Plumber/Steamfitter
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What is a Plumber?
Many people think of a plumber in the domestic sense, only as a person who installs and fixes faucets, drains and bathroom fixtures. However, plumbing is a multi-faceted trade with applied skills, for example in hospitals, commercial buildings, manufacturing plants, houses, apartments and process piping. As a Plumber, one designs and installs above and below ground potable water systems, installs above ground sanitary storm and waste systems, pumps and water treatment systems, and, of course, installs sinks and bathroom fixtures in homes as well as process piping, gas piping, and equipment related to the above.
What is a Steamfitter?
The union members of the steamfitting trade are responsible for the installation, repair and maintenance of systems of pipes which distribute steam and hot water heating and cooling throughout the structure of a building. The members of this trade do not only install and maintain heating and cooling systems, they also layout, assemble, install, maintain and repair pipes for a number of other purposes, including cooling systems, systems that convey gas and the tubing for pneumatic and air-handling systems and related equipment. In addition, the work includes process piping and related equipment in such structures as oil refineries, pulp and paper mills, nuclear power plants, food and beverage manufacturing plants and the automotive industry.
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For More Information Contact:
Ontario Pipe Trades Council
Confederation Square
400 Dundas St. E., Suite 206
Whitby, ON L1N 0K1
Tel: (905) 665-3500
Fax: (905) 665-3400
Email: optc@sympatico.ca
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Union Industry Contacts:
UA Local 46 (Toronto)
936 Warden Ave., M1L 4C9 - Scarborough....................Phone: 416 759-6791
UA Local 67 (Hamilton)
195 Dartnall Rd., Suite 104, L8W 3V9 - Hamilton...........Phone: 905 385-0043
UA Local 71 (Ottawa)
904 Lady Ellen Place, K1Z 5L5 - Ottawa........................Phone: 613 728-5583
UA Local 221 (Kingston)
25 Terry Fox Dr., K7M 7K5 - Kingston...........................Phone: 613 547-1153
UA Local 463 (Oshawa)
26 Caristrap St., L1C 3Y7 - Bowmanville......................Phone: 905 623-1666
UA Local 508 (Sault Ste. Marie)
235 Drive-In Rd., P6B 5X5 - Sault Ste. Marie.................Phone: 705 759-4799
UA Local 527 (Kitchener)
225 Frobisher Dr., N2V 2G4 - Waterloo.........................Phone: 519 746-3300
UA Local 552 (Windsor)
11168 Tecumseh Rd. E., N8R 1A8 - Windsor.................Phone: 519 735-6045
UA Local 593 (London)
1 - 523 First St., N5V 1Z4 - London...............................Phone: 519 455-5630
UA Local 599 (Barrie)
295 Edgehill Dr., L4M 4V1 - Barrie.................................Phone: 705 722-3006
UA Local 628 (Thunder Bay)
959 Alloy Dr., P7B 5Z8 - Thunder Bay...........................Phone: 807 623-1041
UA Local 663 (Sarnia)
1151 Confederation St., N75 3Y5 - Sarnia......................Phone: 519 337-6569
UA Local 666 (Niagara)
P.O. Box 8, Highway 58, L2V 3Y7 - Thorold...................Phone: 905 227-6660
UA Local 800 (Sudbury)
1640 Bancroft Dr., P3B 1R8 - Sudbury............................Phone: 705 560-3800