Emerson’s RIDGID recently hosted students from Elyria Catholic High School at the professional tool brand’s nearby headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing center.

Contractors who attend the ACCA’s annual conference in Oxon Hill, Maryland, will have the chance to hear from a member of the Trump administration.

For owners of plumbing and heating and cooling companies, finding and keeping qualified workers is becoming a bigger challenge every day. Here’s why:
Using U.S. Census data, we estimate the industry will need 21 percent more plumbing and HVAC construction technicians by 2022 in addition to replacing existing workers who retire.