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Minnesota sheet metal training center finds value in partnerships

Local 10 apprentice, St. Paul College grad Tim Baird wins 2nd place at SkillsUSA’s 48th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Two heads are commonly better than…

June 27, 2012

Service Manager course gets kick start with first class in Las Vegas

Sheet metal industry prepares working, unemployed workers for residential service ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Being a service manager isn’t easy, and instructor Darrell Garrison doesn’t sugar coat it for the sheet…

June 12, 2012

Digital Fitting Input Tool saves contractors money, time

Technology brings fitting design to digital arena; paper drawings thing of the past ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Change is good, especially when it leads to better business. Contractors are finding, in…

June 7, 2012

Course teaches sheet metal workers skills to work at mine job sites

Safety training can lead to additional work above the surface of nation’s mines ALEXANDRIA, Va. – When sheet metal workers think of their industry, the idea of working on a…

June 6, 2012

Software revolutionizes how sheet metal workers train, do business

Internet-based TotalTrack brings user friendly interface to training centers ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Since last year, more than half of the 160 unionized sheet metal and air conditioning industry’s training centers…

June 4, 2012

New testing, adjusting and balancing labs pave way for progress

Industry proves faith in economy by training workers for jobs today, tomorrow ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The changing economy has led many workers across the country to re-educate themselves to allow…

May 31, 2012

Change provides good challenge for Blue Diamond Sheet Metal

Company using Benchmark to help design ductwork in NYPD Training Academy ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Change may be good, but it isn’t always easy, especially when technology is involved. In any…

May 16, 2012

Indiana sheet metal contractors, local union partner for safety

Safety curriculum goes beyond OSHA standards, creates marketable work force ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In 1989, Bob Hostinsky fell 19 feet from faulty scaffolding and broke his knee, jaw and arm,…

May 9, 2012

Apprentices use skills to build homes for Habitat for Humanity

Albuquerque sheet metal workers get hands-on training while helping charity ALEXANDRIA, Va. – At the sheet metal workers training center in Albuquerque, NM, apprentices learning their craft once designed and…

March 28, 2012

40th Annual Sheet Metal Competition awards brightest in industry

Missouri, Wisconsin, Washington turn out multiple winners in five categories; Oklahoma detailer earns first prize, drives away with new Harley-Davidson More than 250 sheet metal apprentices traveled to Las Vegas…