The skilled trades of plumbing, heating, cooling and electrical keep our country running. Jobs in these industries are in high demand and come with great pay, career opportunities, and job security. Explore The Trades helps to discover that these careers aren’t just a choice – they’re the best choice.

With 100+ years experience in the design and remediation of high performance temperature conditioning systems for the pharmaceutical and semi-conductor industry, Farrar Scientific is uniquely positioned with precision equipment and personnel to accurately provide exacting analysis of the operation and performance of each component within the refrigeration system and the impact of each component on the overall system.

The Federal Association of the German Heating Industry represents a good 90% of the heating industry turnover in Germany. The product range includes heating systems with outputs from 4 kW to 36 MW, burners, components for combustion technology, radiators, surface heating, surface cooling, ventilation systems, controls and exhaust systems.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.

ForgeNow seeks to address the shortage of skilled HVAC workers in the Dallas, Texas, community and throughout the country.

Fraunhofer ISE creates the technological foundations for supplying energy efficiently and on an environmentally sound basis in industrialized, threshold and developing countries. With its research focusing on energy conversion, energy efficiency, energy distribution and energy storage, it contributes to the broad application of new technology.

GCCA, launched in 2007, serves as the voice of the cold chain industry. GCCA is a platform for communication, networking and education for each link of the cold chain.

Green Clean Institute is a globally renowned green energy certification and standards organization for HVAC systems and services. They have been offering green training and certification for over twenty years now.

Grizzly MEP is a Commercial Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (“Commercial MEP”) platform focused on partnering with best-in-class founders and management teams across the United States to build a network of pioneering Commercial MEP service providers.

GS1 Germany accompanies the development and implementation of open, cross-industry, worldwide standards. On this basis, they also develop process and application recommendations. They support companies from different industries in the implementation and show solutions for more added value.

HARDI is an association dedicated to advancing the science of wholesale distribution in the HVACR industry. HARDI members market and distribute heating, refrigeration, air conditioning equipment and supplies, sheet metal, controls, filters and related items.

Harry Eklof & Associates Inc. is a manufacturer representative. They offer training services and also connect the user to the following products: Plumbing, HVAC, Bath Fixtures, Sump Sewage, Tools.

HBB Pro Sales Group Inc. is a representative of high quality HVAC/R products lines in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Western Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is the national independent watchdog for work-related health, safety and illness. Their mission is to prevent death, injury and ill health in Britain's workplaces. They are an independent regulator and act in the public interest to reduce work-related death and serious injury across Great Britain’s workplaces.

Heating Force has experience on both sides of the heating industry, and that’s enabled them to build one of the biggest free resources in the UK – helping over 60,000-150,000 visitors with boiler problems every-single-month. They also connect homeowners with cheap boiler installers, such as HEATABLE or WarmZilla.

Hemco Inc. is a HVACR organization which provides application engineering and technical expertise for any project with primary focus on the commercial refrigeration sector. Difficult or unusual projects are their specialty.

Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA) is an appliance, HVAC, and TV manufacturers alliance that is focused on IoT and connectivity in the new digital landscape.

The purpose of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition is to advance policies that promote clean energy innovation and domestic manufacturing, develop renewable energy resources, and create family-sustaining clean jobs throughout the product supply chain.

HSB Living Lab is a Swedish technology cooperative founded in 1923 that organizes 554, 000 members. HSB living lab is made up of 4-modules houses. The modules make it possible to rebuild and move the building, which makes the lab easy to access for researchers, developers and innovators.

Hugh M. Cunningham Companies offers premier sales representation to all distribution sectors of the HVAC and Refrigeration markets in the US States of Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

HVAC Excellence was established in 1994 to improve the technical competency of the HVACR industry through validation of the technical education process. They provide student outcome assessments, technician certifications, educator credentialing, programmatic accreditation and professional development.

IAQmatters is a joint initiative of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) manufacturers in Europe and the Middle East, which provides solutions to ensure a healthy indoor climate.

IFC Certification Ltd is a UKAS accredited and internationally recognized provider of high quality customer focused independent third party certification. IFC Certification Ltd is also a Notified Certification Body for certificating products for CE Marking under the Construction Products Directive.

The Independent Contractors Exchange (ICE) is a select group of independent HVAC contractors specializing in the service and installation of applied HVAC systems.

Industrial Refrigeration Consortium provides training, research and technical expertise on industrial (ammonia) refrigeration systems. The IRC is a collaborative effort between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and industry.

The Institute of Refrigeration provides a central resource for people from all over the world to improve the application of refrigeration and allied fields for the general good of society with particular emphasis on environment, efficiency, safety, and innovation.

International Accreditation Forum (IAF) is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation Bodies. Its primary function is to develop a single worldwide programme of conformity assessment, which reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited certificates may be relied upon.

The International Code Council is a member-focused association. It is dedicated to developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. The I-Codes are a complete set of comprehensive, coordinated building safety and fire prevention codes.

The ICRA is an association dedicated to promoting good standards of quality remanufacturing, ethical business practice and in providing education and training to its members for their benefit and to the air-conditioning and refrigeration service industry at large.

International Facility Management Association (IFMA) is the world's largest and most widely recognized international association for facility management professionals, supporting over 23,000 members in more than 10​0 countries.