system to install a few sprinklers to protect against fire?

Is There A Killer In Your Basement?
The intent of this article is to make all service technicians who work on or around boilers and other gas-fired appliances aware of the following:

Don't Leave Radiant Design To Fate
A lot of radiant panel heating designers tend to box themselves into a corner by a design process that they do not understand.

October 1998 Columns

How To Create A Flat Rate Price
Imagine going into business without enough capital even to purchase some basic instructional books.

A Plug For ISH
What ISH will do is open your eyes to the rest of the world.

Pricing For Profits
Discussions on profits always seem to return to the subject of pricing.

Pre-Fab - The Only Way To Fly
Frank Bracco knows how much money and time pre-fab saves, as well as providing the ability and reputation for meeting critical schedules.

Day Of Rest? In A 24-Hour Business?
Taking a day off sounds nice, but the reality is that plumbing problems, by definition, have to occur at the most inconvenient time.

A Customer's Rant
As long as I’m paying for your services, I’m the boss and you are my servant.

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