What it means to be an INSTALL
Represented Contractor:
Access
to Trained Installers
● The INSTALL
Kansas City training center utilizes the "INSTALL" Training program for Apprentice level and
continuing education programs for journeyperson level. Contractors
benefit locally from the nationwide resources of INSTALL. Our
installers are kept current on products and installation procedures well
after their apprenticeship. Through our collective bargaining agreement,
installers are required to attend a number of Journeyperson upgrade
courses each year to maintain the status of Journeyperson. INSTALL provides
for the most informed work force in the industry today
Stabile work force
●
Through the training programs, installers are taught to work smart as well as
efficiently - thereby giving the contractors they work for consistent, quality
installations throughout a career - not just a season. Also, by having access to
a pension and health insurance, our installers have the peace of mind that
they're covered for the future giving them a vested interest in the success of
the contractors they work for.
Safety Programs
● Our installers are kept current on First Aid and CPR as well
as OSHA and other construction industry safety programs - at no extra cost to the
contractor! These safety programs, when incorporated into the contractors
safety plan, may actually lessen Workers' Compensation
Premiums!
Portability
● In the instances of a spike in the amount
of work a contractor is performing, INSTALL
represented contractors have access to our extensive labor pool. By contrast,
contractors have a network of other dealers to loan their installers to for
short term slow downs without the fear of losing the installer or keeping them
on staff at the contractors' own expense.
Representation/Protection
- With over 50 council representatives and organizers, we:
● Strive to level
the field our contractors compete on through job-site policing
● Have a collective bargaining agreement that assures each
contractor
certain protections - you uphold your part of the contract, we ensure the
members do the same
● Provide a voice in the Heartland Flooring Contractors
Association
