Press Releases

• SMACNA Applauds U.S. Department of Labor for Excluding Construction in the IRAP Final Rule

  Mar 20, 2020 |2 min read — Press Release

  SMACNA announced its support of the final rule by the U.S. Department of Labor regarding Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs (IRAPs). 

• National Association of Workforce Boards and Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National

  Mar 12, 2020 |3 min read — Press Release

  The National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) and the signatory Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) today announced a partnership that will strengthen the relationship between local workforce development

• SMACNA Appoints Industry Veteran Angie Simon as New Board President

  Oct 23, 2019 |3 min read — Press Release

  SMACNA announced that Angie Simon of Western Allied Mechanical has been elected by the Board of Directors to serve as president.

• SMACNA Names Indiana Contractor Joseph Lansdell as 2019 Contractor of the Year

  Oct 21, 2019 |3 min read — Press Release

  SMACNA announced Joseph Lansdell, president of Poynter Sheet Metal, as Contractor of the Year at its 76th Annual Convention in Austin, Texas.

• SMACNA Names California Leader Chris Walker as 2019 Chapter Executive of the Year

  Oct 21, 2019 |3 min read — Press Release

  SMACNA announced Chris Walker, executive vice president of CAL SMACNA, as the Chapter Executive of the Year at its 76th Annual Convention in Austin, Texas.

• SMACNA Names New York Contractor Melissa Barbour as 2019 Chapter Executive Legislative Advocate of

  Oct 21, 2019 |3 min read — Press Release

  SMACNA announced Melissa Barbour, chapter executive of the Sheet Metal Contractors of Long Island, as the Chapter Executive Legislative Advocate of the Year at its 76th Annual Convention in Austin, Texas.

• SMACNA Names California Contractor Carmen Koo as 2019 Contractor Legislative Advocate of the Year

  Oct 21, 2019 |3 min read — Press Release

  SMACNA announced Carmen Koo, president of Applied Air Conditioning, Inc., as the Contractor Legislative Advocate of the Year at its 76th Annual Convention in Austin, Texas.

• SMACNA Announces F.E. Moran as Winner of First Annual Safety Innovation Award

  Sep 26, 2019 |4 min read — Press Release

  SMACNA announced that F.E. Moran, a full-service mechanical contractor and member of the SMACNA Chicago Chapter, has been selected to receive the association’s first-ever Safety Innovation Award.

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