Finishing Trades Institute of Southern New England Inc.

June Training Schedule 🔥

Register through the link in our bio or at calendly.com/ftisne

Invitations have been sent! 📧

For those eligible, check your email and your physical mail for an invitation to this years 20th annual STAR!

September 12th will be the day you walk away with incredible prizes, connect with your fellow brothers and sisters, and maybe even win this years brand new vehicle! 🔥

A huge moment for our industry and an even bigger one for our team. 🎬

Last week, we had the honor of hosting the International Finishing Trades Institute (iFTI) and Kelly Press as they came in to film the brand-new Door Hardware Technician Course — a curriculum that will soon launch across the U.S. and Canada through the iFTI learning management system.

Even more special? The course was built from the master capstone of our very own Glazing Coordinator, Angel Galloza. Angel identified a critical skills gap in our industry and turned it into a national training program that will shape glaziers for years to come!

We were also lucky to host some members from the IUPAT Glazing Committee, with members flying in from across the U.S. and Canada to share their expertise, give feedback, and put their own skills to the test during the hands-on shop portion.

A special shoutout to Armando Vega, who represented us on camera during the hands-on demonstrations (phew, that was hard work being filmed AND working on door hardware!)

Two days. One incredibly technical, detailed, and challenging course. And a whole lot of pride for what our team is contributing to the trade. 🛠️

Drywall Finishers ~ what if the hardest part of your day just got a whole lot easier? ⚡

The Apla-Tech Pneumatic Air System uses only 2% of the muscle force of traditional mechanical boxes. Less strain. Less fatigue. Same quality finish and then some!

We have a live demo for you May 16th, 9AM–1PM. Register here: https://calendly.com/ftisne/connecticut-apla-tech?back=1 🔩

Tight squeeze but a big smile for Aristides!

Aristides is one of our Local 1333 glazing apprentices, and is here tucked into a tight spot on the job and smiling like he's exactly where he wants to be.

Because he is.

Sometimes that's the thing people don't always understand about the trades. It's really not just a paycheck for our members. It's pride. It's craft. It's waking up and actually liking what you do everyday... imagine that!

And when you find that? It shows. Even in a tight squeeze 😄

We are proud of you Brother and can't wait to see all you continue to do as a Glazier!

"I absolutely love what I do, and what the union has afforded me in terms of a future and learning something new every day."

That's Matthew Vozza, a Local 1274 Glazing apprentice currently on the job in Cheshire with O&G and honestly, he just summed up exactly why this work matters.

A future. A craft. Something new every day.

We are proud to have him in our program, he is a natural leader with lots of trade experience to share!

Keep building, brother, we see you! 💪

This is America Alvarez.

She's a Local 186 Drywall Apprentice working on the Northeast Middle School project in Bristol, CT for Acoustics Inc. and she's exactly the kind of person we want to kick off National Apprenticeship Week celebrating!

Every day America puts on her boots, picks up her tools, and gets to work, she's making that future a little more real for the next woman who's wondering if there's a place for her here.

There is. America's proof.
We are proud of you. 💛

What if your crews could finish 40% faster with 98% less strain? 👀

Find out at our live Apla-Tech Air System Expo on May 15th.

Open to contractors, lunch is on us.

Register today - https://calendly.com/ftisne/connecticut-apla-tech-air-cannon-member-exclus-clone

And don't worry members, we have a special one for you the following day on May 16th, so you too can get your hands on this system 😏

Nobody walks into their first year knowing everything. That's the point.

Our IUPAT GVP of Service and Local 1274's Mark Komaromi Glazier took the time to speak with our first-year apprentices because every great tradesperson was once exactly where you are.

To our first years: Trust the process. You're in the right place. We believe in you and so does every person who walked this path before you!