
Curriculum Partners
Trades Education Center is proud to introduce our Curriculum Partners who support trades education through instruction & certification; product for learning; financial support for start up costs. They are helping us close the skilled trades gap, so support us by doing business with them!
The public might not know them, but for trades folks, Oatey hasbeen an indespensible part of their work for over 100 years, providing rough plumbing products they can count on. Throughtheir Oatey University, they exhibit the kind of company we liketo partner with to help grow the industry.
For over 140 years, American Standard has been making and supplying products for the health, safety, responsibility, and beauty of homes and businesses across the U.S.They not only support our efforts, but also lead the wayin education through their TradeUp program.
Milwaukee Tool has been working side by side with professional users since 1924. Along the way, they developed plumbing-specific tools that have become the standard formany in the industry. We are proud work with a company creating tools that make plumbing safer and more efficient.
Widely known for providing hot water to customers through their tank type water heaters, AO Smith has been a leader andinnovator in water heating and water treatment for over 100years. Through AO Smith University, they are already in thetrenches helping grow the industry... our kind of people.
Joseph Watts founded our company in 1874 on the belief that water boilers in textile mills shouldn’t explode. What started with a pressure relief valve in a tiny New England machine shop, has paved the way for today’s high-quality, worldwide water solution technologies. From melting ice on entire city blocks from the ground up, to filtering safe drinking water in isolated, weather disaster zones, you need water and water needs Watts.
Since 1905, the Harris name has been identified with innovative people, practices, and products as the industry leader in gas distribution solutions, consumables, and equipment used in a variety of industries. Harris offers a full suite of products and services to maximize capabilities while minimizing cost. Let one of the Pros at Harris show you how.
Liberty Pumps is a leading U.S. manufacturer of pumping products for ground water and wastewater removal in residential and commercial applications. We are a family and employee owned company, proudly producing over 90% of our products in the U.S.A. utilizing US and globally sourced components. Liberty's products are relied on by hundreds of professional contractors each day.
We exist to create lasting change inside your home, transforming your daily life through how you interact with your water. From human-first innovations to unforgettable design, our faucets, showerheads and beyond aim to make every moment you spend in your kitchen or bathroom one worth remembering.
Since 1901, we’ve been proudly manufacturing high-quality pipe and fittings in the USA. We are not only one of the largest makers of cast iron and plastic pipe and fittings but also the only manufacturer to offer a complete system of cast iron, PVC, CPVC, ABS, and FlowGuard Gold® pipe and fittings. From product to service, Charlotte Pipe and Foundry has an unmatched commitment to integrity and industry leadership.

Workforce Partners
Trades Education Center is proud to introduce our Workforce Partners who support trades education through scholarships for incoming apprentices; financial support for start up costs; and employment opportunities for graduates. They are​ helping us close the skilled trades gap, so support us by doing business with them!
Pulley & Associates is a manufacturer’s representative in the States of Georgia and Tennessee. We strive to be a leader in driving new business for our channel partners while leveraging our strong relationships in the new construction single and multi-family residential market, commercial new construction and remodel segments, and wholesale showroom channel. Training, market intelligence and service are the hallmarks of our agency.
Harry Warren of Georgia, LLC is a manufacturers’ representative organization marketing quality products by providing superior service to our customers, our principals, and our employees. Through innovative sales solutions and attention to detail, our goal is to provide value to every relationship. We strive to achieve success through continual education, diversification through multi-channel sales, implementing progressive technology and communication techniques and maintaining our traditional family values.
Through continuing education, technology, relationship building, and product synergy, United Sales Agency is committed to delivering exceptional value by incorporating hard work, meaningful relationships, and careful attention to detail to align customer and manufacturer interests. Our team is dedicated and knowledgeable to serve wholesale partners, provide industry knowledge and influence to manufacturers, and meet the needs of a variety of end users.
With fifty plus years of combined experience and two Master Electrical Licenses. We proudly serve Georgia and the surrounding states of Alabama and South Carolina as your electrical specialist to Commercial and Residential clients. We provide exceptional service to our builders and to our everyday homeowner navigating the home warranty world. At GEC Contractors, we are dedicated to providing the best electrical services in the Commercial and Residential sectors.