Thursday, April 30, 2009

Join us at an Earth Day Festival Sunday!


Snow and Jones is proud to be a sponsor of the South Shore Natural Science Center's Earth Day celebration. This day features terrific family activites, including arts and crafts, nature walks, animal demonstrations, and more. Snow and Jones will have a table featuring enivormentally friendly plumbing and heating products. Please contact us for complimentary tickets!


Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The Design Process- Where to Shop?


Making selections for your new home or remodel can be overwhelming. Just picking a builder or a designer can be a huge process, then comes the product selections. There are hundreds of brands of all sorts of products and the amounts of materials you need to pick can be numerous. A great place to start is your local, specialized home magazines. They have great local resources to find everything you need. Snow and Jones can give you suggestions on where to start, and our showrooms often have issues of local magazines you can take complimentary.


Our first suggestion on where to start for advice is the New England Home Magazine Gold Guide. This pocket reference book lists local suppliers, builders, architects, designers, and specialty craftsman that all have well known reputations for excellence in service and products. New England Home is always a great resource for design ideas and inspiration as well. Stop by or call Snow and Jones Kitchen and Bath Solutions showrooms for the newest issues, or for your own copy of the Gold Guide.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Uponor Webinars


A webinar is a great way for you to expand your product knowledge from the comfort of your own home. A webinar is an online training class. You watch the video while dialing into a phone call, so that you can see the information while listening to the instructor. Not only can you learn more about new products, there are also tons of webinars on running your business, selling, profitablility, insurance, and more. Many vendors and associations offer webinars at little to no charge. Webinars often qualify for continuing education credits (CEUs) for certifications that you may hold.


One of our vendors that offers webinars is Uponor. They provide both day and evening sessions with topics about different products that they carry. These webinars last for one hour and are available at no charge. Visit http://http//www.uponor-usa.com/Header/Service/For-Professionals/Training-Center/Online-Classes.aspx to see the topics available.


Saturday, April 25, 2009

Welcome to our blog


Welcome to the Snow and Jones, Inc.'s blog. Here you will be able to find information about the products that we carry, trainings and events, industry updates, and more. Feel free to post suggested topics or questions in the comments section. We will bring you new products, building and remodeling tips, and links to industry related topics.


One of the great parts of the government stimulus package are the energy tax credits available for the installation of energy efficient heating products, including residential water heaters. Rinnai, a tankless water heater manufacturer, has a great website covering the requirements of the tax credit. http://www.rinnai.us/tankless-tax-credit/ Here you can learn about the installation requirements, dates, and how to claim your credit. Contact any Snow and Jones branch to learn more about Rinnai tankless water heaters and the great utility savings they can create for your home.