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PCA hires director of public affairs

August 17, 2019 in News /by MassPlumbers

In July, the Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association hired Andrew DeAngelo for the new director of public affairs position. His responsibilities will concentrate on external matters with a focus on legislative issues and community outreach. Representing GBPCA contractors and the plumbing industry, DeAngelo will be dealing with regulatory initiatives and pending legislation such as paid […]

He returned to Local 12

August 15, 2019 in Contractor Profile /by MassPlumbers

In 2001, when he was 18 years old, Steve Ferro joined Local 12. The industry and the economy at large were booming. He immediately began working for GBPCA contractor E.M. Duggan as an apprentice and remained there until he got his journeyman license in 2006 and beyond. Still in his 20s, he became a foreman […]

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Industry adapts to the new normalJuly 31, 2020 - 5:34 pm
“This is a unique and challenging time,” says Jeremy Ryan, executive director of the Greater Boston Plumbing Contractors Association (GBPCA), referring to the conditions that the coronavirus pandemic has imposed on the construction industry. “Our contractors have had to put on new hats. Now they are not just construction and business experts, but also contagious […]
Plumbers are also essential workersJuly 31, 2020 - 5:12 pm
Lawn signs, banners, billboards, ads, social media posts, and more have been thanking essential workers such as doctors, nurses, grocery store employees, and others on the front lines during the pandemic. For good reason. While others were quarantining at home, these critical workers never stopped going to work. They have been providing a lifeline–sometimes literally–for […]
Pandemic throws a wrench into building tradesJuly 30, 2020 - 9:34 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged earlier this year turned life upside down for everybody. It brought the economy to its knees and had an impact on virtually every sector, including the construction industry. What had been an especially prolonged and robust boom cycle for theregion’s building trades came to an abrupt halt in mid-March when […]
GBPCA and Local 12 step up to help the communityJuly 29, 2020 - 9:25 pm
– Organizations donate $80,000 during pandemic As the COVID-19 outbreak began causing havoc and disrupting the economy, Joe Valante, president of Valante Mechanical, was struck by the suffering it was causing. When he learned that many people suddenly didn’t have the money to buy groceries and saw that food banks were having great difficulty keeping […]
The benefits of being a Local 12 member during the pandemicJuly 16, 2020 - 7:51 pm

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