Plumbing
Plumbing wholesale prices barely budged in March
A plumbing fixture-specific ‘producer price index’ (PPI) grew just 0.4 percent from February, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Economy
HVAC
Most of U.S. to face above-normal temperatures through July: Outlook
Almost the entire U.S. faces between a 33 and 70 percent chance of experiencing above-normal temperatures from May through July, per the NWS
HVAC
Madison Air raises $2.2 billion in IPO
“The IPO is the biggest by an industrial company in the US since United Parcel Service Inc. went public in a $5.5 billion listing in 1999”
HVAC
HVAC wholesale prices held firm in March
An HVAC-specific ‘producer price index’ (PPI) nudged up just 0.3 percent from February, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics
HVAC
Fake HVAC sites behind Orlando contractor’s lost business
Google searches for HVAC services in Orlando are now returning dozens of generic, seemingly AI-generated websites, pushing reputable contractors far down the results
Plumbing
Residential water heater shipments fall in February
Year-to-date, shipments of gas water heaters are down 10.4 percent compared to the same period in 2025, and electric shipments are down 7.9 percent
HVAC
HVAC shipments inch up after nine months of declines
U.S. combined shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps totaled nearly 639,000 units in February
HVAC
Heat pump shipments have started outpacing air conditioners, report highlights
Air-source heat pumps outsold gas furnaces for the fourth consecutive year in 2025 — and started outselling air conditioners
HVACPlumbing
Lowe’s boosts skilled trades investment to $250 million
The Lowe’s Foundation on Tuesday pledged $250 million to train 250,000 workers by 2035
HVACPlumbing
National Careers in Trades Week kicks off
A January survey of 500 college and high school students found that 75 percent of teens aged 13 to 18 would consider a trade job over going to college