Wisconsin PHC Contractor Winter 2018
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8 Cover<br />
REPORTS<br />
6 President’s Letter<br />
The Sky’s the Limit<br />
8 Executive Director’s Report<br />
Predicting the Future… Maybe<br />
10 From the Capitol<br />
Updates from the National and State Capitols<br />
INSIDE<br />
WINTER <strong>2018</strong><br />
12 Service Roundtable – New Benefit for <strong>PHC</strong>C-WI<br />
Members<br />
13 A Successful Year of Seminars; More to Come in 2019<br />
14 Plumbing Seminars Schedule and Registration<br />
16 Federated Insurance Update; What You Should Know<br />
about Fire Prevention<br />
18 Top 6 Marketing Tips for HVAC and Plumbing Pros<br />
20 How Long Does It Take to Forget the Plumber?<br />
22 2019 AHR Expo Preview<br />
24 Continuous Airborne Legionella Detection Reduces<br />
HVAC Health Risk<br />
26 <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Housing Starts<br />
28 Industry News<br />
Local Association Updates<br />
Construction Employment<br />
Meet Your Directors<br />
Call for Nominations<br />
Recruiting Update<br />
Randy Lorge Honored<br />
State Plumbing Apprenticeship Committee Update<br />
Highlights from CONNECT <strong>2018</strong><br />
DSG Announces Corporate Appointments<br />
Water-Right’s Vice President Receives EWQA President’s Award<br />
Mid-State Supply Hosts Kick Asphalt<br />
Changes to <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Worker’s Compensation Program<br />
Milwaukee Tool Joins the <strong>PHC</strong>C Educational Foundation Board of<br />
Governors<br />
Distillery Benefits from New Boiler System<br />
<strong>PHC</strong>C Board of Directors Hold Meetings at Special Locations<br />
Quotable<br />
44 Member Benefits<br />
Advertiser Index<br />
Calendar of Events<br />
45 <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Plumbing Code Book & POWTS<br />
46 Membership Application<br />
22<br />
2017/18 BOARD OF DIRECTORS <strong>PHC</strong>C<br />
WISCONSIN ASSOCIATION<br />
Master Plumbers/Heating & Cooling<br />
<strong>Contractor</strong>s of <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
<strong>PHC</strong>C <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Association<br />
P.O. Box 833 • Germantown, WI 53022<br />
888-782-6815 • Fax: 888-287-4116<br />
mail@phcc-wi.org<br />
President/Treasurer: Carol De Young, Countryside Plumbing &<br />
Heating, Inc., 321 <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Drive, New Richmond, WI 54017-2614,<br />
715-246-2660, carol@countrysideph.com<br />
Vice President/Secretary: Fred Gardner, Badger State, Inc.,<br />
2507 Fortune Drive, Eau Claire, WI 54703-3898, 715-874-7777,<br />
fred@badgerstateinc.com<br />
Directors: Tyler Arndt, Arndt & Son Plumbing, P.O. Box 70, Brooklyn,<br />
WI 53521, 608-455-6392, arndtplumbing@frontier.com<br />
Matt Bub, Dave Jones Inc., 2225 Kilgust Road, Madison, WI 53713,<br />
608-268-7531, mbub@davejonesinc.com<br />
John Buresh, Tweet/Garot Mechanical, 2545 Larsen Road,<br />
P.O. Box 11767, Green Bay, WI 54307-1767, 920-498-0400,<br />
john.buresh@tweetgarot.com<br />
Dan Callies, Oak Creek Plumbing, 640 E. Ryan Road, Oak Creek, WI<br />
53154, 414-762-4060, danc@oakcreekplumbing.com<br />
Bernie Friedenfels, Bernie’s Well & Water LLC, PO Box 547, Baileys<br />
Harbor, WI 54202, 920-559-6652, berniesww@gmail.com<br />
Jeffrey Kuhn, S&K Pump & Plumbing, Inc., 20880 W. Enterprise Avenue,<br />
Brookfield, WI 53045, 262-782-7190, jeff@snkpump.com<br />
Cal Watters, Watters Plumbing, 1303 Midway Road, P.O. Box 118,<br />
Menasha, WI 54952, 920-733-8125, cwatters@wattersplumbing.net<br />
Industry Partner Reps: Howie Heier, Hydro-Flo Products, 3655 N.<br />
124th Street, Brookfield, WI 53005, 920-428-2001, hheier@hydro-flo.com<br />
Jon Hirsch, Auer Steel & Heating Supply, 2935 W. Silver Spring Drive,<br />
Milwaukee, WI 53209, 414-349-0019, jon.hirsch@auersteel.com<br />
Master Plumbers/Heating & Cooling<br />
<strong>Contractor</strong>s of <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
Rob Spence, Rundle-Spence, 2800 Industrial Drive, Madison, WI 53713,<br />
608-222-0636, robs@rundle-spence.com<br />
<strong>PHC</strong>C National Director (Zone 3): Jeff Berndt, Best Plumbing<br />
and Best Bath, 5080 8th Avenue, Marion, IA 52302, 319-393-0255,<br />
jeffb@bestbathplumbing.com<br />
Executive Director: Jeff Beiriger, P.O. Box 833, Germantown, WI 53022,<br />
888-782-6815 • Fax: 888-287-4116, jeff@assocmgmtservices.com<br />
The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>PHC</strong> <strong>Contractor</strong> is published four times a year for<br />
the <strong>Wisconsin</strong> Association of Plumbing-Heating-Cooling <strong>Contractor</strong>s<br />
Senior Editor - Jeff Beiriger<br />
Advertising and Editorial Office:<br />
Ron Sonntag Public Relations<br />
9406 N. 107th Street Milwaukee, WI 53224<br />
p | 800.969.0200 f | 414.354.5317 | www.rspr.com<br />
Advertising Inquiries: Patty Johnson, Ron Sonntag Public<br />
Relations, 800-969-0200, ext. 103, E-mail: patty@rspr.com.<br />
Editorial Submissions: Cynthia Marsh, Ron Sonntag Public<br />
Relations, 800-969-0200, ext. 104, E-mail: cynthia@rspr.com.<br />
photo: iStockphoto.com/benkrut<br />
Master Plumbers/Heating & Cooling<br />
<strong>Contractor</strong>s of <strong>Wisconsin</strong><br />
4 The <strong>Wisconsin</strong> <strong>PHC</strong> <strong>Contractor</strong> WINTER <strong>2018</strong>
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