Checking In With MCAA President Robert Beck

On this episode of Tradeswork: The Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association Podcast, we welcome Robert Beck, CEO of the John W. Danforth Company, an industry leader with over 130 years of experience, John W. Danforth Company specializes in providing engineered mechanical solutions in the Commercial, Sports & Entertainment, Industrial, Healthcare, Higher Ed & K-12, Government, and Advanced Technology Manufacturing (ATM) markets and the President of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America, which serves the unique needs of approximately 2,600 firms involved in heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, plumbing, piping, and mechanical service and is the national organization under which RMMCA exists. This conversation will focus largely on Robert's role as MCAA President. Here are some of the questions you can expect to be answered on this episode:

• What are the key issues MCAA is focused on now and in the future?
• What has Robert learned in his time as President and traveling across the country to chapters?
• How does union labor stack up against non-union labor in terms of cost and timeline of deliverables?
• What is the coolest project he has worked on? (Hint: If you had "boblsed course" on your bingo card, please go to the pay window?
• How does MCAA support local chapters of the organization?
• How does the mechanical contractor industry continue to attract top talent from colleges, high schools, and even earlier?

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