Taco will be hosting a new, bi-weekly webinar training series, Taco Tuesday, throughout 2020. These fun, fact-filled, one-hour webinars will keep participants up-to-date with the latest HVAC systems, tools and technologies, the company said.

Sloan, a manufacturer of commercial plumbing systems, recently kicked off its nationwide Mobile Showroom tour, a year-round traveling display inside a custom-built 38-foot trailer highlighting Sloan’s latest products and innovations.

Viega announced its Winter 2019-20 lineup of courses at its seminar centers in Broomfield, Colo., and Nashua, N.H.

Watts recently announced the launch of its newly-enhanced Watts Works Online eLearning system — now open to all contractors, engineers and wholesalers. Through Watts Works Online, users can access convenient online training on the products and solutions from all Watts brands, the company noted.

Since its inception in 1954, more than 62,000 engineers, contractors and other hydronic HVAC and plumbing professionals have been educated at the Little Red Schoolhouse.

Proceeds from Wetstock will go towards Merit Awards for graduates of the Mechanics Institute HVAC/R curriculum at the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen.

Wohlfarth has more than 30 years of real-life experience inside boiler rooms and uses humor and jobsite stories to teach the class.

PHCC Connect will take place at the Westin Indianapolis & Indiana Convention Center, October 2-4, 2019. Keynote speakers include Richard Trethewey as well as Connor Lokar, economist at ITR Economics.

In my last two columns, I discussed the business case for why one-on-one meetings are the single best management tactic to improve retention and results, proving the benefits through numerous sources of data. But what does a good one-on-one look like?

The inaugural event is scheduled for April 30-May 2, in Rosemont, Illinois, and will showcase the latest design and building processes, products and emerging technologies.