Plumbers & Pipefitters

Organization
The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters was formed over one hundred years ago. Plumbers and Pipefitters Local #6 serves all of Southeastern Minnesota.

Nature of Trade
Plumbers and Pipefitters are craftsmen who install pipe systems that carry water, steam, air, or other liquids or gases needed for sanitation, industrial production or other uses. They also alter and repair existing pipe systems and install plumbing fixtures, appliances and heating and refrigeration units. Although plumbing and pipefitting are sometimes considered to be a single trade, there is a distinction.

Plumbers install pipes for water, gas, and sewage and drainage systems, especially those connected to public utility systems. They also install sanitary facilities such as lavatories, toilets, bathtubs, bathroom fixtures, showers, kitchen fixtures, drinking fountains, and laundry equipment. Plumbers in Minnesota must have a state license.

Pipefitters are craftsmen who assemble, install, and maintain pipes to carry water, steam, compressed air, gases and fluids needed for processing, manufacturing, heating or cooling or refrigeration, especially those in industrial and commercial buildings.

Formal Training
Apprenticeship in the pipe trades is a highly selective program and acceptance for training depends on the applicants' qualifications and the manpower need of the trade. The actual selection and supervision of the apprenticeship program in the pipe trades is done by members of a joint apprenticeship committee. This committee consists of persons with considerable experience representing both management and labor.

The typical apprenticeship program is five years of intensive technical training, consisting of at least 10,000 hours of on-the-job training and a minimum of 1,230 hours of related training in the classroom. Processes related to mathematics, drafting, the use of tools and maintenance, general shop and job practices, including safety, are stressed during the apprenticeship, both on the job and in the classroom.

Through the Apprenticeship process, the apprentice attains all the technical skills needed to be a skilled Journeymen. In order to upgrade abilities and expand knowledge and skills, specialized training and additional certification programs are available for those who are already Journeymen.

Plumbers & Pipefitters

A.G. Strobel Inc. Duane Andrist 2825 Pennington Court NW Rochester MN 55901 Phone: 5072827000 Fax: 5072827510	Albert Lea Mechanical Inc. Richard Hanson PO Box 1145 Albert Lea MN 56007 Phone: 5073735911 Fax: 5073778535
Dimension Plumbing & Heating Jeff Bantley 1985 N Broadway Rochester MN 55906 Phone: 5075299111 Fax: 5075299117	DMC Plumbing & Heating Dean Cocker PO Box 1085 301 N. Main Pine Island MN 55963 Phone: 5073564455 Fax: 5073568586
H.J. Kramer Inc. PO Box 43 Winona MN 55987-0043 Phone: 5074541551	Harty Mechanical Pat Harty 1015 2nd Avenue NE Austin MN 55912 Phone: 5074378201 Fax: 5074378378
Himec Inc., Austin 1901 4th Steet NW Austin MN 55912 Phone: 5074374591 Fax: 5074374593	Johnson Controls 1801 67th Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55430 Phone: 8006777650 Fax: 6125662208
NewMech Companies, Inc. 1633 Eustis Street St. Paul MN 55108-1288 Phone: 6126450451 Fax: 6126425591	Patterson Plumbing & Heating 215 3rd Avenue NE Austin MN 55912 Phone: 5074339132 Fax: 5074342159
Plumbers and Fitters Local #6 Tony Regner PO Box 6375 Rochester MN 55903-5876 Phone: 5072884172 Fax: 5072886562	Plumbers and Fitters Local #6 Dean Dornack PO Box 6375 Rochester MN 55903-5876 Phone: 5072884172 Fax: 5072886562
Quality Plb & Htg Al Einberger 6301 Bandel Road NW, 605 Rochester MN 55901 Phone: 5072828128 Fax: 5072829930	Rochester Plumbing & Heating Greg Nesler PO Box 7125 2728 7th Street NW Rochester MN 55903 Phone: 5072891613 Fax: 5072881654
Winona Controls Route 2, Box 71 Caledonia MN 55921 Phone: 5077245546 Fax: 5077245320