Insulators 24 brings new life to old building

Insulators Local 24 needed more training space. But when they started to look around for a new building, the cost was prohibitive. Then a construction consultant “came and met with us here,” Local 24 Business Manager Brian Cavey told Laurel TV. “And we walked outside and walked around and he said ‘Why don't you expand here?’” And that’s exactly what Local 24 wound up doing, adding 5,000 square feet to the union’s building, which once housed Laurel’s volunteer department in the town’s historic district. Now Local 24 has the extra classroom space they needed, plus they renovated the office spaces and the union’s meeting hall. “We went from chalkboards to smart boards,” says Local 24 Apprenticeship Director Jim Hoose. Click here to find out more about Local 24 and their apprenticeship programs.