CONTRACTOR STRENGTHS BRING VALUE TO CUSTOMERS

Mechanical Contractors who use a well trained workforce can deliver the quality, productivity and value that savvy customers seek. What does such value mean for customers? Consider the following.

• Customer will have reduced exposure to accidents, liability and lawsuits.
• Work will be done in a productive manner and with quality, which results in value both during install, and for the entire service life.
• Customer won’t have to worry about the system failing after the workforce left.
• Customer won’t have to worry about tearing up the structure to fix a faulty system.
• Customer won’t have to worry about warranty claims, insurance hassles.
• Customer won’t have to worry about missing the deadline or overshooting the budget.
• Less supervision needed, which reduces project costs.
• No on the job training at customer expense; our professionals have the skills to conduct work upon their arrival.
• Hundreds of specialized, thoroughly trained mechanics and technicians can handle any size and type of project.
• Professional conduct means a neat, safe jobsite, and no hassles or interference with customer personnel or processes.
• Predictable projects; highly skilled and experience professionals minimize the need for change orders and costly, unexpected additions in manpower and other resources.
• Less waste of resources, less damage to customer equipment.

How are contractors able to provide such value? Simply Stated:

Here are the Metrics:

• Less than 10% of applicants have the capabilities and aptitude to earn a spot in the apprentice program. Those who get in spend 5 years in the apprentice program before graduating.
• 90% of apprentices graduate.
• Over 400 professionals with specialized certifications and licenses.
• 360 certified welders.
• 16 and 30 hours OSHA trained.
• Annual OSHA refresher course.
• Annual drug free workplace training and drug testing.
• 1,000 highly trained, certified local  professionals.
• Access to nationwide network of 300,000+ professionals.
• Labor/Mgmt funded training in advanced systems, processes and the latest technology.
• Laser focus on craftsmanship, jobsite safety, total cost of ownership.
• More time on tools; our professionals are prequalified, trained and ready for duty.
• Knowledge and expertise to extend the life of customer equipment, reduce/eliminate down time, reduce / eliminate energy costs, reduce warranty claims.
• Adherence to Standards for Excellence, which guides  and governs jobsite performance and conduct.
• Multi-million dollar training center provides year round skills enhancement education.

Good Idea:

Contact one of the members of the Mechanical Contractors Association of NW Ohio to learn more about saving money, saving resources, reducing headaches and reducing liability associated with mechanical construction and maintenance projects.

Piping Industry Training Center

What does the Piping Industry Training Center do? How is it funded? Why should the local community and champions of economic development have an interest in this facility? Below are some quick highlights to consider.

WHAT DOES THE PIPING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTER DO?

1.) Trains individuals to become experts in building or servicing HVACR and fluid and gas systems.

2.) Trains individuals to conduct work in a safe manner. (None of us can afford injury, not the individual worker, his/her family, nor the community and tax base.)

3.) Trains individuals to correctly service and maintain complex systems that provide us with electricity, heating and cooling, proper ventilation, fluids, gases, and refrigeration.

4.) Teaches effective troubleshooting and diagnostic techniques.

HOW IS THE PIPING INDUSTRY TRAINING CENTER FUNDED?

For every man-hour a contractor’s employee works, the contractor contributes to the local training fund. This facility and its training programs are privately funded, not tax dollar funded.

WHY SHOULD OUR COMMUNITY, BUSINESS LEADERS AND LEGISLATORS BE INTERESTED IN THIS TRAINING CENTER?

1.)  In order to function as a competitive region, we need properly piped/plumbed medical and school facilities, reliable refrigeration, water quality, water efficiency, energy efficiency, and proper air quality both outdoors and indoors.

2.) In order to function as a competitive region, we need highly trained experts building, modifying or servicing air, fluids, gas and refrigeration systems.

3.) Our contracting employers need experts to provide the services quality conscientious customers demand.

4.) Our training and education program enables local men and women to provide this expertise for our community, their employers and our region.

For a list of contractors who use individuals trained at this state-of-the-art training facility, visit www.mcanwo.org.  The Piping Industry Training Center is located at 7560 Caple Boulevard, Northwood, Ohio 43619.