The Week in Review is a recap of the week — what’s trending, what’s breaking the internet on social, and what we’ve been up to. We’ll try our best to keep you up to date with the industry, social media and our travels. It’s been a pretty busy couple of weeks for the Mechanical Hub team Read more
Skilled Trades
Every year Mechanical Hub is honored to sponsor a PHCC Plumbing Apprentice Contest contestant. For this year’s PHCC Connect—Oct 2-4, Indianapolis—the Hub is excited to support Jed Christner, Chesapeake, Va. by way of Akron, Ohio. Christner was selected to compete in the PHCC competition by competing locally in Manassas Virginia. “I placed third, but due Read more
Arlington, Va. — The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) announces its involvement in the National Association of State Energy Officials Annual Meeting on September 17, 2019. ACCA Board Member, and President of California based HVAC company, Air Conditioning Guys, Louis Fuentes represented contractors at the NASEO event to help our nation’s energy officials learn Read more
Rinnai supports skilled trade gap by partnering with Folds of Honor The skilled trade industry is in desperate need of enthusiastic workers as the baby boomers are retiring. However, vocational school has become an obsolete term for high school students, the exact age employers are targeting the most.Skilled Trade Gap Baby boomers are beginning to Read more
To raise awareness of skilled trade careers and to help close the U.S. skills gap, SkillsUSA and Klein Tools today are hosting the inaugural SkillsUSA National Signing Day. The event celebrates nearly 3,000 high school seniors dedicated to pursuing a career in residential wiring, building trades and renovations, HVAC or plumbing, at hundreds of schools across the nation. Local communities Read more