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Former
Poole & Kent CEO Sentenced to Prison
BALTIMORE -- Former Poole & Kent CEO David Stoffregen
was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for bribing a state
senator, income tax evasion and misappropriating Poole & Kent
funds.
Stoffregen was convicted of bribing former state senator Thomas
Bromwell, chairman of the Maryland Senate Finance Committee, to steer
legislation that was helpful to Poole & Kent. The bribe came in the form
of an $80,000 a year no-show job for Bromwell's wife at a minority front
company.
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PMI
Members Cut Water Usage 45% in Drought-Ravaged Tennessee Town
ORME, TENN. -- While the City of Atlanta has been in the
news for having less than a three month supply of water available, this
tiny town in southwest Tennessee has virtually run out of water. The
town shut off its water pumps and was only making water available from
the town's water tower for three hours a day. And that water had to be
trucked in from Alabama.
The situation in Orme is improving greatly thanks to a volunteer effort
by plumbing manufacturers to help residents plug leaks and reduce water
consumption.
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Harris
Cos. Acquires Phoenix-based Mechanical Contractor
ST. PAUL, MINN. -- Harris Cos., the 26th largest
mechanical contractor in the U.S., based here, announced in mid-November
that it has acquired Climate Control, a Phoenix-based mechanical
contractor serving the commercial and residential sectors.
This acquisition marks the fourth major market for Harris Cos., which
will now have offices in St. Paul and Rochester, Minn., Salt Lake City,
Utah, and Phoenix, in addition to satellite offices in Northfield and
Austin, Minn. Harris Cos. Employs 620 with anticipated revenues of $190
million in 2007. Climate Control employs 100 with revenues of more than
$14 million.
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NY
Thermal Continues Recall on Select Boilers
WASHINGTON -- NY Thermal Inc. continues to recall select
models of its Trinity gas-fired hot water boilers due to potential risk
that a condensate fitting in the boiler may prematurely deteriorate,
causing a leak and presenting a risk of carbon monoxide exposure to
consumers. The urgent and mandatory safety recall affects only Trinity
"Ti" models manufactured between Nov. 28, 2005, and Jan. 8, 2007, or
with a serial number greater than 16,000. The manufactured date is
located on the white quality control sticker on the back of the cover.
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Contractor
Sued by Bankruptcy Trustee
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The bankruptcy trustee overseeing
Tougher Industries Inc. here has charged its former owner with using a
corporate credit card to make more than $400,000 in personal purchases.
Trustee Lee Woodard is asking Bankruptcy Judge Robert Littlefield Jr. to
order Steven Shaw to return the money to help pay off Tougher's $12
million in debt. Shaw purchased the mechanical contractor four years
ago.
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Contractors
and Vendors in the News
Kevin L. Bailey, inside sales at Mechanical Equipment
Inc., has been elected 2007-'08 President of the Chicagoland Better
Heating-Cooling Council (CBHCC). Other officers elected included: June
Tucker, president at International Piping Systems Inc., 1st vice
president; Frank Bridgeford, inside sales at Porter Pipe & Supply Inc.,
2nd vice president; and Michelle James, sales engineer at Mechanical
Inc., Secretary/Treasurer. John Stern, project manager at Dahme
Mechanical Industries Inc., remains on the board as the council's past
president. Elected to two-year terms on the CBHCC Board of Directors
were: Scott Gorgius, Sales Engineer at Able Heating & Cooling Supplies;
John O'Brien, Principal at GHC Mechanical Inc.; Ed Usher, treasurer at
Ideal Heating Co.; and Dave Gottfred, Vice President at G&O Thermal
Supply. They join current board members Phil Uhl, heating manager at SG
Supply Co.; Tom Olson, vice president-service at Thermodyne Mechanical
Service; and William Reining, service operations manager at Independent
Mechanical Industries. CBHCC has also named Dave Gottfred of G&O Thermal
Supply as 2006-'07 Educator of the Year for his contribution to CBHCC's
education program.
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Calendar of Industry Events
EcoBuild Fall, Washington, December 10-13
Air-Conditioning, Heating & Refrigerating Exposition, New York, January
22-24
CONTRACTOR's Comfortech Roadshow, Houston, February 13
International Builders Show, Orlando, Fla., February 13-16
Construction Contractors Alliance meeting, Dallas, February 27-29
Mechanical Contractors Association of America Convention, Palm Springs,
Calif. March 2-6, 2008
13th Annual HVACR & Plumbing Instructor Workshop, National Conference
Center in Lansdowne, Va., March 5-7
Quality Service Contractors Power Meeting, Palm Springs, Calif. March
6-8, 2008
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