Quality Contractor Recognition The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has awarded Quality Contractor recognition to Kaufman Fire Protection, Inc., Albuquerque, N.M. The Quality Contractor (QC) program was launched to publicly recognize and honor fire sprinkler contracting firms that have documented their commitment in four key areas of corporate responsibility: safety, …
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On Friday, March 27, Dan Kaiser, deputy state fire marshal of the State of Minnesota, received the “Fire Sprinklers Save Lives Award” from the North Central Chapter of the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA). He was honored with the presentation of the award at the chapter’s annual fire sprinkler fitter …
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A Practical Investment in Industry’s Future The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) recently announced its support as a corporate sponsor for the University of Maryland (UMD) Department of Fire Protection Engineering (FPE) Legacy Campaign for a Professor of the Practice. In announcing the association’s $25,000 financial commitment to the Legacy …
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Industry Mourns Passing of Leader, Visionary The fire sprinkler industry lost a long-time leader and visionary with the passing of Martin L. “Marty” Giles, chairman of VSC Fire & Security, Ashland, Virginia. Giles, 70, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, after a valiant battle with cancer. Giles entered the fire sprinkler industry …
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Rise to Excellence with AFSA in 2015 Join the American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) in Phoenix this October to “learn and earn” at AFSA’s 34th Annual Convention & Exhibition “AFSA in Phoenix: Rising to Excellence.” Offering 55 hours of technical and managerial seminars, there promises to be something for everyone. …
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Benefits are Many If you are not taking advantage of a registered apprenticeship program, it is probably because you have heard the common narratives that discourage pursuing registering a program: “It’s too complicated,” or “I don’t have enough people to warrant a program,” or “The record-keeping is too cumbersome.” There …
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AFSA Members Sweep ABC Contest A field of 187 craft trainees competed for top honors in 15 contests representing 12 crafts during the 2015 Associated Builders & Contractors’ (ABC) National Craft Championships (NCC). The event took place during the association’s Workforce Development Conference, March 3-6, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Competitors …
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Connect With NextGen The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) is making a new effort to attract the Next Generation of employees from within our membership. To make this effort successful we need to start at the local level. With Generation Y taking over the work force, this effort comes at …
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Quality Contractor Recognition The American Fire Sprinkler Association (AFSA) has awarded Quality Contractor recognition to Crawford Sprinkler Company of South Carolina, Inc., Lugoff, S.C. The Quality Contractor (QC) program was launched to publicly recognize and honor fire sprinkler contracting firms that have documented their commitment in four key areas of …
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How to Get Them Before They Get You! I had a great dream the other night. We had just completed a flawless installation. We had coordinated every detail with the design team up front. The MEP foremen had worked with us every step of the way. The architectural and structural …
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