Industry News from The Insulation Professionals of Ohio.
Forecast calls for ample job opportunities for Insulators in 2021
The Columbus construction boom will keep members of the Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Craftworkers Local 50 busy with major projects underway or set to start in 2021. Due to the ongoing building boom in the area, Mechanical Insulators, Firestop experts and...
Insulators Local 50 members help build County Forensic Science Center
Insulation work begins on Phase I of correctional facility Despite facing obstacles, union construction crews completed work on the new Franklin County Forensic Science Center on time and within budget. The project was built mostly by building trades members,...
Google selects Central Ohio for datacenter campus
Local 50 Members will play key role in datacenter construction Google is coming to central Ohio and the project is expected to create good-paying jobs for members of the Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 50. Overall, the project should create more...
Local 50 members will benefit from Columbus Fire Station project
The Columbus Fire Station No. 35 project is small, but its significance makes it one of the most important projects this year for the region’s union construction industry, including Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 50. On Oct. 17, the first City of...
Local 50 Sucessfully Campaigns Groveport Schools to use Mechanical Insulation in Upcoming Construction
Since September 2014, Insulators Local 50 has been on a campaign to get the new Groveport High School construction to include mechanical insulation. The project just completed the bidding process. There were 3 Union contractors who submitted bids for the work. The...
Part II: Insulation Professionals of Ohio Target School Construction Projects
CONTINUED FROM PART I ‘The high hopes of the school district for this new construction project and our experience of the deterioration of mechanical systems in the old high school motivated us to do something to ensure quality mechanical insulation work would be done...
Insulation Professionals of Ohio Support Groveport Madison Schools and Athletics
In an ongoing effort to show support for the Groveport Madison school district, the Insulation Professionals of Ohio designed and hung a banner on the high school football field fence. Over the last year, the Insulation Professionals of Ohio (IPO) have been working...
Part 1: Insulation Professionals of Ohio Target School Construction Projects
At the beginning of September last year, the superintendent of the Groveport Madison School District, Bruce Hoover, announced that the school district, working with the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission, would begin the planning and design stages of a large...
Breath of Life’s 3rd Annual Mesothelioma Motorcycle Rally and Ride is Success
On Saturday August 8th members of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 50 gathered in Dayton Ohio for the Breath of Life Foundation’s 3rd Annual Mesothelioma Motorcycle Rally and Ride. This popular event brought members and their spouses out for a great day of food,...
OSHA Issues Construction Industry Confined Space Rule
Insulators received some help on the safety front on May 4, when the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a ruling to make working in confined spaces safer. Designed specifically for construction workers, OSHA’s final ruling is expected to...