Articles Tagged with ''labor shortage''

Natalie Forster: Work from home culture

Culture remains important to your next gen pool of recruits.

August 30, 2021

We’ve all discussed work from home in terms of productivity, and how some employees want to stay working at home, others are itching to get back into the office, and many companies have adopted a hybrid approach. But I hadn’t thought too much about how company culture can be affected in this new work from home world.

Pfister launches ‘American Plumber Stories’ docuseries

August 2, 2021

“American Plumber Stories” aims to promote the plumbing trade to the next generation of professionals. The show highlights the stories of plumbers around the nation, including how they got started in the plumbing trade and the passion they have for their profession.

LIXIL Americas, Tools & Tiaras hold skilled-trade summer camp for girls

July 26, 2021

Tools & Tiaras is an organization dedicated to advancing the interest of young girls and women who want to pursue careers in traditionally male-dominated trade professions.

Ferguson creates plumbing coloring book for kids

July 21, 2021

Ahead of National Coloring Book Day on August 2, Ferguson shared its digital coloring and activity book that includes age-appropriate coloring activities, mazes, word searches and games.

Mike Miazga: Worth the price of admission alone

ASA’s Building One Future platform provides critical free resources to member companies and their employees.

July 6, 2021

During my ASA update at lunch, I told attendees to pay close attention to the middle portion of what I had to say regarding our Building One Future initiative, which, of course, tackles the three critical issues of the labor shortage, keeping up to speed on trends and new technologies and how prepared/well-positioned a distributor might be for future growth.

Bruce Merrifield: Post-pandemic labor challenges

Looking at the strategies of companies across the U.S.

Bruce Merrifield

June 24, 2021

Our economy was shut-down for a year, then rebooted with massive, blunt, stimulus and build-better funds. It will take months for the supply-and-demand for both products and labor to rebalance. And it’s no secret the country is facing major labor shortages.

Oatey Co. to hold hiring event for manufacturing and distribution roles

June 15, 2021

Oatey Co. is hosting a hiring event on June 26 at its Cleveland, Ohio, manufacturing and distribution facilities. New hires are eligible for a $1,000 bonus.

Bradford White and Plumbers without borders

Bradford White partners with Plumbers Without Borders to champion skilled trade careers

May 11, 2021

Bradford White announced its partnership with Plumbers Without Borders, a grassroots non-profit organization working to increase global access to safe water and sanitation.

Home Depot celebrates National Signing Day by awarding six scholarships

May 6, 2021

The Home Depot and The Home Depot Foundation, alongside Klein Tools and SkillsUSA, celebrated SkillsUSA's National Signing Day with students from across the Southeast via its Path to Pro program, which provided scholarships to six students entering the skilled trades.

Attract and retain

PHCP-PVF women discuss how to attract and retain a qualified next generation.

Natalie Forster

April 16, 2021

As the PHCP-PVF industry is facing an expected 100,000 retired skilled workers over the next 10 years, attracting the next generation is more important than ever.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to reframe training as a measurable revenue driver by connecting contractor performance improvements to real business outcomes—like increased equipment sales, stronger margins, and greater share-of-wallet.