Check out how whiskey is made at the Dancing Goat Distillery and see how the work of steamfitters is an integral part of the process. Building Wisconsin TV host Stuart Keith starts the show at the Steamfitters Local 601 training center in Milwaukee with Joel Zielke. We then head to Cambridge, WI to [...]
Building Wisconsin TV takes a closer look at how Pipelines help keep things moving not only in Wisconsin but throughout the United States. Host Stuart Keith meets up Ron Spoerl from Hawk Industries to learn about reclamation and safety, Trent Wetmore from Enbridge to see how pumping stations operate, Bob Osborn from Michels [...]
In today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV, we’ll learn more about our natural gas distribution system as members from Steamfitters Local 601 replace a natural gas main and service line. Host Stuart Keith meets with Matt Fehler from We Energies to review the project and Jim O'Brien and Todd Nelson from Steamfitters Local 601 cover on-the-job training for PE gas piping. This [...]
Today’s video from Building Wisconsin TV features training to service commercial HVAC systems. Host Stuart Keith meets with Doug Edwards from Steamfitters Local 601 to learn about the available training programs then catches up with Howard Schad and Tom and Jim Dillett from Dillett Mechanical at a couple projects, including a hotel remodel and a large convention center. Subscribe to [...]
Thousands of people would be taking the MillerCoors Brewery Tour in Milwaukee WI this summer, particularly with the Democratic National Convention in town. But that's not happening right now due to the disruptions caused by COVID-19. While you can't go there in person, you can take the behind-the-scenes hardhat tour in today’s video [...]
So many events have been cancelled because of COVID-19 which has resulted in watching a lot of replays of past triumphs. Today's video from Building Wisconsin TV features the 2019 Wisconsin Pipe Trades Apprentice Contest held at the Steamfitters Local 601 Training Center in Madison. Apprentices from around the state competed in exercises [...]
Here’s this weekend’s TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin: Madison – Saturday, May 23 at 5:30 am on WKOW TV-27. Milwaukee – Sunday, May 24 at 8:00 am on WVTV TV-18. Special thanks to this week’s sponsor: Steamfitters Local 601. Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to learn about major construction initiatives in Wisconsin, check out our Roku channel and be sure [...]
Here’s this weekend’s TV Schedule for Building Wisconsin: Madison – Saturday, May 2 at 5:30 am on WKOW TV-27. Milwaukee – Sunday, May 3 at 8:00 am on WVTV TV-18. Special thanks to this week’s sponsor: Steamfitters Local 601. Subscribe to the Building Wisconsin Blog to learn about major construction initiatives in Wisconsin, check out our Roku channel and be sure [...]
The Wisconsin Pipe Trades Association through their career hub, pipetradecareers.com have published a Worker Safety Protocol for COVID-19 to provide resources to keep Wisconsin's pros safe and healthy. Check it out for tips on Drain and Sewer work, Venting and Exhaust work and how to keep tools free from COVID-19. A post card [...]
We trust in the safety of our fresh and frozen food at the market. In today's video from Building Wisconsin TV, we'll learn about Ammonia Refrigeration Systems which make fresh and frozen food distribution possible. Host Stuart Keith visits Summit Refrigeration Group where owners Mike Conti, Fred Anderson and Rick DeGroot provide a [...]