AHRI, construction groups wary of new steel and aluminum taxes
March 12, 2018
Within two weeks, the metals from countries other than Mexico and Canada will carry new taxes of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum. The president said the levies will strengthen an industry that has been battered by unfair international competition, especially from China.
City officials in Little Rock, Arkansas, are looking to re-establish HVAC and ductwork testing standards for residences, according to an article from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette’s website.
Women make up a very small percentage of the construction industry: around 9 percent, according to government statistics. For African Americans, it’s a little less than 5.8 percent.
The Metal Construction Association is offering a metal roofing certification program for metal roofing products to help companies differentiate their products from the competition.
If the U.S. enacts the steep steel and aluminum tariffs the president announced a week ago, European Union officials say the 28-nation bloc will respond with increased taxes on a raft of U.S.-made products, including HVAC equipment.
Johnstone Supply/Grimme Group’s HVAC training program has been certified by the Partnership for Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Accreditation, an organization supported by nine industry groups.