Piping Industry News

Northwest Building Trades Launch Nationwide Recruitment Campaign Website

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Sep 21, 2015 1:00:00 PM

The Northwest Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council, in partnership with BMA Media Group, launched the first phase of an aggressive nationwide recruitment campaign geared to bring traveling union tradesmen and tradeswomen to Toledo for the 2016 season.

Visitors to www.greatworkgreatlife.com can learn why the Greater Toledo offers traveling, skilled construction workers the opportunity to live and work in a great region.

Later this year, the temporary website will be replaced with a more dynamic, comprehensive website.

Topics: projects, UA Affiliation, Ohio, Building Trades, Skilled Members, Northwest Ohio Building Trades, Travel, Local 50, Great Work Great Life, UA of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, Construction Industry, Campaign, Toledo, Northwest Ohio, Recruitment

Toledo Institution UA Local 50 Celebrates 125 Years

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

May 14, 2015 3:00:00 PM

Toledo's own Local 50 of The United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry will be celebrating the 125^th anniversary of its union’s charter on Saturday, May 16, with an evening gala held at Owens Community College.

The special event will commemorate the many generations of Local 50’s plumbing, pipefitting, HVAC-R and welding professionals and their dedication to building up the communities across the region. UA Local 50 represents the best-trained and most highly-skilled professionals of their respective industries in the region, which is certainly worth celebrating.

Topics: Events, UA Affiliation, Building Trades, Anniversary, History, Local 50, UA of Plumbers, Steamfitters and Service Mechanics, Toledo, Northwest Ohio

Toledo’s Glass City Dog Park to Open this Saturday

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Sep 25, 2014 3:31:29 PM

After years of tireless campaigning, the new Glass City Dog Park is finally set to open this weekend in South Toledo due to some much-needed assistance from the Piping Industry and several other local building trades.

The membership-based canine playground uses 4.4 acres of city-owned property in Woodsdale Park and will be operated by Toledo Unleashed, an area nonprofit whose mission is “to foster and promote off-leash opportunities for dogs in the greater Toledo area.”

City Councilman Matt Cherry, who serves on the board of Toledo Unleashed, helped coordinate the supplies and labor volunteered by the Piping Industry and other local trades to help make this long-discussed project a reality.

Topics: projects, Building Trades, South Toledo, Piping Industry, Toledo Unleashed, Glass City, Community Minded

Piping Industry Volunteers Materials, Labor to Open Toledo's Wilson Pool

Posted by Northwest Ohio Piping Industry

Jun 18, 2014 4:30:00 PM

Members of the Piping Industry received accolades June 17 from Toledo city officials for the critical role they played in getting Wilson Pool in North Toledo ready for use this summer.

Funding shortages had threatened to keep the city pool closed, but members of the Piping Industry and other Northwest Ohio Building Trades volunteered their services and helped obtain needed equipment and materials to get the pool ready for use this summer.

Toledo City Council President Paula Hicks-Hudson held a news conference June 17 to celebrate the completion of the repairs at Wilson Pool. At the same event, Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins said the work to renovate the pool was completed at only 25 percent of the originally estimated cost, thanks to the volunteer effort by city's building trades.

Topics: projects, Wilson Pool, Donation, Building Trades, Pool, Kuhlman Corporation, Toledo, Volunteer, Community Minded