The Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association and UA Local 140 will have a scheduled wage increase of $.90 and a benefit increase of $.25 to the Utah Pipe Trades Health Trust effective August 1, 2017. The published wage and benefit scale spreadsheets will be sent out in the coming weeks. If […]
It’s really easy to stray from the path. Like airplanes, we constantly need to make course-corrections. Despite turbulence and other conditions keeping airplanes off-course 90 percent of flight time, most flights arrive at the correct destination at the intended time. The reason for this phenomenon is quite simple — through air traffic control and […]
Join the Utah Mechanical Contractors Association members on Friday, June 23rd in Park City Utah for the 2017 UMCA Annual Golf Tournament. Registration is now open and the tournament is fast approaching. Registration starts at $125 per attendee for members and $175 per attendee for non-members. Registration fee includes greens fee, cart, and lunch attendance. […]
Members met on Thursday, May 25th for a full day of learning and conversation at the Utah Career Center. Tom Williams MCAA-NEI, led a class focused on leadership and increasing the value and productivity of a contractor. Tom used John Wooden’s book “Wooden On Leadership” to share with attendees changes that can be made to […]
On Saturday, May 6th the Utah Career Center held an apprentice skill contest that determined the apprentice representatives for the District 5 Regional Contest scheduled for June 20-23. We wish them luck as they head to compete in Concord, California. The winners are: HVAC – Collin Salee of CCI Mechanical, Inc. Plumber – Dave Opoulos […]
UMCA Executive Vice President Robert Bergman was recently appointed to serve on the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation, or MCERF Board Of Trustees. The MCERF is a non-profit foundation arm of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA). MCERF underwrites industry-critical research, which is conducted by leading researchers and consultants and supports programs that […]
The UMCA Spring Education Series continues on Thursday, May 25th with the “Best Practices Of The Best Contractors.” This course will be presented by Thomas Williams, P.E. of MCAA’s National Education Initiative. Tom was MCAA President in 2003 and recently retired from McKenney’s, Inc. where during his 31 years with the company revenue grew from […]
Registration for the Annual UMCA Golf Tournament is now open! The tournament will be held on Friday, June 23, 2017 at the Park City Golf Club. The day will begin with an 8:00 AM shotgun start followed by a barbecue lunch and awards ceremony at Hotel Park City. Registration costs are $125 for members and […]
The Utah Career Center will be holding an apprentice skills contest on Saturday, May 6 that will determine the apprentice representatives for the District 5 Regional contest in June. This year the Regional Contest will be held in Concord, California. The contestants are: HVAC: Colin Salee- CCI Mechanical, Mike Deihl- Commercial Mechanical, Dominick Romero- CCI […]
As the 2017 Spring Education Series comes to a close, we want to remind UMCA Contractor Members that this is a license renewal year. The Utah Department Occupational & Professional Licensing requires contractors to have earned 6 hours of continuing education over the past two years, with 3 hours being core and 3 additional hours of professional or […]
UMCA members are increasing the visibility of the Utah Mechanical Contractor with 2 members accepting appointments to serve on MCAA committees. UMCA President Jason Bleak of Industrial Piping and Welding will continue to serve on the MCAA Safety and Health Committee, with his recent appointment as Co-Chair. MCAA’s Safety and Health Committee is responsible for […]
On Thursday, April 20, the UMCA will host Nathan C. Wood and Nick Decker at the Utah Career Center, as they present Practical Jobsite Innovations For The Mechanical Contractor. This continuing education course will begin at 9am and end at 1pm and will feature a three-hour training that has been custom designed for the UMCA […]
