Special to CONTRACTOR DES PLAINES, ILL. CONTRACTOR readers spend, on average, $18,805 a year on power tools, according to a survey conducted among the magazines readers in February. Most of those ...

A $5.5 billion acquisition in the specialty building materials market combines GMS Inc. with Home Depot’s SRS Distribution ...

Whose job is it to buy the tools and take care of the service vehicle? That’s a question that each contractor answers individually. There isn’t a cookie-cutter solution that works for every HVAC ...

Many technicians have strong feelings about the tools they use. They like certain brands and dislike others, which is why most contractors leave the tool buying to the technicians themselves. That way ...

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...

Atlas and the AI-powered software will deliver features that empower technicians in the field with instant answers inside ...

Demand for lower emissions, smarter materials, and better efficiency is reshaping how buildings are designed and built—with ...

For most contractors, one of the biggest risk-management issues is getting paid. In today’s economic times, many lenders have been forced to foreclose on a loan made to a project owner or developer.