Smart Solutions – Summer 2024 Issue

Retaining Your Competitive Edge with New ESG Resources

In today’s competitive landscape, demonstrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) awareness is no longer optional—it’s essential for business growth. As MCAA members, embracing ESG practices can significantly impact your success. […]

Saving Money and Extending Reach Through Partnership with FARO & Ferguson

For the past five years, FARO and Ferguson have embarked on a partnership that benefits both: With FARO equipment, Ferguson has transformed its business model and streamlined workflows—saving time, money, and labor—while FARO continued to gain a foothold in the industries that Ferguson supports. Ferguson plc’s success relies on the company’s ongoing commitment to innovation and its desire to partner with companies like FARO that are dedicated to delivering the very best that reality capture hardware, software, and software as a service (SaaS) has to offer.

FARO INSIGHT

Boosting Mechanical Revenue 30 Percent

After making the transition from paper recordkeeping to BuildOps software, “our revenue has grown by 30 percent, we’ve doubled the number of tickets that we can handle, and we’re working more efficiently than before,” said Scott Fuksa, president of Jackson Mechanical Service.

BuildOps

NEW MCAA Peer Groups

Participating in industry peer groups not only offers a valuable platform for fostering relationships and exchanging expertise within a supportive community but also represents a proven best practice adopted by many successful MCAA contractor members. These groups provide professionals with an opportunity to benchmark their performance, exchange best practices, address common challenges, and gain strategic insights from industry peers.

Growth Up 25% In One Year with ServiceTrade & Hurst Mechanical

Since adopting ServiceTrade, Hurst Mechanical experienced 25 percent growth in a single year, a testament to the efficiencies gained through the platform. In addition, using ServiceTrade to streamline preventive maintenance (PM) scheduling and management led the company to increase PM volume by 20 percent.

ServiceTrade

Court Is In Session

Power and Combustion, Inc. partnered with Victaulic to minimize disruptions over the course of a nine-month HVAC overhaul, mitigating project risks and increasing onsite productivity while ensuring that the building—a courthouse—remained fully operational throughout construction. In the project’s second phase, Power and Combustion again leveraged Victaulic grooved solutions to enhance installation efficiency while upgrading the building’s mechanical room.

Victaulic

Selecting the Right Press Tool

Press tools are a reliable and accessible choice for joining pipe in all commercial and residential settings, with a variety of press tool options available depending on the jobsite. Today’s professionals can rely on press tools to make secure, flameless connections on copper, stainless steel, PEX, and black iron in a fraction of the time it takes to solder pipe. A press tool not only saves you time, it also saves you money by delivering reliable performance, press after press.

Ridge Tool Company

MCAA & BuildOps Partner to Elevate Safety in Mechanical Contracting

MCAA has joined forces with BuildOps, an MCAA member and a provider of all-in-one field service and construction management software tailored for the modern mechanical contractor. This pivotal partnership will integrate MCAA’s extensive safety training resources directly into the BuildOps platform, granting all MCAA member companies using BuildOps unprecedented access.

BuildOps

Increasing Weld Speed with Novarc Technologies & Kleeberg

Despite an industry-wide shortage of skilled welders, Kleeberg has increased productivity by partnering with Novarc Technologies and adopting the Spool Welding Robot (SWR™). The SWR is a welding cobot designed specifically for pipe, small-pressure vessels, and other types of roll welding. With the cobot, Kleeberg has increased welding speed by three to four times on larger pipes.

Novarc Technologies Inc.

Maximizing Productivity with Cordless with MILWAUKEE TOOL & Pan Pacific Mechanical

Using MILWAUKEE TOOL’s new line of wet/dry vacuum solutions helps Pan Pacific Mechanical better keep its workspaces clean, which enhances productivity. Pan Pacific also found the cordless vacuums safer, more versatile, and more durable than corded vacuums.

MILWAUKEE TOOL

Message from Parthiv Amin, M/SC Chair: Clutch Partners

Every issue of Smart Solutions showcases real-world examples of how contractor members and supplier partners collaborate to address complex challenges and sensitive situations.

Going Big: Adding a Second Pipe Cutter Leads to More Efficiency with Watts Specialties & Alexander Mechanical, Inc.

Alexander Mechanical, Inc. purchased its first Watts pipe cutting machine in 2020 and immediately increased efficiency and decreased material costs. So as business grew and fabrication jobs started calling for bigger pipe, Alexander Mechanical bought a second, larger Watts pipe cutter that again increased efficiency and also offered more flexibility.

Watts Specialties, LLC

The Complete Package: Saving Time and Money on Hospital Project with Zurn Elkay Water Solutions & John W. Danforth Company

John W. Danforth Company wanted a lean jobsite for its new hospital project, so it worked closely with Zurn on packaging materials and delivery schedules long before any materials were needed, saving time and money in the process. The new Wynn Hospital of Utica, NY, part of the Mohawk Valley Hospital System, opened in October 2023 on time and on budget.

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

Cleaning Up Coal Plant Emissions

A coal-burning power plant in Gallatin, TN, chose Apollo® Valves from Aalberts integrated piping systems for a vital environmental upgrade. Apollo Valves products were selected for their reliability, durability, and precision—crucial characteristics in managing the slurry of limestone that neutralizes sulfur dioxide in flue gasses.

Aalberts IPS – Apollo Valves

Balancing Restroom Style & Function

The key to a successful restroom renovation lies in balancing aesthetics with practicality to create a space that is not only visually appealing but also integrates functionality, durability, and performance. A well-designed restroom can significantly enhance the overall experience for users, leaving a positive impression and reflecting well on the facility.

T&S Brass and Bronze Works

Rethinking How Work Gets Done

A decision to expand their workspace led J.M. Brennan to use Stratus to create a digital workflow that dramatically improved efficiency on the shop floor. After about two months, the investment had paid for itself with tremendous time savings, primarily in spooling. Integrating Stratus into the workflow not only transformed internal processes but also overall efficiency.

Stratus

Partnering to Accelerate Production

For a new medical product manufacturing plant, North Mechanical chose Morris Group International^® (MGI) brands Acorn Engineering Company^® and Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.^® to meet the tight deadline and accelerate the manufacturer’s production capacity. MGI’s flexibility and willingness to prioritize the contractor’s needs proved crucial in helping North Mechanical overcome obstacles and deliver a successful project.

Morris Group International

Making a Sustainable Business Transformation

For contracting companies looking to undergo a sustainable business transformation, making the sustainability shift can mean all the difference in future success. And environmental, social, and governance principles, often referred to as ESG, is a rapidly developing topic that you are likely hearing about now more than ever before.

SLOAN

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