careers in construction

Making Food Distribution Possible

In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith goes to Summit Refrigeration Group to learn about Ammonia Refrigeration Systems which make food distribution possible. Owners Mike Conti, Rick DeGroot and Fred Anderson provide a tour along with members from Steamfitters Local 601. We’ll see the Summit fabrication shop, visit a cold storage construction site [...]

2019-03-05T16:54:48-06:00March 5th, 2019|Project Insights|0 Comments

Keeping Our Food Safe

Who helps keep our food frozen or cooled so it safely gets to our dinner table? Steamfitters! In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, host Stuart Keith meets with the pros from Summit Refrigeration Group to learn about Ammonia Refrigeration Systems. Owners, Mike Conti, Rick DeGroot and Fred Anderson give us a tour [...]

2019-01-28T16:49:06-06:00January 28th, 2019|Project Insights|0 Comments

A Chapter Closes, Another Begins

Yesterday marked the end of the 30 year life of the Bradley Center in Milwaukee as the roof was imploded. In case you missed it, click here to see the video. But as that chapter closes, another begins with the beautiful, new Fiserv Forum. In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, we’ll tour the new arena [...]

2019-01-16T15:17:38-06:00January 14th, 2019|Current Events, Project Insights|0 Comments

New Year, New Career

If one of your New Year's resolutions is a new career, check out the Building Trades. Plumbers, Electricians, Steamfitters, Operating Engineers - all are looking to recruit good workers. You'll get paid while you're learning valuable skills and pay is the same for women and men. You'll also get health care, retirement benefits [...]

2019-01-09T15:54:43-06:00January 9th, 2019|Current Events, Project Insights|0 Comments

Plumbers Make The World Go Around

December has been Plumbing Careers Month on the Building Wisconsin Blog. Have you ever thought about where we'd be without plumbers? Back digging holes for wells and outhouses, that's where! Plumbers do everything from making sure our toilets flush to engineering roof drainage and even the beer lines for massive structures such as [...]

2018-12-31T16:10:18-06:00December 31st, 2018|Current Events, Project Insights|0 Comments

Plumbers 75 Apprenticeship Program

December is Plumbing Careers Month on the Building Wisconsin Blog. Today's video from Building Wisconsin TV features the Plumbers Local 75 Apprenticeship Program for Wisconsin. If you’ve ever thought about a career in the construction trades, this video shows what you can expect for training as a Plumbers 75 apprentice and the opportunities and income a career in [...]

2018-12-26T14:39:39-06:00December 26th, 2018|Current Events, Project Insights|0 Comments

A Career You Can Be Proud Of

December is Plumbing Careers Month on the Building Wisconsin Blog. You'll be proud to start your plumbing career as a Plumbers Local 75 apprentice, knowing that journeyman plumbers currently make over $40/hour! You'll also enjoy work/life balance - having nights and weekends off to spend time with family and friends. Go to Plumbers75Careers.com to get [...]

2018-12-12T15:56:24-06:00December 12th, 2018|Current Events, Project Insights|0 Comments

Plumbers Local 75 Reaches Out To Women

There's currently a shortage of construction workers and plumbers are no exception. As reported in today's article, while women make up 51% of the total workforce, in construction it's just over 9%. Many trades, including Plumbers Local 75 have been actively recruiting women to join their apprenticeship programs. At Plumbers75Careers.com interested candidates answer a few simple [...]

2018-12-12T15:58:31-06:00December 10th, 2018|Current Events, Project Insights|0 Comments