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If you are a facility maintenance professional in Portland, Oregon, and you work with plumbing repair and replacement, you owe it to yourself to get to know the incredible team assembled at The Part Works Portland Branch.

We've been dumping "Forever Chemicals" in our water for decades. Now it's time to clean it up with Elkay's new line of water filters.

Navigating Oregon's ban on fluorescent lighting and upgrading facilities to LED can be tricky. We can help streamline this process with our new commercial lighting line from Satco|Nuvo.

Back to School season is all about parents, students, and teachers. However, the Facilities Maintenance teams have a crucial role in reopening school buildings for the commencement of classes in the fall.

Because Sloan is committed to responsible water use, the way your customer expects it

Best practices when procuring, placing, and maintaining your emergency eye/face wash and showers.

Founded in 1947, T&S Brass and Bronze Works has been manufacturing faucets, fittings, and specialty plumbing products for the food service, industrial, laboratory, and commercial plumbing markets for the past 75 years.

Klein Tools might be best known in the HVAC, Telecom, and municipal industries, but commercial plumbers regard its tools well. These professional-grade tools have helped plumbers at every phase of a repair or installation.

After 42 years together, providing Chicago Faucets to the Pacific Northwest, The Part Works and Chicago Faucets are still aligned and working to meet customers’ needs for commercial quality products. Today, Chicago Faucets continues to provide innova...

It is important to acknowledge the challenge of the brain drain affecting our facilities. We at The Part Works are committed to partnering with our customers and vendors to provide the necessary knowledge and solutions to prepare your staff and ours.

When facilities are planned, a tremendous amount of effort goes into designing the look, the feel, and the functionality of the space. There are under-the-hood questions, such as “How many people will use each space, and how many restrooms will be re...

“How awful will this bathroom be?” It’s an important question to ask yourself as a customer. If this restroom is clean and functional, chances are you’ll make a point to stop here in the future. This is called customer loyalty.

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With few exceptions, this new code went into effect on January 1, 2021. It requires that products manufactured on or after January 1, 2021, that are sold, offered for sale, or installed in the State of Washington comply or face a potential $250 per d...

At The Part Works, we believe in people. We use technology to support people, not replace them. Instead of Algorithms telling you what you should buy, we have real human technical specialists available to help you in several ways, right on our websit...

Our stockroom lists are unique, they provide our staff and clients the opportunity to proactively work together to reduce failure risks throughout a facility better.

Two-thirds of your maintenance costs are labor. We can help reduce that.

Tracking your orders has never been easier! With our user-friendly order tracking tools available at www.thepartworks.com, you can effortlessly stay informed about the status of your purchases.

We’re pleased to announce our new digital toolbox of on-demand services.

Welcome to The Part Works, we are here to help you find the right plumbing parts for your facility. Here on our website, you will find tools crafted to streamline that process.

We have always had great people, and it's the key ingredient for creating really positive experiences for our customers.

In December 1980, Rick and Sandy Johnson rolled up the garage door, at their family home in Seattle for the first time as “The Part Works.”

The Part Works pilots Kohler's new Commercial MRO Program.

The Part Works is your destination for backflow devices, repair, and testing. We provide an environment that guarantees the reliability and integrity of individuals who strive to become professional certified backflow technicians.

Ensure kitchen readiness by flushing and checking every system to prevent microbial growth and odors.

Ensure a safe facility reopening with targeted maintenance of critical systems. Combat infection spread in high-traffic restrooms with touchless solutions.

As we move forward into a new year, it’s important that we take the time to examine the critical maintenance required to re-open, repair, and re-think our facilities and our businesses.

Let's honor those who selflessly wear the uniform, willingly facing danger and committing to safeguarding our communities.

Through the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve worked with our clients to help facilities reduce the spread of pathogens and maintain their spaces to the highest standard. Now, as buildings begin to re-open, we’re seeing an increased investment in touch-free a...

Healthcare presents unique challenges when it comes to maintaining extremely high levels of sanitation within a complex environment.

Upgrading your facility with antimicrobial solutions can take anywhere from a few months -- when property managers and engineers are in agreement on which solutions to apply -- to a few years.

Discover overlooked areas in plumbing systems where microbes thrive, such as air entry points and stagnant water, and learn effective solutions to address these concerns.

Discover how faucet aerators can introduce microbes into your water supply. Explore alternatives like laminar flow, offering the same soft water effect without drawing in air.

Discover the importance of filter ratings in selecting the right filtration system for your facility. Learn from expert advice to prioritize filtering needs over brand choices, tailored to specific application points

Discover the safety measures behind water temperature regulations in facilities, like hospitals, where hot water is crucial. Learn how thermostatic mixing valves ensure safe temperatures for medical settings despite boiler temperatures set at 140 deg...

Learn how to create a Performance and Maintenance (P&M) Plan for your facility to uphold standards beyond immediate COVID-19 concerns. Ensure sustained maintenance and performance for long-term facility management.

Discover strategies to reduce pathogen spread by maintaining clean surfaces and practicing hand hygiene in your facility. Explore how surface materials can either harbor or combat pathogens.

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, discover effective strategies for reducing pathogen spread in workplaces, recreational areas, and homes. Learn how our cross-industry expertise enables us to apply cutting-edge solutions from healthcare to other sectors,...

At the intersection of specialty parts and facility maintenance, The Part Works takes a unique approach to keeping customer bathrooms, faucets, and facilities running across the Northwest.

As a recent Seattle Times article shared, Washington State has flunked a national ranking of efforts to remove lead from drinking water in public schools and preschool centers.