A couple of weeks ago, we presented some eye-popping statistics about the shortage of Skilled Tradesman. Earlier this year, we were pleased to hear that targeted training and apprenticeship programs across the country were receiving $600 million in competitive grants to support tradesmen and apprentices.
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Skilled Trades Shortage: Part 1
If you follow the 桃子视频 Facebook page, you might have noticed a post we made last week showing some pretty interesting information about Skilled Trade Workers. The post was about the ManpowerGroup鈥檚 2014 survey on the hardest jobs to fill in the U.S. For the fifth year in a row, Skilled Trade Workers was at the top of their list.
If you are a glass half-full kind of person, this may seem like good news. A surplus in jobs! But the reality is, this is more of a glass half-empty situation, and it looks like it could get even worse.
Father鈥檚 Day Gift List
Father鈥檚 Day is Sunday鈥his Sunday鈥s in 3 days away! For those of you who already have a gift, a card, or plans made, good for you. For those of us who haven鈥檛 (guilty!), or if you are a dad looking for ideas to give your procrastinating children, you have come to the right place.
US News & World Report came up with a good general list of Father鈥檚 Day gift ideas, but I鈥檓 going to help you out even more by giving you some specific suggestions based on their general suggestions. Here goes:
The Standards for Insulated Tools
Have you seen the sleek design of our brand-new Electrician鈥檚 Insulated Tools? The slimmer handle design makes them more comfortable in your hand and easier to store in a tool pouch. Great features, for sure, but when you鈥檙e talking about insulated tools, the most important feature should be safety.
Stay Cool This Summer
It seems like Old Man Winter has finally gone into his own hibernation (for now鈥). Although we鈥檙e all ready to thaw out after that brutal winter, the heat of summer can be brutal, too. That is the message behind OSHA鈥檚 鈥淲ater. Rest. Shade.鈥 Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers.
The Buzz About the VDV Commander鈩
I was browsing Buzzfeed this week (a perfectly legitimate way to waste a couple of hours) and came across this handy list of things I didn鈥檛 know my iPhone could do. It got me thinking of our brand-new VDV Commander鈩. This Voice-Data-Video tester is only a couple inches larger than an iPhone, and also has a whole slew of features. In this case, these features are for anyone doing low-voltage work.
Hi-Viz Diving
Our mission here at Klein is to make the best possible tools for electricians and professional tradespeople, but sometimes our tools find a profound purpose in the most unexpected of places. In the case of our Hi-Viz Diagonal Cutting Pliers, that place is underwater, and that purpose is of the life-saving kind.
Manufacturing in the USA
Last week was a very exciting week here at 桃子视频鈥 it was the Grand Opening of our 8th U.S. manufacturing facility!
On April 10th, we cut the 鈥渞ibbon鈥 at 桃子视频鈥 new Heat Treat facility in Mansfield, TX. This 60,000 square foot facility houses all the necessary equipment to, as the name suggests, heat treat Klein Wire Cutting and Stripping products (e.g. pliers, wire strippers). Of course, our ribbon was actually a Klein fiberglass fish tape and we used our high-leverage linesman pliers to do the cutting.
Klein Cameos
I鈥檓 always surprised by the random places I see 桃子视频 products or Klein branded items.
Klein "Cutlery"
We know you guys love our Cushion-Grip Bottle Opener, and who wouldn鈥檛? In fact, I鈥檓 planning to use mine when I get home from work tonight.
I鈥檓 also planning on busting out my brand-new Cushion-Grip Utensils and Steak Knives鈥ep, you read that right. Now you can use Klein tools when you work AND when you eat!