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One Plumber’s Tale

How I got into a great career, and why we all need to help the next generation do the same.

December 5, 2019

For the past 11 years, I’ve owned Blue Planet Plumbing, in Asheville, North Carolina, but I entered the plumbing trade at the early age of 17. It all started in 1992, on a hot summer night after clocking out at 2 a.m. after working a 17-hour shift at a popular chain restaurant for minimum wage pay of $4.25 an hour.

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Managing the Gen X Employee

How the childhood experiences of this post-baby boomer generation influence its work behaviors.

November 29, 2019

Jason Bader

So much has been written and said about how to work with the millennial worker that we seem to have glossed over the generation that preceded them — the proud men and women of Generation X.

PHCC — National Auxiliary Releases Video Series on Recruiting Women to the Trades

November 13, 2019

In the series, five women share their experiences in the trades and what they think the industry can do to increase the number of women in the workforce.

EGIA Foundation Awards More than $35,000 in HVAC Scholarships

EGIA Foundation Launches 2020 Scholarship Program for HVAC Students

November 13, 2019

Program offers 20 scholarships of $2,500 each to HVAC students.

National Taskforce on Tradeswomen’s Issues Holds Annual Meeting at Tradeswomen Build Nations Conference

November 6, 2019

Comprised of four committees, policy, communications, action and research, taskforce members met with their respective committees to review yearly accomplishments and set goals for 2020.

EGIA Foundation Awards More than $35,000 in HVAC Scholarships

October 29, 2019

The EGIA Foundation Scholarship Program was created to help increase the number of qualified workers entering the HVAC industry.

LPG Rebrands Young Leaders Group as NextGen

October 25, 2019

During the 2019 Luxury Products Group Spring Expo, Executive Director Jeff MacDowell announced that a special interest group for young leaders was being formed.

Sachse Construction Holds Job Fair, Skilled Trades Demo

Progressive Plumbing Supply Co. Participates in Sachse Construction Job Fair

October 24, 2019

This year, Progressive Plumbing Supply Co. gave students hands-on learning time, teaching them to install a faucet and drain piping on a floor-mounted laundry sink.

Empowering Women in Industry Holds Inaugural Conference and Awards Gala

October 15, 2019

With the mission to develop more effective leaders and a goal of helping women grow personally and professionally, event organizaers designed a curriculum that focused on change intelligence, mentoring and workforce development, personal branding, networking, negotiating, and empowering women to be their best selves.