Build My Future is a one-day construction career event for high school students in Northwest Ohio and the surrounding areas. Interactive learning labs from businesses in the skilled trades and building industry will provide students with hands-on opportunities to experience what their future career could look like. Student activities include hands-on learning labs, equipment operation and educational displays.
Oatey Co. is proud to be a sponsor and participant in PHCC Connect 2023, the premier national conference for plumbing, heating, and cooling professionals. As a Cleveland-based company, Oatey will be a part of a showcase of Cleveland hometown brands and will offer tours of its manufacturing facility and Oatey University.
Oatey University is a training center dedicated to education, research and hands-on practice in support of the trades.
Our 20,000-square-foot facility, located in the heart of Cleveland, Ohio, was developed by our expert team of plumbing specialists for robust in-person and remote learning. We offer full-size mockups of various jobsite settings, including a hotel bathroom and a residential rough-in plumbing system, where individuals can perform installations and earn continuing education credits/certifications.
Bobby Drescher resides in Newnan, Georgia. Plumbing goes way back in his family starting with his great grandfather in the early 1900s. He is a 4th generation licensed master plumber and has been in the trade since 2005 working alongside his brother and dad. Family is a big part of who he is and it’s also what keeps him grounded. He has a loving wife, and two beautiful boys who he hopes to pass down his skills to when they are old enough.
Trey Young resides in St. Louis, Missouri and has been a residential plumber for six years. He strives to set forth dedication and integrity on and off the job site, and he values the opportunity to be creative and display craftsmanship in his career.
Omar Harris resides in Pembroke Pines, Florida and has been in the plumbing trades for 7 years. He has experience in constructional, residential and drain cleaning. In addition, he has his Fire Inspector license and is a certified HVAC technician.
Laura Giudice is a second-year plumbing apprentice from Mississauga, Ontario. She has been enjoying every moment of her apprenticeship- even running her own service van. She has been using Oatey products since day one!
Germaine Nelson resides in Silver Spring, Maryland, and has been working in the trade full-time for 21 years. Throughout this time, he has done commercial, residential and new construction plumbing. Now, he is the owner of Capital Mechanical. He is happily married with two young children; ages 8 and 5 and in his spare time he enjoys sporting events and traveling.
Robert Broccolo resides in North Stonington, Connecticut and is the owner of Professional Drain Services of Southern New England. He works every day to build the company to continue to grow and serve customers. When he’s not working or with family, he is on social media networking to help make the trades community and industry stronger.
Thomas Young (known as Ty) resides in Modesto, California. He has been in the trades for more than 15 years and has experience in just about every trade out there. His career started in plumbing where he developed his core skills that he uses daily. Thomas was a plumber until diagnosed with cancer and was sidelined from working until he made a full recovery. After beating cancer, he decided to follow his passion of remodeling which is what he currently does now with his business, T.Y. Custom.
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