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Transition to Trades program goes national

Program allows separating soldiers to attend Total Tech trade school

August 21, 2017

As part of the program, students are guaranteed an employment interview at a Hiller branch location of their choosing.

Rees Scholarship Foundation awards $60,500 for 2016

February 3, 2016

Scholarships were awarded to 35 students, including five veterans, who are studying to become water heating and HVACR technicians.

DeWalt; tool manufacturer, military, veterans, Wounded Warrior Project, power tools

DeWalt's Indiana power tool plant holds grand opening

January 29, 2016

DeWalt celebrated the grand opening of power tool manufacturing at its facility in Greenfield, Ind., on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11, 2016.

Major Dan Rooney, U.S. Air Force Reserve

PSI Expo: Learn from failure and fear

Nadia Askar

November 25, 2015

Members of Success Group Internationals’ contractor groups received advice from two military veterans on learning from adversity, fear and teamwork.

Uptown Plumbing, Heating & Cooling owners Sheree and Josh Savage

Uptown Plumbing: Serving country and community

While studying to become an engineering officer, 23-year-old Josh Savage served in Afghanistan and in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Kelly Faloon

November 20, 2015

How a military background paved the way for the owners of Uptown Plumbing.

During 2015, Mansfield Plumbing has donated toilets, lavatories and tubs to the Building Homes for Heroes program.

Mansfield Plumbing celebrates 302 years of military service by employees

November 11, 2015

Happy Veterans Day!

Mansfield Plumbing continues to team with Building Homes for Heroes

Mansfield Plumbing constructs its products in America and will donate toilets, lavatories and tubs to the Building Homes for Heroes program in 2015.

February 19, 2015

Building Homes for Heroes appreciates Mansfield Plumbing renewing its efforts as a product partner in 2015.

Clockwork Home Services offers franchise opportunities for veterans

The company is currently offering HVAC, plumbing and electrical franchises in select locations across North America.

January 26, 2015

The company is offering a 10% discount off the initial investment of one of these franchises for honorably discharged veterans.

Troops to Trades launches web tool to help recruit veterans

Veterans can use the new website tools to learn about careers in the trades.

January 26, 2015

Troops to Trades is a nonprofit scholarship and career assistance program.

Industry associations develop programs to attract workers

Workforce development, water efficiency and waterborne diseases were among the issues discussed April 22 during the third annual meeting of the Plumbing Industry Leadership Coalition in Washington.

Bob Miodonski

June 26, 2014

ASPE is offering an online plumbing design course, which it developed with UCLA. It is in the process of creating an associate degree program for plumbing design with the City College of San Francisco. It exhibited for the first time at the USA Science and Engineering Festival, which was held April 26-27 in Washington and attended by elementary and high school students from across the country.