Since 1954, CONTRACTOR has been the newsmagazine of mechanical contracting. CONTRACTOR concentrates its industry coverage exclusively on plumbing, heating, hydronic/radiant heating, fire protection and mechanical piping systems. CONTRACTOR presents the news, trends and issues that matter most to the mechanical contractor...s who matter most — the industry’s top contracting firms. It’s the No. 1 information source of staff-written industry news, business management advice, market trends and new products for plumbing, heating and piping contracting firms.