The Guinness Partnership provides services to more than 140,000 customers in our 65,000 homes nationwide. With a turnover of 360.5m and a truly national presence, Guinness is one of the leading housing providers in the sector. Last year we launched our Guinness Strategy which aims to deliver 7500 new homes by 2023 and so its a great time to join us for this next exciting chapter in our story.

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Whether you work in an office or at home, your comfort is likely dependent on HVAC and plumbing technicians. Amid COVID-19, the demand for these trades climbs. One area company needs to add double-digit numbers immediately to its workforce roster.

Hi-Tech Plumbing and Air technicians are booked with both residential and commercial jobs from northern Palm Beach County to Fort Lauderdale daily, and there's a growing fleet of repair shops on wheels more visibly roving.

"We get anywhere between 50 to 100 calls a day," said Philip Juliano, Hi-Tech Plumbing and Air supervisor. "The company is growing and the demand is there."

As more workers get back to work, there's more air ducts to repair or replace in commercial buildings. Likewise, there's an uptick in heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration as others continue to telework.

"It doesn't matter if it's a private residence or a commercial office. We're like investigators and our job is to be as thorough as possible and get to the source of whatever the problem is," said Nick Miller, Hi-Tech Plumbing and Air plumbing technician. "Our job impacts the health of the customer, really."

"Upgrades also save customers on their power bills and life expectancy on their machinery," Juliano said. "It goes into every aspect of it."

Companies like Hi-Tech Plumbing and Air need at least 20 new plumbing technicians, HVAC technicians and customer service representatives to keep up with a fluctuating work force.

"We're way understaffed," said Juliano.

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Experts said the combined demand will only increase as the personal savings rate also increases.

"The personal saving rate has gone way up and what are people doing with their money. They're renovating their homes," said Tom Essaye, Sevens Report Research founder and president. "[Workers] are spending more time there than they ever thought they would and they have more money lying around, and so now you're seeing a tremendous demand for plumbers, electricians and contractors from people doing renovations."

Essaye calls the demand for plumbing and HVAC services a bright spot in the economy. To learn more about job opportunities as a plumbing technician, HVAC technician or customer service representative, visit here: https://www.hi-techplumbingandair.com/about-us/employment/.

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North America luxury plumbing fixtures market will gain considerable proceeds due to increasing need for water-efficient products. Low flow showers & faucets are being expeditiously replaced due to water scarcity in the region. Consumers are spending substantial amounts on purchasing expensive products, which will positively impact luxury plumbing fixtures industry outlook. In 2016, Asia Pacific accounted for more than 25% of the total luxury plumbing fixtures industry. The region has been witnessing the development of commercial sector due to rising number of international investors.

Escalating preference for dual flush toilets, audio/video-integrated bathrooms, and sensor faucets are likely to generate opportunities for luxury plumbing fixtures market demand.

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Rising demand for aesthetic appearance in kitchens & bathrooms and increased consumer spending will spur luxury plumbing fixtures market growth. Growing disposable income and developing economic conditions have been supporting business growth in recent years. People are increasingly shifting towards adopting water efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions.

Described below are a few major factors influencing luxury plumbing fixtures business trends:

Amplifying adoption of luxury plumbing fixtures in bathrooms and kitchens

Luxury plumbing fixtures market size is likely to exhibit exceptional growth due to the huge contribution from bathtub and shower fittings. Consumer inclination toward heated seats, sensor-operated valves, and touch-free bathrooms has been amplifying considerably over the recent years. People are outlaying higher amounts for home renovations and fixing superior showers & faucets.

In accordance, bathroom segment is likely to register more than 4.5% CAGR through 2024. Also, kitchen segment will account for more than $4.6 billion in luxury plumbing fixtures industry.

Rising demand in commercial and residential applications

Elaborating on the application segment, luxury plumbing fixtures market is segmented into commercial and residential segments. Among these, in 2016, commercial segment accounted for more than 35% of the overall business share. A series of investments is being outlaid on commercial buildings, such as offices, hotels, and restaurants.

Developed nations are offering advanced services, which has soared industrialization to match those standards. International hotel franchise chains are expanding globally in developing nations, which will spur luxury plumbing fixtures market growth.

Elaborating further on the application landscape, residential applications of luxury plumbing fixtures are likely to gain massive gains over 2017-2024. Consumers are investing heavy amounts for higher-quality interiors and enhancing economic conditions will improve residential applications in luxury plumbing fixtures market. Introduction of low-interest rate housing loans for construction of new houses will allow consumers to allocate more budget on superior home interiors. Residential applications are expected to record a CAGR of around 4.9% over the forecast period.

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Evoking concerns for water conservation

Several regulations have been imposed on commercial and residential sectors to reduce water consumption. According to the EPA, in the U.S., indoor purposes use almost 50% of the total water consumption. This has enhanced trends for the adoption of low flow faucets in order to conserve water.

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This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.

Wearing an old-timey outfit of suspenders, tan pants and an old felt hat, Gary Pettus told a group of teenagers about being an American pioneer in the 1800s.

One night it got so cold, Mr. Pettus said, according to a friend, Don Cole, that the tent froze to my hair. The trail boss came by and jerked the tent up to tell us it was time to get up.

He removed his felt hat. Look! he cried. Mr. Pettus was bald.

Just as he threw himself into disaster relief work and building his plumbing business, Mr. Pettus relished leading pioneer treks camping trips designed to teach young members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about the flight of early Mormons from persecution.

When he wasnt dressing up, Mr. Pettus was happy to lug portable toilets from one campsite to another. If there were no roads, he and Mr. Cole built makeshift toilets themselves, using tarps and poles and post hole diggers.

Mr. Pettus died on Sept. 5 after spending six weeks on a ventilator in North Alabama Medical Center in Florence, Ala. He was 70. The cause was Covid-19, his wife, Cheryl Pettus, said.

Gary Wayne Pettus was born on Jan. 20, 1950, in Florence and grew up in a rural area nearby. His father, Wiley Edward Pettus, worked as a hog and chicken farmer and sold sweet potato cuttings. His mother, Reba Gladys (Killen) Pettus, pitched in with farm work. She took her seven sons into the cotton fields, left early to prepare lunch, and then went back to work with her boys.

Mr. Pettus graduated from Rogers High School in Florence in 1968 and married Vicki Poss. In the late 1970s, missionaries knocked on their door and gave Mr. Pettus the Book of Mormon. He found time to read it during breaks at his maintenance job at a Ford Motor Company plant in Sheffield, Ala. Within months, Mr. Pettus converted.

The Ford plant closed in 1983. Mr. Pettus created his own business, Pettus Plumbing and Piping. His home and pickup truck were his office, and he regularly got up to work at 4 a.m.

Mr. Pettus and Vicki Pettus had six children; Ms. Pettus died in 1997 of kidney disease. A year later, Mr. Pettus married Cheryl Rooks.

In addition to her, Mr. Pettus is survived by two brothers, Jimmie Daniel Pettus and Tommy Dale Pettus Sr.; three daughters, Amber Walker, Amy Elliott and Johanna Brown; three sons, Noble Pettus, Marion Pettus and Joshua Pettus; 18 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Mr. Pettus in 2003 sold his company, which had grown to employ more than 100 people and gained major corporate clients, such as Walmart.

In semiretirement, Mr. Pettus found more time for church activities. It is hard to keep track of the many duties he performed: senior missionary, president at three levels of the local churchs hierarchy, bishop, high councilor, president of Sunday school.

Hes done about every job in the church except the sisters jobs, Ms. Pettus said.

The full range of Mr. Pettuss skills were called upon when he volunteered as a disaster relief worker. He outfitted his pickup truck with an arsenal of equipment, including extra gasoline for his chain saw, a generator to recharge his power tools and a tractor with a front end loader.

Several years ago, when a nearby area was hit by tornadoes, the Pettuses were on the road the next day, even though Mr. Pettus had recently suffered a heart attack. They arrived at a church members home that had been severed by a fallen tree.

Ms. Pettus was concerned about her husbands health, but she got lost for a moment in conversation with fellow church members. She looked up, and there was Mr. Pettus, on top of the tree with his chain saw, looking for the best place to make an incision.

He loved it, she said, because he could use his knowledge, his skills and his equipment to bless the lives of people.

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Sometimes, for sanity's sake, you just have to laugh at what is happening in this crazy year of very serious debates over how our elections are going to be conducted.

Maybe these two related stories out of battleground Michigan in the last few days will help although, be forewarned, one's a bit more overtly humorous than the other.

Barb Byrum, the county clerk in Lansing, announced Friday that she had filed a criminal complaint with the local police and the Ingham County sheriff against John Pavlik of Mason, a town of about 8,500 souls about 15 miles south of the state capital.

His alleged crime: a potentially very unclean if minimal form of election fraud.

Pavlik is a retired plumber and has a lot of toilets around the house. Having followed the ongoing disputes over the propriety of voting absentee, he apparently decided to have a little fun.

So, a week ago Sunday, he placed one of his commodes in front of his house along with a large sign stating, "Place Mail in Ballots Here."

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"I thought it would be kind of cute, a little satire to put it out on my front lawn and put the sign on it," he told a local TV station.

Byrum did not appreciate the attempt at humor and contacted the police, who soon showed up at the house to take statements from Pavlik and his wife. By Friday, Byrum, a Democrat with responsibility for a slice of election administration in a tossup state, called for the plumber to be prosecuted.

"Elections in this country are to be taken seriously and there are many people who are voting by mail for the first time," she said. "We need to put out accurate, complete information about voting by mail, which is the safest way to vote during the pandemic. That starts at the top and I worry that the misinformation coming from President Trump is encouraging people to lose faith in the absentee voting process."

She pointed out that it is a felony to take illegal possession of an absentee ballot with a maximum punishment of five years in prison and a $1,000 fine.

The county prosecutor's office has declined to pursue the case but there is no word from the Mason police department.

One little postscript: Byrum is more than prolific on social media, particularly Twitter, where she has posted more than 20,000 tweets, a good number of which highlight her frequent biking and running outings.

She posted this in a tweet on Saturday: "What did one fly say to the other? Is this stool taken?"

Speaking of jokes, remember that knee-slapper in which the president of the United States keeps undermining the integrity of the election calling the impending record use of mailed ballots a sure-fire path to fraud based on, well, no evidence whatsoever?

It's such a great one that he has tweeted more than 50 times about it since April.

Well, our president, never to be constrained by his previous statements, decided on Monday to change directions 180 degrees at least when it comes to a state where he's trailing but counting on voters to give him 16 electoral votes.

"Attention MICHIGAN! Early voting has started AND absentee ballots are being mailed out. Take advantage of the early voting and absentee calendar. Vote in person today or request an absentee ballot here."

He then provided a link just to be helpful. (Early voting in Michigan actually doesn't start until Thursday.)

It was Trump, you may recall, who threatened to withhold funding from Michigan after Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson mailed absentee ballot applications to every voter before the primary and promised to do it again before the general election.

"Mail-in ballots are very dangerous. There's tremendous fraud involved and tremendous illegality," he said then.

Last week the state's court of appeals ruled that Benson's actions were legal.

Maybe they were just joking.

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CALABASAS, CAReaching into the multi-platinum artists overflowing pipes and pulling out several feces-and-toilet-paper-covered trophies, exasperated local plumber Larry DeGroot explained to Kanye West Thursday why flushing large metal awards was bad for his toilet. Well, I think I found the problem, and that clanking metal noise youre hearing probably has something to do with all the Grammys, BET Awards, and Moonman you have clogging up the works, said DeGroot, who after using a snake to extract the dozens of honorary doctorates, certificates, and framed albums from the system, shook his head in disbelief when he found a full 6-feet long Teen Choice Award surfboard banging around in the septic tank. Look pal, Im not trying to shame you, but mashing these metal trophies around with a toilet brush or pouring down a ton of Drano is just going to cost you another 1,000 bucks. Trust me, I dealt with the same thing at John Williams house. The worst thing you can do is ignore the problem and keep relieving yourself on top of it until it builds up too much pressure and explodes. At press time, DeGroot added that it didnt seem to be all Kanyes fault, as there also seemed to be several red-carpet gowns, large diamonds, and designer leather pumps flushed down the toilet.

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Billy Rogers got his start in the plumbing business working for various contractors, and later worked as a plumbing inspector for the city of Richmond and Henrico County. In 2003, he decided to go into business for himself.

He really missed working in the field and decided to try things on his own in our community instead of the daily grind of commuting to Richmond, said Lisa Rogers, vice president of JSJ Plumbing.

In the nearly two decades since they opened, the Rogers have found success in many ways, most prominently in getting referrals from satisfied customers.

We consider ourselves to be a mom and pop family-oriented business, Lisa said. Weve enjoyed creating relationships within the community and the surrounding area with customers and contractors that have been with us since we started. We took pride in the fact that we are known for the quality of our workmanship.

Billy and Lisa are very involved with the Louisa County High School fishing team, helping them with fundraising and planning fishing tournaments and other events.

One of the biggest challenges facing JSJ Plumbing today, and indeed many trade professions, is a lack of interest from potential workers.

Sadly, society has encouraged our young people to only go to college in order to be successful, Lisa said. This has caused the construction industry to struggle in finding good, hard-working employees that want to make an honest living with a skilled trade.

The best advice Rogers can give to aspiring business owners is simple.

Work hard, be honest and set high standards for both your employees and your workmanship, she said. In todays world, integrity goes a long way.

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Washington County, WI Neighbors across Washington County have had a brief taste of crisp temperatures ahead this fall and winter and the fellas at Albiero Plumbing & HVAC say now is the time to invest in a new furnace.

With some of the money youve been geting back from the federal government it makes for a good investment to help add value to your house, said Albiero owner Travis Roell.

Albiero Plumbing & Heating ordered 75 furnaces so they already have the items in stock ready to be installed.

Were running about two weeks out on installations; but because its not that cold it is a good time to get it done, Roell said.

Another bonus for the customer is the free wi-fi thermostat.

Because we bought a large quantity of furnaces we got a great deal on wi-fi theromstats and were passing that savings along to the customer, said Jon Bohn, a heating specialist with Albiero Plumbing & HVAC.

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As in-person instruction began Monday at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, students were adapting well to the safety measures put in place and were happy to be back at school, Principal Leslie Weckesser said.

EASTON In the plumbing classroom at Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, sophomore students were busy at work, measuring and cutting pipes guided by plumbing instructor Eric Hunt.

But in addition to their standard safety goggles, the students incorporated extra measures of protection, including face masks, gloves for some and sign-in sheets at every classroom for contact tracing purposes.

Monday marked the first day back to in-person instruction for Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School students after easing back into the new school year via remote learning for the last two weeks, Principal Leslie Weckesser said. Like other schools throughout the state, Southeastern was forced to shutter its doors in March after Gov. Charlie Baker declared a state of emergency and closed all schools and nonessential businesses.

Per school reopening procedures, the student body, consisting of a total of 1,500 students, were split into two cohorts, with one cohort attending in-person instruction for academics and vocational classrooms at a time. Southeastern Vocational Technical High School, with 20 vocational tracks serving nine local communities in the Brockton area, was faced with a more unique challenge of returning students to their studies, given the hands-on nature of the vocational fields theyre pursuing.

If youre marketing and entrepreneurship, you can still do your studies electronically, but you cant always frame a house if youre a carpentry student at home, Weckesser said.

But Southeastern Regional was uniquely ready for the challenge of remote learning,Weckesser said. The school implemented distance learning capabilities about three to four years ago to account for interruptions caused by snow days, she said, and all students have had individual Chromebooks for roughly the last decade.

We were already prepared for it and that helped to ease into the transition, Weckesser said. Even though they were out, they want to learn.

But as they were faced with the inability to learn hands-on techniques in the classroom with school buildings closed, they quickly adapted to shift the focus of student learning. Normally during trade weeks, lesson plans were interspersed with hands-on learning opportunities in the classroom and more written-based learning such as industry and safety codes for their trades and preparing for written certifications, Weckesser said. Instead, they front loaded the spring semesters workload with the written lessons and certifications so when students returned to campus in the fall, they could jump right into the hands-on learning, she said.

And with the return to school Monday, his plumbing students were eager to get right back into lessons, Hunt confirmed.

They want to be here, he said. You can feel that more than anything. They couldnt wait to get started.

Outside of the hands-on vocational shop lessons, students in other classrooms sat at desks spaced apart, with tape markers on the floor to make sure spacing was adequate.

To mitigate students packing hallways as they move between classes, Weckesser explained that theyve disabled the bells, allowing teachers to dismiss students on their own schedules. Students also eat lunches in their classrooms, with prepackaged lunches distributed in bins to each classroom for students.

Teachers also have the option to eat lunch with their students in the classroom, Weckesser said, and many have taken up the option, putting on a TED Talk or the news to discuss as the group took a break from lessons.

The return to school took a lot of coordination with staff and faculty, planning and lots of sleepless nights, Weckesser said. The biggest concerns listed by parents included mask breaks, cleaning procedures, changing classes and lunches, she said. In response, school officials filmed the planned safety procedures, posting it on the districts YouTube channels for parents to see.

We tried our best to really film the procedures so people could get a visual, she said. I think parents were a lot better about it, a lot more comfortable.

All students and teachers wore masks throughout the day, though mask breaks were incorporated into teachers' schedules, and along with the sign-in sheets, faculty and staff were placed throughout the building as hall monitors to keep an eye on students and keep track of student movement. Bathrooms were also limited to two students, with each bathroom being color coded for certain vocational tracks and grade-levels to keep students isolated in their wing of the building, she said.

Not to say there arent challenges to come. With the colder winter months, they will need to address extra clothing like jackets, since they are no longer allowing use of the lockers students would normally have to share with a partner, Weckesser said. They are also still in the process of addressing extracurricular activities such as clubs and sports, she said.

But so far, as of late Monday morning, the day was going rather seamlessly, she said. Throughout the first day, Weckesser said her goal was to make her way around the school to see how things were going and to make herself visible, keeping an eye out for any issues that may need to be addressed, and said shes happy to have the students back.

I am elated, she said. I have a smile ear to ear. Its all about the kids, having them safe in school today.

Staff writer Corlyn Voorhees can be reached at cvoorhees@enterprisenews.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @corlyn_ENT.

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