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2018 Annual Conference--May 3-6, 2018
  
Join us for a relaxing time of learning from your peers. Business practices, operating debt free, and next generation issues will be key topics. Registration will open soon.
Students Don't Know What Plumbers Do
  
Who doesn’t know what a plumber does? Apparently, a lot of people, including the young people the industry is trying to recruit and members of Congress. Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors – National Association and its chapters are working to change that.
Slip and Fall Accidents
  
Although it varies by industry, claims made by businesses for slip and fall accidents account for more than 20 percent of general liability claims each year, and have an average payout of more than $20,000. Every business has the potential to experience these incidents, but the retail and commercial industries are often prime targets for slips and falls, most likely due in part to their frequent interaction with the public.
Three Steps to Create a Transformational Workplace
  
The idea of transformational versus transactional leadership was first introduced to me in a book titled "InSideOut Coaching: How Sports Can Transform Lives" by Joe Ehrmann. Ehrmann is an amazing person and known as "America’s Coach" by many. His book outlines the power coaches have to transform lives when they focus on building character rather than just winning games. This idea of building people first and the results will come was birthed in me by the ideas in Ehrmann’s book.
   
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Education
Plumbing & Industry Education Class Schedule
  
6HR Plumbing Continuing Education topics include: TSBPE Law & Rules, OSHA Confined Spaces & Your Toolkit, Gas Piping, and New Products. Please secure your spot in advance! Register & pay by January 31, 2018 and save $10 w/promo code phccspring2018!
Legislative Updates
Message From The President
  
Every legislative cycle, our association finds itself on the defensive as we try to protect the occupational licenses that you carry. We acknowledge that to work as a plumber or hvac technician that many hours of training and education took place. We respect that hard work and will continue to promote the health and safety of the citizens of Texas by endorsing work be done by a licensed professional. That stand will never change.
Membership
Why Choose PHCC Texas?
  
PHCC Texas offers its members the opportunity to join a community designed specifically for the professional contractor and his employees. With over three hundred Texas members, companies enjoy an invaluable networking resource. By joining PHCC Texas, members become a part of local, state and national chapters who share ideas, standards and a passion for the plumbing and HVACR industries.
PHCC TEXAS New Member Spotlight
  
Professional Plumbing Group consists of two subsidiaries Wolverine Brass and Plumbmaster. Combined these two companies have a field sales force of approximately 200 employees. Both companies pride themselves in offering outstanding customer service and support. This coupled with a combined product offering 20,000+ items has made PPG, Inc. a leader in the plumbing specialty marketplace.
Benefits
Apprentice Training
  
Most individuals starting out in the p-h-c field begin as an apprentice, where they are often paid as they learn the trade. The PHCC Educational Foundation's apprentice and journeyman training programs are designed to help develop a highly skilled, well-educated workforce for the improvement of the industry. Click below to get an idea of the variety of programs available to train future industry workers, who can "earn as they learn."
We Will Award 43 Scholarships Worth $102,500 in 2018
  
Students in plumbing or HVAC apprenticeship programs, INCLUDING the Foundation's online PHCC Academy program can apply and win scholarships we are awarding this year.