Baylie Frost, VDC lead for Harvey’s Plumbing & Heating, represents the next generation of the plumbing industry.
December 14, 2021
“I don’t think people care that I’m young, or female. They care about what I know.” Those words, spoken by Baylie Frost, a virtual design and construction (VDC) lead at Harvey’s Plumbing & Heating in Bozeman, Montana, must be music to the ears of an industry that is seeking to attract more talented young people to its ranks.
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