Learn more about the effect that the Trump Administration’s trade policy could have on your business.
The Trump Administration’s emerging trade policies, especially their use of tariffs, could have widespread implications for SMACNA contractors. In order to help our members, we have prepared a series of FAQs to help you understand how tariffs work, why the Administration is employing them as part of their travel policy and grasp both the short and long-term impact they may have on your business.
Click to read: FAQs - Contractors' Responses to Rising Tariffs' Impact on Material Costs
Mar 26, 2025 — Member Update
Jun 25, 2025 - Help us understand how HVAC and Sheet Metal Contractors have changed their processes, technologies, and design efforts to enhance the impact of prefabrication.
Jun 25, 2025 - Sheet Metal Industry Management and Labor Representatives are urging lawmakers to preserve incentives that promote manufacturing and energy-efficient buildings, along with tax credits that support skilled workforce development.
Jun 25, 2025 - SMACNA’s Stan Kolbe interviewed for story that highlights a proposal that would allow education-related tax-advantaged savings plan traditionally used for secondary education to be used for HVACR upskilling.