Plumbers.newsFor plumbing contractorshttps://plumberowners.news/Plumbing contractor insurance renewal checklisthttps://plumberowners.news/articles/insurance-renewal-checklist/https://plumberowners.news/articles/insurance-renewal-checklist/What to review before your general liability and workers' comp renew — and the gaps that bite at claim time.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTSBA loans for plumbing contractors: where they fit and where they don'thttps://plumberowners.news/articles/sba-loans-for-plumbing-contractors/https://plumberowners.news/articles/sba-loans-for-plumbing-contractors/SBA-backed financing often comes with the best rate on paper. It's also rarely the fastest option — and speed sometimes matters more.Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFinancing a service van and camera equipment: what actually changes the mathhttps://plumberowners.news/articles/service-van-camera-equipment-financing/https://plumberowners.news/articles/service-van-camera-equipment-financing/A new van and a sewer camera system together are one of the largest equipment purchases most plumbing shops make. The financing structure matters as much as the price.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTMost plumbing materials are back to normal lead times — these aren'thttps://plumberowners.news/articles/fixture-and-water-heater-lead-times/https://plumberowners.news/articles/fixture-and-water-heater-lead-times/Pipe and fittings have largely caught up since the supply shocks of the early 2020s. A narrower set of equipment is still the long pole on a schedule.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe journeyman shortage is reshaping how shops hirehttps://plumberowners.news/articles/apprentice-and-journeyman-hiring-market/https://plumberowners.news/articles/apprentice-and-journeyman-hiring-market/Most plumbing contractors turning down work aren't short on calls — they're short on licensed techs to send to them.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTDispatch software is the highest-leverage tech purchase most shops haven't madehttps://plumberowners.news/articles/dispatch-scheduling-software-comparison/https://plumberowners.news/articles/dispatch-scheduling-software-comparison/A scheduling tool that fills gaps between emergency calls and routine jobs pays for itself faster than almost anything else in the shop.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWater-efficiency rules are tightening — what it means for retrofit bidshttps://plumberowners.news/articles/epa-water-efficiency-rules-2026/https://plumberowners.news/articles/epa-water-efficiency-rules-2026/Fixture flow-rate standards keep ratcheting down. The contractors winning retrofit work are the ones who stopped treating efficiency code as an afterthought.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy emergency-call revenue doesn't smooth cash flow the way you'd expecthttps://plumberowners.news/articles/working-capital-emergency-vs-scheduled-mix/https://plumberowners.news/articles/working-capital-emergency-vs-scheduled-mix/Emergency calls pay well and come with little warning. That combination creates a cash-flow pattern that catches some shops off guard.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTCopper and PVC are moving in opposite directions — what it does to your bid mathhttps://plumberowners.news/articles/copper-pvc-price-bid-math/https://plumberowners.news/articles/copper-pvc-price-bid-math/Copper pricing has been volatile while PVC has stayed comparatively flat. The spread is changing which pipe material wins more bids on price alone.Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhich plumbing code edition is your jurisdiction actually enforcing?https://plumberowners.news/articles/state-plumbing-code-adoption-tracker/https://plumberowners.news/articles/state-plumbing-code-adoption-tracker/The model codes update on their own cycle. States and municipalities adopt — and amend — on theirs. The gap between the two is where inspections go sideways.Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT