Channellock, Inc. is helping close the skilled trades gap with national competition. Meadville, Pa.—Channellock, Inc. is proud to announce this year’s Trade School Trade-Up Competition winner, the industrial education program at Central Wisconsin Christian School. The CHANNELLOCK® Trade School Trade-Up competition aims to close the nation’s skills gap by funding initiatives and supplying tools that Read more
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Working in construction can be a very lucrative and rewarding career. However, being a business owner isn’t always an easy job. There’s a lot to think about and get done on any given day. You not only need to properly manage your company but also make sure your clients are satisfied with your work. If Read more
When he is not performing wildcats on his snowboard or running ollies on his skateboard, Nick Parlet @plumbingsk8r keeps busy with his residential service plumbing company, Tidy Pipes Plumbing, Webster, N.Y. As a third-generation union plumber, Parlet’s dad and his grandfather encouraged him to join and learn the trade, so at the age of 22 Read more
RIDGID® Experience Goes Global: European Guests Visit Elyria, Ohio Headquarters—Participants from eight countries received a behind-the-scenes tour during the three-day trip to Elyria, Ohio. RIDGID®, a part of Emerson’s professional tools portfolio, recently hosted the first RIDGID Experience Europe Edition 2023, an all-expenses-paid, three-day VIP trip to the company headquarters in Elyria, Ohio. The event Read more
It’s easy to assume contractors, tradesmen and craftsmen are continually found on the road, traveling from place to place, rendering their skills wherever there’s work to be found. But the larger jobs, those that require multi-year commitments or specialist equipment are often localized, and for good reason. Of course, the example of a construction site Read more