SNIPS Contractor of the Year, McCusker-Gill, walks us through an encore presentation of a recently completed job at the Encore Boston Harbor luxury casino and resort in Everett, Massachusetts.

The internet has foretold the rise of robots since the birth of the first binary code. Now that they have officially arrived — and infiltrated a variety of industries, from manufacturing to mobile delivery — skilled trade workers are still tinkering to figure out whether they truly come in peace. Will they make good employees? Or, will they takeover and turn the current mechanical contracting industry on its head?

Copper spiral duct is a rare sight in commercial ductwork design, says MKT Metal Manufacturing, an HVAC duct and accessories manufacturer out of York, Pennsylvania.

Middle school students at Mill Creek in Kent, Washington, are benefiting from a call their science teacher, Steven Basten, recently made to the Hermanson Company.

A 16-gauge welded duct, 9'x 9' high grease exhaust with a 34,000 CFM exhaust through it. 

The event, which kicks off Aug. 7, 2019 in San Diego, features more than 100 hands-on training sessions for MEP contractors. 

A recent sanitary duct fabrication project by Bassett Mechanical was published in the May 2019 issue of SNIPS. 

With a sharp wit and sense of humor, Bryan Orr has quickly become one of the most powerful and recognizable voices in the HVACR industry — covering everything from duct fabrication to installation in his wildly successful HVAC School podcast. He is the vice-president of service at Kalos Services Inc in Clermont, Florida  which he started with his dad when he was 17, and he regularly helps his team train and troubleshoot as a working contractor. But if you ask him about it (and we did), he’ll say he’s just keeping busy.

Milwaukee Tool enhances comfort and safety on the job site with the introduction of Winter Insulated Gloves. 

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