Ribbon Chopping Occasion Celebrates Donation of Greatest-in-Class Rheem Heating and Cooling Techniques to Assist Prepare the Subsequent Era of Tradespeople
Design Air, Milwaukee primarily based HVAC distributor, in partnership with Rheem®, the Atlanta-based producer of HVAC and water heating merchandise, not too long ago donated $100,000 of state-of-the-art heating and cooling methods to Milwaukee Space Technical School (MATC). On Tuesday, Dec. 3, MATC college and college students, together with representatives from Design Air, Rheem and Capital Heating, Cooling and Electrical, the set up accomplice, gathered to commemorate the donation and the influence the gear may have when coaching Wisconsin’s expert commerce neighborhood.
“Right now, we’re honored to help the subsequent gneration of Milwaukee’s expert tradespeople to assist them be taught and develop,” stated Jeremy Wiernasz, president of Design Air. “Design Air’s donation of Rheem’s top-tier merchandise additional reinforces our dedication to offering the trades in Wisconsin with the very best instructional assets accessible.”
College students in MATC’s HVAC/R Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating Service Technician program joined a ribbon-cutting ceremony and gear demonstration on the school’s Oak Creek campus. Notable attendees included:
- Laura Bray, vice chairman, school development and exterior communications, MATC, and government director, MATC Basis Inc.
- Jeremy Wiernasz, president, Design Air
- Jason Fox, proprietor, Capital Heating, Cooling and Electrical
- Dr. Phillip King, government vice chairman, scholar success, MATC
- Dr. Doni Bartley, HVAC/R teacher and division chair, MATC
“Like MATC, Rheem is deeply dedicated to investing within the subsequent technology of expert commerce technicians. It’s extra essential now than ever to seek out and appeal to new expertise to handle the present scarcity going through our nation,” stated Jose De La Portilla, senior supervisor of training and coaching at Rheem. “Excessive-quality coaching is crucial for growing a pipeline of expert technicians who aren’t solely expertly skilled but additionally well-informed in regards to the rewarding profession alternatives accessible to them.”
The six donated Rheem models are warmth pumps, coupled with excessive effectivity gas-filled furnaces, making certain college students are studying on the latest electrification expertise accessible. Capital Heating, Cooling and Electrical, a Menomonee Falls, Wisc. primarily based contractor, supplied set up, labor and extra supplies to finish the transaction. Moreover, the HVAC set up was supervised by a MATC graduate.
“I take nice satisfaction that an MATC graduate supervised the set up of those models,” stated Dr. Doni Bartley, HVAC/R teacher and division chair, MATC. “It’s a testomony that the instruction college students are receiving will lead to careers the place they earn family-sustaining wages. This can be a proud second.”
For added data on Rheem, go to www.rheem.com.