Safety & Risk Management

08.10.26

On August 1, 2026, Federated Insurance acquired High Definition Vehicle Insurance ...

07.13.26

Falls Church, Va. — PHCC—National Association and Milwaukee Tool are expanding their ...

07.07.26

July 7, 2026 — A coalition of HVACR trade associations announced its support for ...

06.25.26

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI), Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors – National Association (PHCC), and Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) ...

06.23.26

Falls Church, Va. — On June 12, 2026, Governor Jeff Landry signed HB953 into law — and with it, Louisiana enacted what PHCC believes to be the most damaging rollback of plumbing licensure standards seen anywhere in the country in recent memory. For context: in 2019, the Texas Legislature nearly allowed its state plumbing licensing board to sunset entirely before Governor Greg Abbott intervened …

06.09.26

Dr. Rick Goodman, leadership expert and motivational speaker, to headline PHCC CONNECT 2026 in Milwaukee. FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors–National Association (PHCC) announces Dr. Rick Goodman, internationally recognized leadership expert, motivational speaker and bestselling author, as the keynote speaker for PHCC CONNECT 2026, taking place October ...

05.27.26

On April 24, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued an Enforcement Policy Statement (EPS) relative to recently established commercial water heater efficiency standards that were originally slated to apply to products manufactured after October 6, 2026. Those standards impact only gas-fired commercial water heaters and require storage products to meet or exceed a Thermal Efficiency (TE) …

04.08.26

Plumbing and HVACR contractors are invited to register for CONNECT 2026, taking place Oct. 19–22 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. FALLS CHURCH, Va. – April 2026 – Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC) encourages plumbing and HVACR contractors to make plans now ...

03.25.26

In Dec. 2024, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) published a final rule to significantly tighten state regulations on hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) refrigerants utilized in HVACR equipment and heat pump water heaters. This measure was approved despite action by Congress that represented a compromise between environmental lobbyists and HVACR manufacturers to phase out HFC …

01.26.26

January 26, 2026 — The Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association (PHCC) has published its Environmental Scan: 2026 Outlook for the P-H-C Industry, offering a strategic overview of critical forces shaping the plumbing, heating, and cooling sectors in the year ahead. “This report helps PHCC ...