Delta Plumbing Contactors

This new accessory from Canadian manufacturer WETSTYLE solves freestanding tub owners' dilemma: where to stash the soap?

Blue Angel Pumps features Cap Switch technology for plumbers that ensures worry-free, reliable sump pump operation.

The portable, new EelCam EC-8SD Camera Inspection System from Electric Eel records directly on an SD card.

California Faucets' two square models of its StyleDrain combine design with fast draining capability.

Thrush Co. Inc. introduces the patent-pending Aar-O-Vent™ high-performance air and dirt separator.

Geberit’s new Concealed Tank and Carrier System for a wall-mounted urinal provides in-wall technology for design flexibility, water savings and reliable performance.

Home Care® by Moen introduces new L-shaped grab bars with SecureMount™, which provide an ideal solution for all public buildings with ADA-compliance needs.

Upgrading an existing showerhead is easy with the new Flipside™ handshower from Kohler Co.

The next generation Tempra® and new Tempra Plus tankless, on-demand electric water heaters are now available from Stiebel Eltron.

A new RIDGID Model 65S Stainless-Steel Quick-Acting tubing cutter makes quicker cuts to stainless steel and other metallic tubes.

The dispatch tapes from the Oak Park home explosion on the 3800 block of 25th Ave. on July 5 have been released, showcasing the desperate calls from a person at the scene as well as fire officials.

A Latino civil rights group has sued 24 Hour Fitness, claiming employees suffered racial and gender discrimination at its gyms around California.

A fence was destroyed by fire Monday morning in Lincoln and spread to the attics of two neighboring homes.

After years of talking, there may finally be some big progress on K Street Mall in downtown Sacramento.

Los Angeles International Airport is vulnerable to a terrorist attack, particularly to truck, car and luggage bombs, the airport police union says.

The Sacramento-Yolo Vector Control District will start aerial pesticide spraying tonight to help fight West Nile virus.

Authorities say two morning grass fires in Sacramento County were intentionally set with a road flare.

Fire fighters from two agencies have responded to a fence that caught fire between two homes and spread to some nearby propane tanks.

What happens when Quality Service Contractors (QSC) and the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association (PHCC) join forces? You get the expanded power tools you need to electrify your business, brought to you via one industry-specific convenient meeting, CONNECT 2010 — the only national event for the p-h-c industry.

The joint gathering is scheduled for Oct. 27-30, 2010, at the Paris Hotel Las Vegas, and will offer plumbing and HVACR service and repair contractors top-of-the-line educational and networking opportunities — for a smaller and more efficient investment of time and money than two separate meetings.

If you want to enhance your business expertise and improve your company’s bottom line, you simply cannot afford to miss CONNECT 2010. Where else can you take full advantage of the PHCC annual convention’s valuable educational sessions and networking events, as well as QSC’s focused Power Meeting programming, all in the span of just four days?

In the QSC portion of the meeting alone, there will be several dynamic sessions that will focus on harnessing the power of the Internet to promote and build your business. Industry specialists will present strategies on building a successful Web site, brand and lead generation, search engine optimization, social media and more.

You’ll also have access to many other seminars focusing on topics like marketing and selling strategies, social media, taxes, workforce training, and customer service. Plus, keynote presentations from best-selling author Ross Shafer on “Is Your Business Staying Relevant?” and Keni Thomas of Blackhawk Down fame on “Train as You Fight, Fight as You Train.”  There also will be a one-day opportunity to meet one-on-one with exhibitors at the Product and Technology Showcase to explore the latest industry trends, view product demonstrations and participate in learning labs.

CONNECT 2010 is a networker’s dream, with numerous receptions and social gatherings geared toward building relationships between contractors as well as with key industry leaders.  If you attend any industry event this year, make sure it’s PHCC’s CONNECT 2010. For more information or to register, visit www.phccweb.org/connect, e-mail Connect2010@naphcc.org, or call (800) 533-7694.

Mayday calls from a person at the scene of a home explosion in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood are heard in dispatch tapes released Tuesday.