In the course of the past ten days, the American people and our industry has been confronted with unprecedented challenges regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. PHCC is working hard to ensure communication with its membership, and continuity of services and operations. Since the pandemic started, PHCC’s government affairs team continues to advocate vigorously for our industry and remains committed to: keeping …
Important March 2020 Election Information
Dear PHCC members The California Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom placed Prop 13 on the March ballot last year to sell bonds for school construction. But because of the influence of the State Building and Construction Trades Council, and the acquiescence of developers and other business groups, it includes a provision that gives priority to school districts with a Project …
February 2020: What My State Membership $s Have Done For Me Lately
PHCC of CA Executive Vice President, Deborah Maus was one of 3 PHCC executives Federated Insurance invited to participate in an Executive Directors Roundtable to brainstorm strategies to keep insurance affordable for our memberships. In this era of nuclear verdict award amounts and increasing losses, the industry faces ever-increasing premiums and in some cases, decreasing coverage. Identified strategies include several …
Take me to your leader
Plumbing organizations, and businesses are not made great simply by brand alone. Their greatness is guided by great leadership. The leadership that a company has is just as important as the products or services that they provide. Dell, BlackBerry, and Blockbuster were all companies that had phenomenal success but crumbled due to poor and inadequate leadership. There is a quote …
Tips for staying cool in the summer sun
Parts of California are experiencing record breaking temperatures this summer, but we all know that work doesn’t stop just because it’s hot. So as the heat index rises, here are a few things to keep in mind that may keep you and your employees safe from heat related illness or even heat related death caused by heat exhaustion or heat …
Jason Mullinax named the “Milwaukee Tools Apprentice of the month.” for April 2018
Milwaukee tools implemented the Apprentice of The Month to showcase talented students who continuously go above and beyond to further their education through the PHCC GSA Training Facility. Selection is based on work ethic, classroom performance, attendance and cumulative grade. For the month of April, Milwaukee Tools partnered with the Training Facility to name third year student Jason Mullinax as …
Adam Barney named the “Milwaukee Tools Apprentice of the month.” for March 2018
Milwaukee tools implemented the Apprentice of The Month to showcase talented students who continuously go above and beyond to further their education through the PHCC GSA Training Facility. Selection is based on work ethic, classroom performance, attendance and cumulative grade. For the month of March, Milwaukee Tools partnered with the Training Facility to name second year student Adam Barney as …
Allen Perkins named the “Milwaukee Tools Apprentice of the month.”
Milwaukee tools partnered with PHCC GSA Training facility to name second year student Allen Perkins, the “Milwaukee tools student of the month” for February 2018. This program was implemented to showcase talented students who continuously go above and beyond to further their education through the Training Facility. Selection for apprentice of the month is based on work ethic, classroom performance, …
William Brubaker named the “Milwaukee Tools Student of the month.”
Milwaukee tools partnered with PHCC GSA Training facility to name first year student William Brubaker, the “Milwaukee tools student of the month” for January 2018. This program was implemented to showcase talented students who continuously go above and beyond to further their education through the Training Facility. The choice to make him apprentice of the month was based on his …
Mike Barker Named President of the PHCC Orange County & San Bernadino Counties
ORANGE COUNTY, California (August 28, 2017) Mike Barker, third-generation plumbing contractor and owner of Barker and Sons Plumbing & Rooter, has been named President of the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors Association of Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino (PHCC ORSB) following his commendable term as President in 2016. The installation was held at the Orange County Mining Company. Barker attributes …