IMI Launches Refractory Training
January - February 2001
By way of member surveys, Local Union and Chapter
meetings, and discussions by the Regional Councils,
it’s clear that members want training in refractory. “Now,
thanks to IMI, this specialized training is available,” says
BAC President John J. Flynn. This year, IMI has introduced
refractory training at its National Training Center.
Twenty-four apprentices and journeymen from all over
the U.S. attended the first round. They spent an intensive
two weeks on refractory familiarization and gunnite
application, under the direction of veteran refractory
bricklayers Frank Koletar and Harry Suggs, both of
Local 45 New York.
“The market is brisk,” notes Local 4 Indiana/Kentucky
President Joe Bramlett, whose area includes a significant
amount of refractory work. With this training, he says, “we
are on the right track.”
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