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'American Plumber Stories' aims to fix the trades' labor shortage

Pfister’s new docuseries promotes plumbing as a fulfilling and rewarding career

September 17, 2021

What do street drag racing, stock car racing, a senior basketball team and kite surfing have in common? They’re all hobbies of professional plumbers. Pretty cool, right? Pfister certainly thinks so, as the bath and kitchen manufacturer has launched a new docuseries featuring the lives of plumbers throughout the U.S.

XOi and Nexstar Network announce strategic partnership

September 8, 2021

The partnership promises to ease the skilled-trades labor-shortage gap by instantly providing education, coaching, documents and technical manuals directly to field service technicians through XOi’s Vision app.

Nicole Krawcke: Overcoming the negative stereotype

Plumbing manufacturer launches new docuseries promoting the plumbing industry as a financially rewarding career.

Nicole Krawcke

August 9, 2021

The skilled trades are certainly no stranger to the difficulties amidst a labor shortage. The most experienced trade pros are nearing retirement, and when you combine that with the lack of high school graduates entering the trades, the skills gap continues to grow.

Pfister launches ‘American Plumber Stories’ docuseries

August 2, 2021

“American Plumber Stories” aims to promote the plumbing trade to the next generation of professionals. The show highlights the stories of plumbers around the nation, including how they got started in the plumbing trade and the passion they have for their profession.

LIXIL Americas, Tools & Tiaras hold skilled-trade summer camp for girls

July 26, 2021

Tools & Tiaras is an organization dedicated to advancing the interest of young girls and women who want to pursue careers in traditionally male-dominated trade professions.

Bradford White and Plumbers without borders

Bradford White partners with Plumbers Without Borders to champion skilled trade careers

May 11, 2021

Bradford White announced its partnership with Plumbers Without Borders, a grassroots non-profit organization working to increase global access to safe water and sanitation.

Home Depot celebrates National Signing Day by awarding six scholarships

May 6, 2021

The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation, alongside Klein Tools and SkillsUSA, celebrated SkillsUSA's National Signing Day with students from across the Southeast via its Path to Pro program, which provided scholarships to six students entering the skilled trades.

Karen Scally: How technology can solve the skilled trades shortage

Trade Hounds, founded in 2019, is an online platform created exclusively for tradespeople.

Karen Scally

April 7, 2021

The service trades shortage is dire.

According to a 2020 report, 71% of contractors say there is a lack of skilled tradespeople.

Nicole Krawcke: Changing the narrative on plumbing

Industry pros need to combat the stereotype to overcome the labor shortage.

Nicole Krawcke

March 9, 2021

I am lucky enough to talk to contractors, both large and small, all across the U.S. Inevitably, when I ask them about their greatest challenge or greatest future challenge, the answer is always the same: The skilled trades labor shortage.

Chris Roth: The skills gap requires the plumbing industry to actively seek new recruits

Chris Roth

March 5, 2021

Recruiting skilled, reliable plumbing employees is getting more difficult by the day. I know all about this because I operate a technical trade school with locations in Las Vegas and Phoenix.