CBS Evening News features sheet metal apprentices, training
FROM THE DESK OF: JAMES SHOULDERS On Sunday, CBS Evening News ran an extremely positive story on JATC Local 17 in Boston entitled, “Apprenticeships Better Than College for Some.” It…
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Sheet metal industry introduces online course, software
Free Fitting Input Tool allows designers to create fittings efficiently the first time ALEXANDRIA, Va. – On today’s jobsites, time is money. Every second lost can mean money lost, and…
National Energy Management Institute (NEMI) awards $200,000 grant to Virginia Tech to research fume hood efficiency in labs
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Energy Management Institute has awarded Virginia Tech a $200,000 grant to document the efficiency of fume hood retrofits in the context of lab spaces. A…
Skilled labor apprenticeships also a form of ‘higher education’
Five-year programs can be just as challenging as any college, university program ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The term “higher education” can take on many connotations. Where some believe it means attending…
40th Annual International Sheet Metal Competition comes to Las Vegas
March contest to include participants from U.S., Canada LAS VEGAS – More than 275 sheet metal contestants and their families will come to Las Vegas March 5-9 to take part…
Fire life safety inspections, services means success for contractor
Indiana’s Mechanical Test and Balance has earned $200k since start of 2010 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The economy in recent years has been less than desirable, to say the least, and…
Top 12 detailers from around the country compete for grand prize
Sheet metal detailers vie for new motorcycle during international competition LAS VEGAS – The International Training Institute (ITI) recently announced 12 of the nation’s top detailers have tested and qualified…
Sheet metal training centers embrace technology with TotalTrack
Database system creates efficiency, puts information into staff, student hands ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet metal and air conditioning industry,…
New training center, operations building pursues LEED Platinum
Sheet Metal Workers Local #36 in St. Louis makes good on ‘green’ initiative; 95,000-square-foot building to be fully operational by Dec. 1 ST. LOUIS – “Green” has been the new…
Sheet metal contractor finds it’s easy to be green
St. Louis’ Murphy Company completes LEED projects, opens door to business ST. LOUIS – For more than a century, Murphy Company in St. Louis has experienced success in mechanical and…