Master plumber Matt Mertz spent 17 years building his company, Matt Mertz Plumbing, into a $12 million-a-year business with 50 technicians, over 50 service vehicles, and a large roster of equipment that enabled the firm to provide a wide range of services.But in November 2021, Mertz sold his Pittsburgh-based business to Armstrong Comfort Solutions, a division of the Armstrong Group, and slid into a new role as the company’s director of plumbing operations.The arc of Mertz’s swift rise and subsequent departure from the rigors and stress of running a large plumbing outfit offers two important lessons for owners of plumbing
