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Midwest HVAC News
Shurtape Helps Bridge the
Skilled Trades Gap at the Sachse Construction Academy in
Detroit.
Tape manufacturer announces winner of $2,500 scholarship.
The headlines don’t lie – the skilled trades are facing a
crisis, and it’s going to take the combined efforts of the
industry’s businesses, educators, and manufacturers to bridge
the gap. That’s why Shurtape Technologies, a leading
manufacturer and marketer of pressure-sensitive tapes, sponsored
the Sachse Construction Academy event in Detroit – a one-day
event that provides local high schoolers with a hands-on
introduction to various skilled trades and the numerous and
lucrative career opportunities in these industries – and offered
attending students the chance to win a $2,500 scholarship to put
toward the cost of a trade education.
Established in 2016 by Sachse Construction, a Detroit-based
commercial construction management firm recognized as one of the
most trusted and respected construction partners in North
America, the Sachse Construction Academy provides a hands-on
opportunity for high school students to learn about careers in
skilled trades from professionals in the industry and encourage
them to consider entering those rewarding fields after high
school. For the third consecutive year, 500 students attended
and participated in construction modules, including plumbing,
masonry, restoration services and more.
As a sponsor of the Sachse Construction Academy, Shurtape
attended with an interactive module to teach students about the
use of tape as a tool in building and construction trades. At
the start of the event, Lisa Zierfuss, Product Manager for
Building & Construction/HVAC tapes at Shurtape, announced that
the company would also be giving away a $2,500 scholarship –
named the Tape University Education Scholarship after Shurtape’s
education-focused TapeUniversity.com website – to a senior
student in attendance who plans to pursue a technical education
in a skilled trade after high school. Applicants were asked to
describe why they want to pursue a skilled trade and how they
can make an impact on the skilled trades gap.
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After much
anticipation, Shurtape is excited to announce the selected
winner of the Tape University Education Scholarship: Mikayla
Specci.
Mikayla is a high school senior at Oakland Schools Technical
Campus in Detroit and plans to pursue a trade education through
the Oakland Community College Construction Management program or
by attending a trade school with a focus in construction. She
has a heritage in the trades, with a grandfather who works for
an electrical company, great-grandfather who worked as a
residential building and great-grandmother who worked in
automotive manufacturing for 35 years. Mikayla has grown up
surrounded by family and friends who take pride in their careers
in the trades and wants to use her stories and experiences – as
well as her love for what she does in her own career – to
inspire others to consider entering into the skilled trades.
“It was exciting to see so many young students choosing to
pursue careers in the skilled trades. We received scholarship
applications from students interested in everything from
construction and electrical to HVAC and welding – all skills
that they had the chance to experience hands-on at the Sachse
Construction Academy,” said Lisa Zierfuss, Product Manager for
Building & Construction/HVAC tapes at Shurtape. “Mikayla
impressed us with her passion for spreading a positive message
about careers in skilled trades and her desire to be a part of
her family’s legacy of careers in these fields. She has a bright
future ahead, and we are thrilled to offer her the first-ever
Tape University Education Scholarship!”
Learn more about Shurtape’s education programs – including its
Mission: HVAC scholarship program for HVAC students and schools
– at
TapeUniversity.com. For more information on the Sachse
Construction Academy, visit
constructionacademy.sachse.net. To learn more about Shurtape
brand, visit
Shurtape.com,
SHURTAPE® BRAND
Shurtape® brand, marketed by Shurtape Technologies’ Industrial
Group, proudly serves a variety of professional and industrial
markets with a comprehensive product portfolio that includes
masking and paper, foil and film, packaging, double-coated,
cloth and duct, and other specialty tape products, in addition
to packaging dispensers and equipment for automated and manual
packaging applications. For more information, visit
shurtape.com, find us on Facebook® (facebook.com/Shurtape),
follow us on Twitter® (@shurtapetech) or watch our videos on
YouTube® (youtube.com/ShurtapeTech).
SHURTAPE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Based in Hickory, N.C., Shurtape Technologies, LLC, is an
industry-leading manufacturer and marketer of adhesive tape and
consumer home and office products, with facilities in the United
States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico, Peru, United
Arab Emirates and China. Together, our subsidiaries serve
numerous markets, including DIY, home products, industrial/MRO,
building and construction, electrical, packaging,
HVAC/insulation, professional paint, automotive, marine,
aerospace, arts and entertainment, graphic arts, sound control,
medical and retail. Learn more at
ShurtapeTech.com.
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