Sheet Metal & Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association

As part of SMACNA Mid-Atlantic’s strategy to recruit younger workers to the sheet metal and HVAC industry, the chapter organized a June tour of local sheet metal facilities, including Southland Industries and W.E. Bowers.

Changing labor force demographics and supply are catalysts for change in labor force patterns in the sheet metal industry. No longer the exclusive territory of a single gender or ethnicity, initiatives focused on recruiting women and minority groups are growing among local SMACNA chapters and at the National level, and the momentum is building.

“The SMART Heroes program provides training and employment opportunities in the sheet metal industry to well-qualified military veterans,” said Jack Knox, president, Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA). “SMACNA and SMART are proud to be able to give back to those who have given so much to us by their military service.