Bradford White invests in future generations through
Industry Forward™ grant.
Manufacturer’s Industry Forward™ charitable giving
program provides strategic grant funding and donation
of 10 heat pump water heaters to support ECA’s workforce
development training and low-income assistance
program.
Bradford White Corporation, an industry-leading American
manufacturer of water heaters, boilers and storage
tanks, announced today a $30,000 grant and the donation
of 10 65-gallon AeroTherm® heat pump water heaters
to Pennsylvania’s Energy Coordinating Agency (ECA).
The grant,
part of Bradford White’s Industry Forward™ initiative
supporting workforce development and public
awareness of plumbing and HVAC industry careers, will
directly benefit ECA’s Philadelphia Youth
Pathways to Clean Energy Careers program, which
introduces low-income minority students to clean energy
career paths. The program offers 100 hours of classroom
and hands-on experience for students in five possible
career tracks, including commercial HVAC installation,
HVAC maintenance and repair, and heat pump water heater
installation and maintenance. The program will sharpen
their technical skills, help them acquire needed
credentials and advance them toward job placement.
As part of this workforce education grant, Bradford
White training experts will lend their expertise
throughout the year to ECA staff and students by
providing in-person and online training to further
advance
their knowledge and complement the education offered by
ECA.
“The skilled trades offer a variety of rewarding career
opportunities that many rising jobseekers aren’t aware
of,” said Rebecca Owens, senior manager of
communications for Bradford White. “These jobs offer
competitive salaries and benefits, career advancement,
job security and satisfaction. We’re proud to partner
with ECA and advance their work to ensure that students
from all backgrounds have full access to these
potentially life-changing opportunities.”
ECA
also received 10 Bradford White AeroTherm® heat pump
water heaters, which were delivered by Rich Tomkins, a
manufacturer’s representative for the company. Two units
will be used in ECA’s heat pump training lab and eight
will be donated to qualifying families through the
Philadelphia Water Heater Emergency Fund. The heat pump
lab will further expand their efforts to train local
residents on this product, allowing them to be prepared
for future conversions to this energy-efficient
technology in Philadelphia.
“It’s a
privilege to partner with Bradford White, the industry
leader on this technology, and to receive this generous
support from their Industry Forward program,” said Steve
Luxton, chief executive officer, ECA.
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