Articles Tagged with ''trades''

We almost never charge for “add-ons” when doing large contract jobs. We are very thorough when we do estimates, and try to include everything we can think of. As a matter of fact, we have bid and won over a dozen jobs that specifically excluded “change orders.”

RIDGID welcomed 60 students to its Elyria, Ohio, headquarters for its annual “We Love STEM Day,” offering interactive activities that connect classroom learning to real-world applications in manufacturing and the skilled trades.

Gen Z is reshaping the workforce by opting for trades like plumbing instead of costly four-year degrees. With rising tuition and student debt, they’re seeking immediate job opportunities, which presents a tremendous opportunity for our industry. If you're not tapping into their potential, you're missing out.

Program historically focused on HVAC expands its pool of recipients to include students in plumbing and electrical trades.

Bring Back the Trades launches new website, BBTT.org.

Nearly 6,000 Houston-area students got the chance to “test drive” lucrative design and construction careers through an NKBA program. It provides BridgeYear/NKBA Career Tours to schools at no cost and will expand to markets beyond Houston over the next two years — and possibly add virtual options — with the goal of impacting more than 24,000 high school students.

The days of folded paper maps and crank car windows are long gone. The cars of today practically drive themselves with features like park assist, lane detection and rearview cameras.

With the job market in flux, younger Americans are trying to avoid an education that comes with a massive amount of debt.

The days when a business owner could place a “help wanted” ad in the local newspaper and secure a bunch of applicants are long gone.