Over the last decade, the MCAA and the United Association (UA) have worked together on several safety and health initiatives. From presenting and education during the UA’s Instructor Training Program (ITP) and MCAA’s Safety & Health Conference to our newest project partnering together to bring awareness to mental health and suicide prevention, launched on September 1, 2023, the partnership pays dividends to MCAA and UA members alike.
The Spring/Summer 2023 issue of the UA’s Safety News highlights three key projects from MCAA’s Safety Excellence Initiative:
The first article highlights the effectiveness of the MCAA’s 2023 Safety & Health Conference which was attended by over 30 UA instructors and was the largest safety event in MCAA history. UA members participated in 50 hours of education and training, including a keynote presentation by the UA’s Jennifer Massey, Health, Safety, and Environmental Administrator. The UA is committed to sending 40 Instructors to the 2024 MCAA Safety & Health Conference in Tucson, AZ, January 16-18, 2024. Learn more about our 2024 conference here.
The second article brings awareness to MCAA’s 20 Years of Safety Excellence Campaign. This campaign, kicked off in January 2023, celebrates 20 years of MCAA Safety Excellence across the membership each month. Each simple-to-use monthly kit highlights an important safety topic with a mixture of live webinars, new videos, programs, guides, and resources. Find the monthly kits and all of MCAA’s safety and health resources here.
The newsletter wraps up with a recap of five new MCAA videos about the importance of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the mechanical industry. PPE saves the lives of millions of workers each year, yet so many workers still don’t wear this essential lifesaving equipment. PPE is the last line of defense and sometimes all you need to prevent an injury or save a life. The UA shared the MCAA videos on head protection, eye protection, hearing protection, respiratory protection, and hand protection. Learn more about these videos here.
MCAA is grateful to have the UA as our valued partner in addressing the industry’s biggest challenges.
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new products, product lines, services, solutions or web pages of particular interest. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
Procore Technologies, Inc. Procore Safety Certification Safety matters. Now more than ever. Go beyond OSHA regs and PPE to help you and your team stay safe—during and after a crisis – with a free Procore Safety Certification.
Conex Bänninger (IBP GROUP LLC) Benefiting from over 100 years’ experience in fittings manufacture and over two decades experience in press system design, >B< MaxiPro is set to revolutionize pipe jointing in air conditioning and refrigeration applications. The >B< MaxiPro range is brought to you by Conex Bänninger, a specialist in providing high quality fittings, valves and accessories across the globe.
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website to learn how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with cost-saving and productivity-enhancing applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
This section of our website also includes tips and ideas to help your company save money and enhance your productivity. Don’t miss it!
While their peers spent the summer relaxing and having fun, nine high school students in Western New York were learning and exploring life and careers in the skilled trades thanks to a Heavy Metal Summer Experience (HMSE) camp hosted by John W. Danforth Company, an MCAA member and one of the largest mechanical contractors in the northeast.
For six weeks, the students spent two-and-a-half hours every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon learning key skills, handling tools, and working on hands-on projects alongside professional tradespeople at Danforth’s piping and sheet metal shops.
The Danforth HMSE was the only one of the 22 HMSE camp sites across the United States and Canada held in New York state. For the company, the road to hosting the HMSE camp started when Robert Beck, the company’s CEO and MCAA’s President, heard about the program while attending a conference last fall. When he returned to the office, Beck charged Mike Bement, Vice President of Shop Operations, and Wendy Glauber, General Counsel & Vice President of Human Resources, with getting the program off the ground in time for this summer.
As they began planning their camp experience, the Danforth team relied heavily on the playbook and materials provided by HMSE. To help attract campers, they created fliers, marketing boards, and other materials for display at job fairs and school events and sent information to community organizations, schools, and industry associations. The company had a goal of 10 campers for the first year.
Bement and the Danforth team designed the program around a combination of hands-on classes, split between the sheet metal and piping trades, and field trips. Campers built items from a dustpan and a toolbox to a tablet holder and a lamp under the guidance of Danforth personnel who volunteered to act as coaches throughout the camp. The campers visited both SMART Local 71 and UA Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 22, where they heard from Training Coordinators about apprenticeship and what life is like as a journeyman worker in the industry. Parents were also invited to participate in the union visits.
“That turned out to be a great experience,” Bement said. “After one of the visits, one of our campers remarked, ‘that was definitely worth the trip,’ and the father of another student said that he was very impressed with what he saw. Now, they have an understanding of the classroom and hands-on education that comes with apprenticeship.”
Before graduating, the students visited the Lockport Memorial Hospital job site, where they could see all of the different job functions come together from start to finish.
At the end of the six weeks, everyone agreed that the program was a complete success, and came with a few pleasant surprises.
“I was really impressed with how engaged the students were from Day One,” Bement said. “We had better than 98% attendance. They asked good questions and were eager to do their projects. Several of them asked me if they could work at Danforth next summer, between their Junior and Senior years of high school. Others told me they plan to apply to the unions after graduation next year.”
Danforth is already looking forward to hosting another HMSE camp in 2024 and building on what they learned this year, with more students and possibly adding different shop locations within Danforth. Ultimately, Bement would like to establish a digital library of projects for campers to work on, ranging from basic to more advanced, creating the opportunity to have a camp where returning students work on more advanced projects and new students work on basic projects, while also seeing the sort of progress they can make if they come back for a second year of HMSE or choose a career in the trades.
Bement knows firsthand how the opportunity to learn about the trades can result in a life-long fulfilling career. He started at Danforth as a 19-year-old intern and has been with the company for 30 years.
“We know that exposing students to the trades isn’t necessarily taught in school or discussed at home,” he said. “MCAA and SMACNA members need to promote our industry and share what a rewarding career this can be.”
Another HMSE Camp, Another Perspective
The teens in Danforth’s HMSE camp aren’t alone in their enthusiasm for the experience. MCAA staffer Alex Newcomb traveled to the HMSE camp In Kansas City to find out what the program is all about. Here’s her account of the event:
Over the 3 days of camp, I learned so much more about what our member companies do out in the field and how the union training centers help prepare their apprentices for the future. Before arriving at the Local 2 sheet metal training center, I honestly had no idea how any of that worked. We got to use some of the tools the pros use to bend the metal and we all ended up with some form of a small toolbox.
The next day we went to the Local 8 plumbers & gasfitters training center. We learned how to cut metal pipe and left with an awesome shelf. Luckily it came apart easily enough to fit in my suitcase! We also got out first chance to solder some copper pipe together. This was by far my favorite part of the camp. Turns out it’s a lot harder than it looks! That afternoon we went to Local 155 pipefitters where we did some more soldering. By the end of that day, we were all pros!
On the last day we took a tour of an active construction site. I’ve seen them from afar but it’s very different close up. Pretty amazing, actually, how so many companies come together and just know what to do and get it done! When we got back to homebase, the Builders’ Association Training Center, we got a little hands-on training for drywall, glazing, and concrete too! During our end of camp ice cream party, I asked several of the teens how they felt about the experience and if they still wanted to pursue a career in the trades. Most said yes, some said yes but decided they wanted to do a different trade than when it started, and a handful said it wasn’t for them. I told them about the other paths they could take to stay near construction but be on the outside of it like project management or estimating which they all agreed sounded like the right move!
It was so cool to meet these young kids who all really want to be a part of the trades in some way. Working for MCAA has really opened my eyes to all the important work our member companies do every day. I can honestly say if I had this experience 10 years ago my life would probably be a lot different (but I love where I am now)!
The Kansas City camp was organized by the Mechanical Contractors Association of Kansas City (MCAKC) and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association – Kansas City, in collaboration with trade partners SMART Local 2, Plumbers & Gasfitters Local 8, and Pipefitters Local Union 533.
These are just two examples of the HMSE camps hosted around the U.S. and in Canada in 2023. Find out who else hosted an event and learn how to host your own event on the HMSE website.
Up until now, handwashing has always taken place within the confines of the restroom. But what if hand sanitation and where it takes place were reimagined?
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website! You’ll see how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with productivity-enhancing and cost-saving applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Plus, you’ll find tips and ideas on other ways you and your company can save money and enhance your productivity.
January 16-18, 2024 | Loews Ventana Canyon – Tuscon, AZ
MCAA’s 2024 Safety & Health Conference will offer more than 50 hours of training and education from subject matter experts on safety, health, risk management, and legal issues. Join us January 16-18, 2024, in Tucson, AZ, for three days of presentations, discussions, and demonstrations with 300+ occupational safety and health professionals, principals, owners, local affiliated executives, UA instructors, industry partners, NECA & SMACNA, and anyone who has safety and health responsibilities. Register today!
For the first-time in conference history we are being joined by TAUC’s EHS Committee and welcome all TAUC members to participate in this event.
Registration Pricing This conference is one of MCAA’s most popular conferences and it sells out quickly. Register today to secure your spot! Member registration is $895 and guests are $295.
*Upon completing your registration, a link to book your hotel room will be emailed to you. If you encounter any issues while booking with the hotel please contact events@mcaa.org and we are happy to assist.
To celebrate MCAA’s 20 Years of Safety Excellence, MCAA is offering monthly safety kits to benefit our contractors around the country and the mechanical industry workers they support. Each kit will include videos, webinars, trainings, and additional resources on each monthly topic.
October 2023: Confined Spaces
Whether you are a fitter, plumber, or HVAC technician, using safe work practices will help protect you and others from hazards in and around confined spaces. A confined space is defined as a space with limited or restricted access that is not designed for continuous human occupancy. Why is it hazardous? Oxygen content below 19.5% makes it difficult to breathe and increases the risk of combustion by more than 23.5%. Flammable gases or vapors and other physical hazards may also be present. This month’s kit includes a confined spaces video, bulletin, and model program.
Worker Safety Training Videos & Accompanying Resources
General contractors looking to protect themselves with subguard or subcontractor default insurance (SDI) may request detailed financial information from potential subcontractors. MCAA’s Subguard/Subcontractor Default Insurance explains why this happens, and how these policies may impact mechanical contractors. It’s just one of MCAA’s educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership.
The bulletin explains:
What subguard/SDI policies are
How they differ from the performance and/or payment bonds issued by surety companies
The advantages and disadvantages of subguard/SDI policies
The Manufacturer/Supplier Training area of MCAA’s website connects our contractor members with training opportunities available from the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new webinars and training opportunities across their product lines, services, solutions or web pages. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
OpenSpace Get started with OpenSpace by exploring our free online courses covering the fundamentals of reality capture. You’re in great hands, and we’re happy you’re here!
A.O. Smith We offer top notch training, available 24/7. You can learn about our Residential, Commercial, and even Tankless. Training includes items like How it Works, Installation, Application, & Service tips.
For more than a century, the National Safety Council has worked to save lives through safer workplaces, roadways and communities. The 2023 NSC Rising Stars of Safety program recognizes up-and-coming safety professionals younger than 40 who have a proven track record of safety leadership in their organization and are dedicated to continuous improvement. Raffi Elchemmas, MCAA’s Executive Director, Safety, Health & Risk Management, is featured for the cross-trade partnership with four national construction associations to produce five safety and health videos aimed at transforming safety culture.
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new products, product lines, services, solutions or web pages of particular interest. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
Delta Commercial The Delta® MultiChoice® Universal Valve gives you the ability to change shower styles as easily as customers change their minds. Upgrade the style and functionality of your clients’ showers without altering the plumbing behind the wall, offering flexibility that you and your customers will appreciate. With MultiChoice Universal Valves, giving them what they want has never been so simple.
Morris Group International The Murdock® tube evaporator in Maintenance Advantage® drinking fountains and bottle fillers is a more sanitary way to provide cold water. Murdock is a member of Morris Group International.
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website to learn how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with cost-saving and productivity-enhancing applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
This section of our website also includes tips and ideas to help your company save money and enhance your productivity. Don’t miss it!
With only three weeks to fully replace the riser system at a high-profile residential building, New York-based Fresh Meadow Mechanical Corp. selected Victaulic to win the race against time. Ultimately, they remained ahead of schedule, completing the entire project in only 15 days. Despite spatial constraints at various stages of the project, Fresh Meadow navigated each challenge with reliable engineered solutions that will benefit the building’s tenants and management for years to come.
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website! You’ll see how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with productivity-enhancing and cost-saving applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Plus, you’ll find tips and ideas on other ways you and your company can save money and enhance your productivity.
At the conclusion of every Institute for Project Management, the class elects an ‘MVP’ from amongst their peers. We hand out little blue cards, everyone writes down a name, and then we tally them up. On Thursday, we received among those cards an unusual ‘nomination,’ which we love because it was such a representative description both of how an IPM peer network comes together and also of the caliber of attendees.
The card, submitted by the individual who ended up winning the MVP award, read as follows:
“The entire class. From the very first day of the first week, this class has come together. We have helped each other, listened, partied, and really made this one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life. Picking one person from this class is almost impossible, in my opinion.”
– John Drew, Corporate Mechanical
Congratulations to the graduates in IPM Classes 85 and 86. The PMs who attend these courses demonstrate time and again that MCAA member companies are made up of the best talent in the industry, and this September’s grads are no exception. The volunteers of PMEC hope to see them all again at future MCAA programs!
Constantly Reimagined to Address Today’s Challenges
Founded in 1987, MCAA’s Institute for Project Management is older than many of the project managers who attend. But the hallmark of our program is that it is ever-changing and evolving to keep pace with the challenges facing the mechanical industry today. Our curriculum is constantly evaluated and reimagined by our dedicated Project Management Education Committee volunteers; and informed by feedback from our students about what they need to know to be the best project managers (PMs) in the industry. The lessons learned at IPM are invaluable to attendees from companies both big and small.
In-Demand Training Delivers a Great Return on Investment
The IPM is MCAA’s most in-demand project management training program, and so it has enrollment limits. If you have a top-notch PM with 3+ years of experience, sign them up and we will deliver a great return on investment not just for them as individuals, but for your company as a whole.
Registration Will Open January 30 for the Next Classes
Mark your calendars! Registration for our April-start programs will open at 12pm EST on January 30. To learn more about the program, click the button to visit our course webpage.
Purdue University and Trimble are establishing a state-of-the-art Trimble Technology Lab at Purdue focused on teaching and research for construction management technology. Purdue is home to an MCAA student chapter hosted by the MCA of Indiana, Inc. Trimble is an MCAA member.
The lab is hosted by the School of Construction Management Technology within the Purdue Polytechnic Institute and will bring Trimble’s industry-leading construction technologies into a dedicated learning environment for Purdue students to learn and innovate.
“The equipment and software provided will enhance our educational and research capabilities in construction management and technology,” said Daniel Castro-Lacouture, dean of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. “Partnering with Trimble to establish a Technology Lab signifies an exciting opportunity that empowers our students and faculty to drive industry advancements.”
The lab is expected to open in early 2024 and will be part of the institute’s evolving footprint at Dudley and Lambertus Halls. The connected buildings, which opened in April 2023, house a mix of polytechnic and engineering labs, makerspaces and classrooms with the goal of fostering an atmosphere of collaboration among students from different majors and departments.
“The Trimble Technology Lab will empower Purdue students with the skills and expertise required to become front-runners in the realm of industry technology,” said H. Nicholas Dib, associate professor in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute who will help oversee the lab. “The lab will support the holistic transformation of education, where technology lies at the very heart of the curriculum.”
“Purdue has a strong reputation as a leader in applied construction education. Their construction management program offers an innovative curriculum that emphasizes hands-on learning and prepares students for a variety of construction careers,” said Amy Northcutt, director of education and outreach at Trimble. “We are confident that our collaboration with Purdue to establish this Trimble Technology Lab will have a significant impact in preparing students for their careers.”
The lab will include a broad range of Trimble’s industry-leading geospatial and construction solutions such as the Trimble® XR10 HoloLens hardhat and advanced software solutions including RealWorks® scanning software, Trimble Business Center Infrastructure Construction edition, Tekla® Structures, Tekla Structural Designer, Trimble Connect® AR interactive collaboration software, AccuBid and AutoBid, and the company’s popular 3D modeling solution, SketchUp.
About Purdue University
Purdue University is a public research institution with excellence at scale. Ranked among top 10 public universities (Times Higher Education/Wall Street Journal and QS), with two colleges in the top 4 in the United States (U.S. News & World Report), Purdue discovers and disseminates knowledge with a quality and at a scale second to none. More than 105,000 students study at Purdue across modalities and locations, with 50,000 in person on the West Lafayette campus. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue’s main campus has frozen tuition 12 years in a row. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap, including its first comprehensive urban campus in Indianapolis, the new Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business, and Purdue Innovates, at https://stories.purdue.edu.
About Trimble
Dedicated to the world’s tomorrow, Trimble is a technology company delivering solutions that enable our customers to work in new ways to measure, build, grow and move goods for a better quality of life. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and sustainability. From purpose-built products and enterprise lifecycle solutions to industry cloud services, Trimble is transforming critical industries such as construction, geospatial, agriculture and transportation to power an interconnected world of work. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
Pre-planning is critical to the success of every project regardless of size. MCAA’s Turnover Meetings: Estimating/Sales to Project Management identifies the traits of highly-effective turnover meetings to help contractors transform these meetings into productive and rewarding planning exercises. It’s just one of MCAA’s educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership.
Mechanical contractor and fabricator Andy J. Egan Co. (Egan), an MCAA member, has a reputation for being an innovator within the industry. From its world-class fabrication shop to cutting-edge construction technology department, the company creates a culture that encourages employees to explore methods for delivering higher-quality projects on expedited schedules. Fabrication Shop Foreman Shane Shook developed a time-saving weld procedure in partnership with the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters (UA), with a certification that will soon be available to all UA members and contractors.
For many years, Egan has certified its own welders on a GTAW procedure the company internally refers to as “Hot Gas” for hand welding. This blend of 95% argon and 5% hydrogen is ideal for Egan’s work on schedule 10 piping for the process piping code. Shook explains that it creates a hotter arc which helps to penetrate thicker-walled stainless piping. Travel speed can be increased, creating less heat input, which is an important feature when welding any stainless steel. While the Hot Gas procedure originally started with hand welding, Egan now uses it in orbital procedures for many customers, allowing welders to complete their welds at a faster rate when compared to traditional GTAW procedures. The result is a significant time savings for a repeatable, high-quality weld. “The root welds look perfect,” adds Shook.
The UA’s Robert Derby inspects a weld for the certification process.
Before purchasing new orbital welding equipment earlier this summer, Shook visited UA Local 174 Plumbers and Pipefitters for a training day. His former colleague Robert Derby, now a UA Training Specialist, was in attendance to support the training and suggested a collaboration between the UA and Egan. Derby wanted to ensure all UA members had the opportunity to get certified in the Hot Gas orbital procedure.
From there, Derby and Shook coordinated the required steps to make the certification available to the UA’s more than 368,000 members. Derby visited Egan’s Fabrication Shop in August to witness and document the procedure and expects that certification tests will be available to local training halls later this year. “It’s exciting to make this available to our members,” says Derby. “Our goal is to ensure welders of all skill levels are successful with this mix of gas.”
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Founded in 1919, mechanical contractor and fabricator Andy J. Egan Co.(www.andyegan.com) offers engineering, fabrication, mechanical insulation, controls and 24/7 service for commercial, industrial and institutional applications.
Founded in 1889, the United Association of Union Plumbers and Pipefitters (www.UA.org) proudly represents approximately 368,000 plumbers, pipefitters, pipeliners, sprinkler fitters, welders, and HVACR service techs in the United States and Canada.
MCAA has once again raised the bar with the 2023 Fabrication Conference. Drawing an audience of more than 330 attendees, this year’s conference put a spotlight on the important role that fabrication plays. While most attendees were familiar with the gains companies receive like productivity, scheduling flexibility, coordination and safety, additional considerations were shared on how to optimize fabrication in ways that impact the entire organization. These methods were highlighted across tours of four Seattle-based member companies.
As the primary host, UMC, Inc. showcased their world-class plumbing and piping facility. Welcoming over 200 attendees, UMC provided an in-depth look into their best in class techniques, modern equipment, and efficient workflows, illustrating why they are industry leaders.
Their tour demonstrated how they order, inventory, store, process, build and ship all of their fabrication for plumbing and piping. UMC demonstrated their material flow, as well as the digital workflow that coordinates and organizes information at each computer workstation.
With a heavy investment in automated material handling, welding machinery and equipment, Shinn Mechanical invited participants into their sprinkler fabrication shop. Attendees had the opportunity to understand how process improvements impact material flow and manufacturing, as well as see some unique innovations like articulating weld booms.
Contractors that are on the early part of the fabrication journey were able to see how SJS Mechanical has taken their first steps into fabrication. Using strategic equipment purchases and smart organization decisions, their facility tour illustrated the steps for plumbing contractors need to take in the initial stages.
Focusing only on their sheet metal fabrication, MacDonald Miller offered guests a comprehensive view into their cutting-edge sheet metal fabrication setup. The tour further detailed MacDonald Miller’s sophisticated KPI (key performance indicator) dashboards, which provide actionable insights for process optimization, and gave attendees a firsthand look at their state-of-the-art material handling techniques.
Between the tours, attendees were able to mix in a combination of education and exhibits over three days. With over 20 sessions led by a diverse group of 30 industry experts, the conference offered an expanded education program specific to fabrication and offsite construction.
Furthermore, fostering industry collaboration was a key theme. Esteemed representatives from the United Association (UA), Pipe Fabrication Institute (PFI), National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) took the stage, delivering enlightening presentations that blended diverse industry perspectives, offering attendees a 360-degree view of the evolving construction fabrication landscape.
While the conference format will not be as repeatable from year-to-year as it depends on the host city, plans are already underway for the 2024 conference to carry forward some of the new themes. Next year’s conference will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and include tours hosted primarily by JM Brennan and include MILWAUKEE TOOL’s new manufacturing plant. Stay tuned for more details.
Mechanical contractors face an uncertain insurance market. MCAA’s new Captive Insurance Management Methods Bulletin explores the use of captive, or privately held, insurance as a way to mitigate risk and provide greater cost control relative to a contractor’s insurance premiums. It’s just one of MCAA’s educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership.
The bulletin covers:
What captive is, and why contractors might join a captive plan
What group captives are
The captive structure
How captives work
The captive marketplace
How contractors are using captives to avoid complacency
How contractors are using captives to formalize their practices and create repeatable processes that drive predictable results
The 2023-2024 John R. Gentille Foundation (JRGF) scholarship and grant applications are now available and are due by December 15th (4:00 PM CST). Over $75,000 in scholarships and grants will be awarded to MCAA student chapter members during the Awards of Excellence Breakfast at MCAA24 in Orlando. Don’t miss your chance to be among the recipients!
JRGF and our generous donors are proud to present the following scholarships:
Alan P. O’Shea Memorial Scholarship
MCA of New Jersey
$2,500 each, two offered
ATP Inspiring Future Leaders Scholarship
ATP Learning Solutions
$2,500
Robert J. Durr, Sr. – UA/ NCPWB Partnering Scholarship
National Certified Pipe Welding Bureau
$2,500
DEWALT Patriot Scholarship (Open to military veterans or those who are currently serving.)
DEWALT
$5,000 each, two offered
Donald V. Brown, Sr. Family Memorial Scholarship
D.V. Brown & Associates
$5,000
Ferguson – Women in the Mechanical Industry Scholarship (Open to female students.)
Ferguson
$5,000 each, two offered
Foster McCarl, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
McCarl Family
$5,000
Reilly Family Memorial Scholarship
John W. Danforth Company
$5,000
Thomas J. Wanner Scholarship
MCA/MSCA of Cleveland
$5,000
Trimble Future Estimator Scholarship (Open to Competition Final Four Team Members interested in a career in estimating.)
Trimble
$5,000
Viega – Joe Pikus Scholarship
Viega
$5,000
William A. Bianco, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Kinetics
$5,000
Josam Endowed Scholarship (Three-year endowed scholarship for sophomores.)
Applications for Student Chapter of the Year and Educator of the Year are also available and due on December 15thby 4:00 PM CST.
Chapter of the Year
$3,000 + Trophy
Applications are to be completed by the student chapter President or another student leader within the chapter. Applications from faculty advisors or industry advisors will not be accepted. Only one application per chapter will be accepted.
Educator of the Year
$5,000 + Trophy
Applications are to be completed by the student chapter President or another student leader within the chapter or an industry advisor. Peer-to-peer faculty nominations will not be accepted.
The Hearst Connecticut Top Workplaces have awarded MJ Daly, LLC, an MCAA member, a Top Workplaces 2023 award. The list is based solely on employee feedback from a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The confidential survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization, including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few. Congratulations to the MJ Daly team!
“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “That’s something to be proud of. In today’s market, leaders must ensure employees have a voice and be heard. That’s paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends.”
About MJ Daly
MJ Daly is a premier Mechanical Contracting company serving Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. They provide comprehensive services for new and existing buildings’ essential systems – Virtual Design & Construction, Engineering, Mechanical, HVAC, Fire Protection, Building Automation, and Service & Maintenance. They deliver total system responsibility efficiently, ensuring customer satisfaction. MJ Daly is also a proud part of Arden Building Companies. To learn more, visit:https://www.mjdalyllc.com/ | Company Contact: Edward Carvalho | 203-753-5131
Part of a Larger Group
MJ Daly is part of one of the largest mechanical contracting companies in New England – Arden Building Companies. A $170 million mechanical construction company that provides a full range of services for Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Arden Building Companies also includes Corporate Mechanical of New England, Earthwise Energy Technologies, MJ Daly, and Unique Metal Works. For additional information, visithttp://www.ardenbuildingcompanies.com.
