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News & Events

NEWS:

August 14-15, 2012

PFI was invited to judge the pipe fitting portion of the international apprentice contest of the United Association of Plumber and Pipefitters. The contest was held at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor Michigan. George Stuller, PFI Labor Committee Chairman, was a judge representing the PFI and Mike Cables, PFI Vice-Chairman, was a judge representing the MCAA. The contest is held in conjunction with the UA instructor training program. The contest was a great success.

FUTURE MEETING DATES:

2013 Annual & Special Meeting

PFI Annual Meeting, PFI/UA Labor Meeting & PFI “100 Anniversary special meeting”
- May 29 - June 4, 2013 at the Fairmont Pittsburgh Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA

2014 PFI An­nual Meet­ing & PFI/UA La­bor Meet­ing

PFI An­nual Meet­ing & PFI/UA La­bor Meet­ing – March 29 – April 1st, 2014 at The Biltmore Estate, in Asheville, NC
PFI/UA Fall La­bor Meet­ing – September 5 – 9, 2014 at the Embassy Suite, in Tuscaloosa, AL

APPOINTED OFFICERS for 2011/2012:

  • Chairman: Mark Habermann (Lawdan Industries, St. Paul, MN)
  • Vice-Chairman and Program & Meeting: Michael R. Cables (Kinetic Systems, Fremont, CA)
  • Treasurer and Budget Committee Chairman: Jeff Huggard (Pipe Fabricating & Supply, Woods Cross, UT)
  • Membership Committee Chairman: Ned Hawkins (W.Soule, Co., Kalamazoo, MI)
  • Labor Relations Committee Chairman: George Stuller (IPS, Inc., Maumee, OH & P1 Group, Inc., Lawrence, KS)
  • Editorial Committee Chairman: Robert Nardei (Nardei Fabricators, Calgary, AB, Canada)
  • Nominating Committee Chairman: Gary Nichols (McAbee Construction, Tuscaloosa, AL)
  • By-Laws Committee Chairman: John Panetti (Team Industries, Kaukauna, WI)
  • Engineering Committee Chairman: Tim Monday (Team Industries, Kaukauna, WI)
  • Industrial Health & Safety Committee Chairman: Richard Stadelman (Team Industries, Kaukauna, WI)

APPOINTED UA REPRESENTATIVES for 2011/2012:

  • Steve Kelly, Assistant General President and Chairman of the United Association Labor Relations Committee
  • Mark J. Buss, International Representative, Appleton, WI
  • Thomas Montano - Local 412 - Albuquerque, NM
  • Roger D. Morgan - Local 630 - West Palm beach, FL
  • Jeffrey P. Knaus – Local 400 – Kaukauna, WI
  • Larry Matychuk – Local 488 – Edmonton, AB, Canada
  • Russell “Corby” Shelton – Local 286, Austin, TX