Host a Firestop Market Recovery Class at your Home Local

What is the Firestop Market Recovery Program?

The LMCT Firestop Market Recovery Program is designed to educate Local Union leadership and their signatory contractors on ways they can work together to gain market share and increase Firestopping manhours.

It helps both sides of the labor-management partnership understand each other’s responsibilities and the necessary commitment to pursue the Firestop market.

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Mechanical Insulators LMCT | Firestop And Smokeseal | LMCT-Affiliated Contractor Spraying Firestopping Material
Mechanical Insulators LMCT | Firestop And Smokeseal | Firestop Inspection

The Need for the FMRP

Due to a combination of legislation, government regulations and technological advancements, some Insulator Local Unions have seen a decrease in the number of hours worked on Mechanical Insulation projects.

Firestop is a lucrative market in which Insulation Local Unions and their signatory contractors can gain market share to replace lost Mechanical Insulation hours.

Firestop is the Work of the Insulators

Nationwide, the union Firestop market has been scattered with the work done by multiple trades. Now is the time to change that and promote the single-source firestop approach, including the reasons why the Insulators Union is the logical trade to “own” this work.

The Firestop Market Recovery Program provides the tools to properly promote this to general contractors, fire inspectors and other stakeholders on projects of every size and scope.

Simply put, members of the Insulators Union should be performing all Firestop work.

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Mechanical Insulators LMCT | Firestop And Smokeseal | LMCT-Affiliated Contractor Applying Firestopping Caulk
Ton Dake Superior Insulation Firestop

The event is led by Tom Dake Sr. and Tom Dake Jr. of Superior Industrial Insulation, a signatory Mechanical Insulation and Firestop shop, Superior entered the firestop market nearly 20 years ago. Today, Superior is one of the nation’s preeminent firestop contractors, and the Dakes provide a candid discussion of the market, sharing their own experiences to help explain what needs to be done to get started and gain lost hours.

What Happens During the Class?

As part of the training, a local market assessment will be conducted, which will then be compared to other areas and best practices to create a customized curriculum for the group.

The four-day class addresses firestop contractor techniques and development and how the Local Union can support these efforts. Upon completion of the program, all parties gain knowledge of Firestopping, its intended purpose, where to bid it and how to complete it economically to increase market share successfully.

While the schedule can be somewhat flexible, typically, the first two days of the event are dedicated to the Union leadership, while the last two days focus on the contractors. All parties are encouraged to attend all four days.

Various topics are reviewed in order to cover the vast amount of knowledge of the Firestop industry that both labor and management need to realize, respect and value each other’s commitment, creating a true vested partnership.

Among the items discussed are:

  • Basic Firestop concepts
  • The Local’s market analysis
  • FM/UL contractor qualifications
  • Bidding techniques
  • Training
  • Basic understanding of building codes and fire codes
  • Approved firestop systems overview
  • QA/QC modes
  • Liabilities
  • Developing relationships with the fire inspection community
  • Where to locate Firestop in project specifications
  • Salesmanship from both the workers and contractors
  • Opportunities for questions and discussion.

Host the FMRP

The event is led by Tom Dake Sr. and Tom Dake Jr. of Superior Industrial Insulation, a signatory Mechanical Insulation and Firestop shop, Superior entered the firestop market nearly 20 years ago. Today, Superior is one of the nation’s preeminent firestop contractors, and the Dakes provide a candid discussion of the market, sharing their own experiences to help explain what needs to be done to get started and gain lost hours.

The event is led by Tom Dake Sr. and Tom Dake Jr. of Superior Industrial Insulation, a signatory Mechanical Insulation and Firestop shop, Superior entered the firestop market nearly 20 years ago. Today, Superior is one of the nation’s preeminent firestop contractors, and the Dakes provide a candid discussion of the market, sharing their own experiences to help explain what needs to be done to get started and gain lost hours.

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