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PHCC focuses on workforce development in plumbing and heating

PHCC CONNECT 2017 will feature keynote presentations, QSC Power Meeting, Productand Technology Showcase and numerous education sessions.

Jen Anesi-Brombach

September 15, 2017

The organization’s CONNECT 2017 event will be held Oct. 3-6 in Milwaukee.

Mechanical skills are making a comeback

Morris Beschloss

August 29, 2017

Job openings are going unfilled in the trades, creating opportunities for workers.

It takes gusto to be a woman in a man’s industry

Danielle Putnam

July 26, 2017

Women look great in Tyvek.

Are the trades returning to economic prominence?

Morris Beschloss

June 28, 2017

The stigma attached to trade professions is waning as job demand grows.

Change young minds and career paths

Jen Anesi-Brombach

May 15, 2017

You have the ability to change public opinion of the skilled trades.

A poster promotes Grundfos’ installers competition

ISH 2017 Blog – Day 3

Bob Miodonski

March 31, 2017

Plumbing-and-heating trades stand out at ISH 2017.

Develop talent to shape new leaders

Offer careers, not jobs.

Kelly Faloon

December 19, 2013

When I first began writing about the plumbing and heating industry in 1998, succession planning was an issue because many owners of contracting businesses weren’t looking ahead to retirement, especially those who owned smaller shops.

Recruiting veterans for the trades in the PHC industry

With the ongoing labor shortage for skilled workers, the PHC industry is looking to military veterans to fill the gap.

Kelly Faloon

November 18, 2013

Business owners in the plumbing and mechanical trades are having difficulties finding the skilled, professional workers they need. Yet this is nothing new for the construction industry. It was a problem before the Great Recession and is escalating as Baby Boomers in the industry retire and no one is waiting in the wings to pick up the pipewrench.