[caption id="attachment_651601" align="alignright" width="224"] Point of View, Utah, 2020[/caption] Scientists have described the recent record-setting heat wave that recently swept across the Pacific Northwest as a once in a thousand years... (Read More)

[caption id="attachment_649760" align="alignright" width="300"] UVU Student Housing Project, Utah, 2020[/caption] UMC, Inc. started as a family business in the early 70s under brothers, Ianthius and Nephi Barlow. Under their tutelage, the company... (Read More)

Touchless plumbing fixtures and bathrooms were already on the horizon before the pandemic started. But after COVID-19 hit, they became more important than ever. Recent data from Bradley Corp's Healthy Handwashing survey shows that 86% of Americans... (Read More)

[caption id="attachment_646592" align="alignright" width="300"] The Exchange Project Crew Members, Utah, 2020[/caption] The rapid growth we’ve had at UMC, Inc. in the last decade has resulted from years of hard work and dedication. Nearly five... (Read More)

As a teenager, Wilford Barlow (Wil) wasn’t sure he wanted to be a plumber. Despite coming from a family of plumbers, the idea of residential repair jobs, repairing toilets, and backed-up systems weren’t exciting to him. But he loved working with... (Read More)

Earlier this year, a horrific winter storm hit Texas. The record low temperatures, snow, and ice wreaked havoc on the power grid and left many without power for days. Unfortunately, the loss of power led to a plumber's worst nightmare: burst... (Read More)

[caption id="attachment_641810" align="alignright" width="224"] Central Park Urban Living, 2021[/caption] Most of us take plumbing for granted. When we turn on the tap, we expect that there will be water. When we flush the toilet, we expect that... (Read More)

This past March marked one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Life has changed significantly, and many businesses have made changes. Research on employee wellness after this past year has shown some pretty significant changes. We wanted to... (Read More)

Do all of your employees know what your company stands for — its mission, why it's in business and how it's different from competing companies? Only 41 percent of U.S. workers say they do. Surprised? So are we. While most business leaders can... (Read More)

[caption id="attachment_636942" align="alignright" width="224"] Members of our team laying groundwork plumbing, 2020[/caption] In our nearly fifty years in business, we've grown to provide plumbing in Utah, Colorado & Idaho, and HVAC in Utah and... (Read More)