Training/Education Articles

Six-week apprenticeship includes on-the-job training, customer service, safety skills

WWETT Show presenter says customer education and reminder cards can help plumbers increase sales

Jody Samuell, manager of engineer education, leads training sessions on boiler efficiency, design

Training sessions focus on changes within the 2015 Uniform Plumbing and Uniform Mechanical codes; Indonesia delegation discusses nation’s progress in adopting a national standard

One-hour presentation focuses on overall efficiency; T&S Brass and Bronze Works adds product analyst; BJM Pumps names IT manager; East Manufacturing hires dealer liaison; PIP expands manufacturing facility

Making smart decisions requires shedding our assumptions and biases — and admitting we might be wrong.

Wedding ring slips off finger of 97-year-old grandmother and goes down the drain; days-old pup saved by plumber dies; apprentice wins international skills competition; U.K. contractor faces fraud charges.

H&R Plumbing takes training seriously, which helps the company and its customers.

Providing in-house training resonates with Waterworks employees and engenders loyalty.

Business–building workshop provides three days of instruction and networking.

Workers must remain alert to what is going on around them to stay safe on the job site

Times are changing and so should your hiring practices.

In-house training is unusual in the plumbing industry, but a built-in labor pool helps this plumber combat the acute labor shortage, and keeps the plumbing trade alive.