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About the SMACNA-SOCAL Contractors

SMACNA-SOCAL contractors are the best qualified, most highly trained professionals in the industry who are dedicated to providing the highest level of quality and service throughout the life of a project.

Their proactive management teams help to avoid potential problems ensuring that jobs are completed on time with the fewest necessary changes, and helping you save money. SMACNA-SOCAL contractors also utilize only the most highly trained workforce available which promotes safety, thus reducing costs and increasing productivity.

When you’re looking for quality, service and professionalism in your sheet metal and air conditioning contractor, look no further than your SMACNA-SOCAL contractor. As members of SMACNA (the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association), SMACNA-SOCAL contractors are responsible for helping to write and establish the standards that are followed by the entire industry. This gives them a level of knowledge unsurpassed by any other contractors in the industry.

TRAINING

We regularly host seminars to keep our Members trained in the latest trends, standards, and certifications affecting the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contracting Industry.

We also coordinate with unions to train apprentices, journeymen, and management personnel.

STANDARDS

We help, promote, and publish industry standards to improve Member’s services and to inform the public and other associations.

REPRESENTATION

We represent and advocate for the industry regionally in government, labor, and public matters; including negotiations, dispute resolution, and participation in joint committees.

RELATIONS

We help foster and maintain positive relationships amongst Members and with related organizations by hosting events where Members and commiserate, collaborate, and enjoy shared interests.

ADVANCEMENT

Manage Industry Fund contributions to support programs that encourage growth, innovation, and adaptation.

STUDIES

We engage in research addressing current and future industry challenges.

SMACNA Contractors

For Architects:

As a contractors’ association, SMACNA (the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association), offers much more to you than merely the standards which are followed by the industry.

The contractors that helped to write these standards are also available to assist you with your projects. Through the member contractors of SMACNA-SOCAL, you have access to experts who can help you interpret standards into practical applications. They can also help you find the proper technical documentation for the specific needs of your projects.

In fact, SMACNA-SOCAL contractors helped publish the first guidelines available in any construction-related industry that addressed the issue of earthquake damage prevention. SMACNA’s Seismic Restraint Manual is now one of many guidelines listed worldwide for use by the construction community.

SMACNA-SOCAL contractors are also well-versed in all aspects of sheet metal manufacturing and fabrication. If you have questions about how you can solve a specific manufacturing or fabrication issue, the answer is as close as your SMACNA-SOCAL contractor.

For Engineers:

When you think of SMACNA, you should think of more than just the standards which are followed by the industry. SMACNA (the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association), is a member-based group of professionals dedicated to improving their trade and helping those within and surrounding their trade. This means that through the contractors of SMACNA-SOCAL, you can get the support and information you need to make your job easier.

SMACNA-SOCAL contractors will consult with you to help interpret SMACNA standards into practical usage for your project. They can even help direct you to the technical documentation for the specific needs of your projects. These contractors are the very people who help to develop the standards which are followed by the industry, so who better to counsel you on your projects.

SMACNA-SOCAL contractors are also well-versed in all aspects of sheet metal manufacturing and fabrication. If you have questions about how you can solve a specific manufacturing or fabrication issue, the answer is with your SMACNA-SOCAL contractor.

For Building Management:

As building owners and managers, we know that quality, safety and cost-effectiveness are extremely important to you when evaluating sheet metal and air conditioning contractors.

That is why we, at SMACNA-SOCAL, strive to provide you with only the best qualified, most highly trained professionals in the industry. As part of SMACNA (the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association), we not only work in the industry, but we are the contractors who helped to write and establish the standards which the entire industry follows.

SMACNA-SOCAL contractors are committed to providing the highest level of quality and service throughout the life of the job, providing the best cost/value to you by ensuring the job is done right the first time. By utilizing their superior understanding of sheet metal and air conditioning construction, SMACNA-SOCAL contractors can save you money trouble shooting a project before problems occur and their proactive management teams will ensure the smoothest running job.

SMACNA-SOCAL contractors also utilize only the most highly trained workforce available which promotes safety, thus reducing costs and increasing productivity. In fact, to ensure their workforce is the best trained, SMACNA-SOCAL co-sponsors the local sheet metal apprenticeship and training program. This program is a five-year apprenticeship training course specific to the sheet metal and air conditioning industry. In addition, they encourage continued journeyman training to ensure the most educated, highly trained labor force available.