Pipefitters Local 208

What Pipefitters Local 208 does

Pipefitters Local 208 (also known as UA Local 208 or Denver Pipefitters Local 208) is a labor union local founded in 1902 in Denver, Colorado, representing pipefitters across commercial, industrial, residential, HVAC, and gas distribution sectors. The union serves four primary constituent groups: journeyman pipefitters (employment representation, collective bargaining, job placement, and training advancement), apprentice pipefitters (apprenticeship training and eventual job placement), retiree members (benefits and community engagement), and signatory contractors (access to qualified, trained pipefitting labor through collective bargaining agreements). The organization operates from its headquarters at 6350 N. Broadway, Denver, housing the main union hall, training center, benefits office, and administration functions.

Name

Pipefitters Local 208

Legal name

Pipefitters Local Union 208

Website

https://pipe208.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pipefitters Local 208 is a Denver-based labor union founded in 1902 that represents pipefitters across commercial, industrial, residential, HVAC, and gas sectors, providing collective bargaining, apprenticeship and journeyman training, job dispatching, and benefits administration.

Ownership category

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Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (23712), Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (237120)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Pipefitting & Steamfitting (EDAOACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC), Pipe Welding & Industrial Piping Fabrication Training (EDAOADAB), Fire Sprinkler & Fire Protection Piping (EDAOACAK)

Keywords

• Union pipefitting services
• Apprenticeship training programs
• Journeyman pipefitter training
• Construction labor representation
• Collective bargaining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: Members pay monthly dues ($29.00 per month for Active Members & Early Retiree's as of 2015). Dues fund union operations, training programs, benefits administration, political action, and member services.
2. Contractor Partnerships (Signatory Contractors): Union represents pipefitters who work for signatory contractors. The union negotiates collective bargaining agreements that may include union dues check-off arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pipefitters Local 208 is a labor union local representing pipefitters in the Denver, Colorado area. It provides job dispatch through its job line, journeyman and apprenticeship training at its state-of-the-art training facility, health and welfare benefits administration, and collective bargaining representation with signatory contractors across commercial, industrial, residential, HVAC, and gas construction sectors. The union is a local chapter of the United Association (UA) and operates as a member-governed 501(c)(5) labor organization.

Product overview

Pipefitters Local 208 (UA Local 208) is a labor union organization providing services to pipefitters in the Denver, Colorado area since 1902. The organization operates as a unified service offering combining union membership representation, workforce training through its JATC (Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee), contractor directory services, benefits administration, and job dispatching. The portfolio includes member services (announcements, benefits management, class signups, events, job line, retiree services), contractor services (commercial, industrial, residential, HVAC, and gas contractor listings), and training programs covering journeyman upgrades, apprenticeship, welding certification, and the Veterans in Piping program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership Services Membership services for pipefitters including dispatching, job placement, benefits administration, and labor representation for workers in the piping industry.
• JATC Training Programs Journeyman and apprenticeship training programs covering industrial skills, pipe system types and design, safety protocols and standards, and welding certification courses, delivered at the union's state-of-the-art training facility.
• Contractor Services Directory Directory of signatory contractors organized by sector including commercial, industrial, residential, HVAC, and gas divisions, used by project owners and members to identify qualified union pipefitting labor.
• Benefits Administration Health benefits, HRA cards, welfare fund management, and administration of the Colorado Pipe Industry Trust Funds for active and retired union members.
• Job Line Dispatch Job posting and dispatching service (toll-free 1-877-735-8208) connecting union members with employment opportunities from signatory contractors across commercial, industrial, residential, HVAC, and gas sectors.
• Veterans in Piping Program Program in partnership with UA Veterans in Piping (UA VIP) helping military veterans transition into pipefitting careers through specialized training and job placement with signatory contractors.

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• United Association (UA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2018Pipefitters Local 208 is a local chapter of the United Association, the international union of journeyworkers and apprentices in the plumbing, pipefitting, HVACR, and sprinkler fitting industries. UA provides training materials, apprenticeship standards, and organizational support.
• Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 June 2018UA-MCAA joint partnership working to spread awareness about apprenticeship opportunities. Developed customizable materials including videos and brochures on apprenticeship and the trades available through local training centers.
• Veterans in Piping Program (UA VIP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram designed to help veterans transition into pipefitting careers. Local 208 works with contractors to place qualified veterans in employment. Veterans can apply through uaavip.org and contact Local 208 training department.
• Rocky Mountain Pipe Trades District Council 5coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated district council representing pipe trades unions in the Rocky Mountain region, coordinating labor efforts across multiple local unions.
• Colorado AFL-CIOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState federation of labor unions in Colorado, providing political advocacy and labor movement coordination.
• Denver Area Labor Federation AFL-CIOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal labor federation representing unions in the Denver metropolitan area, coordinating labor activities and political action.
• Helmets to HardhatsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational program connecting transitioning military service members with careers in the construction industry, including pipefitting trades.
• Colorado Builders GuideminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorResource listing signatory contractors for projects throughout Colorado, helping connect qualified workers with employment opportunities.
• Denver Hispanic Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting diversity in the trades and workforce development in the Hispanic community.
• Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed)coreOthersNational medical screening program for building trades workers, particularly focused on former Rocky Flats nuclear workers. Provides health monitoring and screening services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA): The national trade association of union mechanical contractors that employs Local 208 members; MCAA co-develops apprenticeship outreach materials with UA, making it a coordinated ecosystem partner rather than a competitor.

Others

• Colorado AFL-CIO: The state labor federation that Pipefitters Local 208 is affiliated with; provides political advocacy and labor coordination that augments Local 208's own political action activities.

Direct peers

• Sprinkler Fitters Local Union 669 (UA): A specialized UA local for sprinkler fitters, one of the trades covered under Local 208's parent UA umbrella, with the same training, dispatch, and benefits operating model applied to a narrower pipefitting specialty.
• Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 (Denver): A companion Denver building trades local under a different international, performing the same union local functions — apprenticeship, dispatch, collective bargaining — for sheet metal workers in the same regional construction market as Local 208.
• IBEW Local 68 (Denver): A fellow Denver-area building trades union with the same labor representation, apprenticeship, dispatch, and contractor relationship model as Local 208, serving electrical workers in the same Colorado construction market.
• Plumbers Local Union No. 3 (New York): A large metropolitan UA plumbers/pipefitters local that performs the same core functions as Local 208 (training, dispatch, collective bargaining) for a different geography, making it directly comparable in business model even though trades are partially distinct.
• Plumbers, Pipefitters & Service Techs Local 9 (Pennsylvania): A multi-trade UA local covering plumbers, pipefitters, HVAC-R, and sprinkler fitters under the same UA umbrella, with an analogous training and dispatch operating model to Local 208.
• Pipefitters Local 537 (Boston): A peer UA pipefitters local serving the Boston/Massachusetts region with the same apprenticeship, journeyman training, benefits administration, and signatory contractor dispatch model as Local 208.

Broad incumbents

• United Association (UA) of Plumbers, Pipefitters, Service Techs, HVAC-R, and Sprinkler Fitters: UA is the international union of which Pipefitters Local 208 is a local chapter; it provides training materials, apprenticeship standards, and organizational support to the local, making it the direct parent and most comparable peer organization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DPipefitters208
• Facebookfacebook.com/pipefitterslocal208
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/denver-pipefitters-local-208

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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