Appetite for Construction

Updated: 15 Aug 2025 • 369 episodes
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Mechanical Hub Media's John Mesenbrink and Tim Ward turn up the volume as hosts of this weekly Appetite for Construction podcast. The chat fest digs deep into the building trades industry, and features interviews with industry professionals and a variety of irrelevant, fun stuff that we hope you will enjoy. Trust us, we are just two regular guys with lots of thoughts, ideas and opinions. #construction #trades #tradetalk #plumbing #mechanicalsystems #buildingtrades #hvac #heatingandcooling

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Send us a text Jake Newman, marketing manager for Fluid Solutions for Watts Water Technologies stops by the Appetite for Construction studios to talk about National Backflow Prevention Day, which is held on August 16th every year.Video: https://youtu.be/9IO3iiv2Vag?si=tiPk-fXiacBdix_NSurvey: https://www.watts.com/backf

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05 Aug 2025 • EN

The Water Tour

Send us a text The guys welcome in Marlena Pahlman, Uponor Marketing Project Manager, and the brains behind the "Uponor Leading with Water Tour," a mobile experience organized by GF Building Flow Solutions Americas to showcase Uponor"s products and services in the commercial domestic water design and installation secto

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The Tool Drive

Send us a text The guys welcome back Matt Sonnhalter, owner of Sonnhalter, a communications firm marketing to the professional tradesman in construction, industrial and MRO markets. He talks about the annual tool drive—in its 16th year—which donates tools to the Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity. In total, the dri

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Send us a text Alayna Chavez (@alayna.joyy on the Gram) joins the fellas as she talks about her journey from drug addiction and domestic abuse survivor to kicking butt as a service plumber at Parker & Sons in the Phoenix area. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices through the Apple and Goog

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Send us a text Returning guest Steve "Wheels" Wieland joins the fellas but this time with a new title—Director of National Accounts for Ariston USA Heating. (But we all know him from NTI Boilers.) Steve talks being on the precipice for hydronics, heat pumps, beer brewing and Thirsty Thursdays. The For The Pro® app is a

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Send us a text Summers in Texas are hot and friend Jeff Keller, owner of Bulldog Contractors, Jefferson, Texas, joins the podcast to talk dealing with the heat, work/life balance and the Hacks Meeting at the end of the month. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices through the Apple and Googl

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