You may have noticed that the contractors featured in The NEWS as “The Best Contractors to Work For” seldom mention the availability of qualified people as a problem. The reason is, they treat their people right. That means they are paid fair wages, given appropriate benefits, and treated with gratitude.
Catie Rogers is known to recruit around town at her favorite local spots when she witnesses women with a hard work ethic who have what it takes to be successful in the trades. Her passion to recruit began when she herself entered the sheet metal industry in 2013 and had no women to confide in or look up to.
Before I entered the HVAC industry in 2006, I didn’t even realize the industry existed. I was fortunate to land a job at a company that is one of the leading residential HVAC contractors in our area, and I learned quite a bit from my several years there.
Why She’s Tech of the Month: When Meghan Marquardt decided on her career path, she turned to the HVAC industry because of her love for working with her hands.
LAS VEGAS - The time to fix the roof is when the sun is shining, and the sun is shining right now, said author, CEO, and keynote speaker, Mark Breslin, at the recent joint UA/MCAA Labor Relations Conference. The union is growing, the market is strong, but there’s a significant hole in the roof that we need to begin patching before the clouds come again.
I have talked with many in the industry who believe once kids reach high school, society has placed them on a path, and it is very difficult to introduce trade schools into their plans at that point. These people say you need to reach these kids in middle school to plant the HVAC seed.
Not being focused on actively retaining staff takes an awful toll on the company because it costs a lot of time, money, and energy to always be replacing people, especially really good people.