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BUSINESS

Perfect Partnership: Conditioned Air Systems and Conklin Metal Industries

A longtime partnership between HVAC company Conditioned Air Systems and distributor Conklin Metal Industries illustrates how trust can truly transform customer service.

Emell Derra Adolphus

January 20, 2021

Why a good distributor-contractor relationship is good for the whole HVAC industry.

COVID-19

Duct Cleaners Association Urges CDC to Prioritize HVACR Contractors for COVID-19 Vaccinations

January 8, 2021

NADCA urges CDC to prioritize HVACR technicians for phase 1B COVID-19 vaccine distribution.

TOOLBOX

Unico Introduces New Supply Duct Connection System

The duct connection system makes joining supply ducts to take-offs, duct extensions, and terminating outlets easier and faster

January 8, 2021

The Unico System, uses flexible tubing in either 2-inch (51mm) or 2.5-inch (64mm) inner diameter configurations to deliver conditioned air to various rooms within a structure.

PROJECTIONS

2021 Pessimism In Construction Sector Survey Finds

Few construction firms expect the industry to recover to pre-pandemic levels anytime soon.

January 8, 2021

Construction sector added 51,000 jobs in December, but gains are likely temporary according to new survey.

STATEMENTS

ABC Issues Statement on the Nomination of Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary

January 8, 2021

President and CEO Michael Bellaman released the follow statement on President-elect Joe Biden’s nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to run the U.S. Department of Labor.

TRAINING

New Johnson Controls HVAC Training Facility

The new commercial and residential HVAC training center offers extensive remote learning opportunities and socially distanced in-person, hands-on classes.

January 7, 2021

The facility offers a state-of-the-art virtual reality HVAC training program and classes include all facets of how to succeed in the industry, including working through difficult situations such as disruptions related to COVID-19.

CAPITOL HILL

North America’s Building Trades Unions Call For President Trump to Step Down

January 6, 2021

In a statement released today, NABTU president urges President Trump to step down in response today's riots at Capitol Hill.

BREAKING NEWS

NECA Releases Statement About Capitol Hill Riots

The National Electrical Contractors Association has instructed all of its staff to stay out of its office in Washington D.C. this week to avoid the potential violent outbreak of riots in the area.

SNIPS NEWS Editorial Staff

January 6, 2021

The National Electrical Contractors Association has instructed all of its staff to work from home and stay out of its office in Washington D.C.

APPRENTICESHIPS

Sheet Metal Apprentices: Training Days

At Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 104 in California, behind every great sheet metal apprentice are great instructors.

Emell Derra Adolphus

December 17, 2020

The more than 9,000 sheet metal workers represented by Sheet Metal Workers' Local Union 104 span 49 California counties, from Ventura County to the Oregon border, including the region of Silicon Valley.