PLUMBERS LOCAL #15 BUILDING CORP

What PLUMBERS LOCAL #15 BUILDING CORP does

Plumbers Local #15 Building Corp, operating as U.A. Plumbers Local 15 (legally United Association of Plumbers and Gasfitters Local Union #15), is a Minnesota-chartered labor union affiliated with the United Association (UA) international union. Chartered on February 7, 1890, it represents approximately 2,000 active and retired members working in plumbing, gasfitting, medical gas systems, and gas distribution/pipeline industries across 22 Minnesota counties. The union is headquartered at 8625 Monticello Ln, Suite 1, Maple Grove, Minnesota, and is led by Business Manager Tom Pahkala, three Business Agents (Joe Lane, Mike Brandt, Dave Lillback), and two office staff (Amber Ehoff, Leisha Holten-Makinen), for a stated headcount of 6 employees.

Its core offering is membership-based: members pay dues and receive collective bargaining representation, access to apprenticeship and continuing education through the Bud Lichliter Training Center (operated via Training15.com with 45+ industry-certified instructors), and indirect access to work via a contractor directory covering MMCA, PHCC, Independent, and Gas Distribution/Pipeline signatory contractors. Ancillary revenue/engagement channels include a union-branded merchandise store (anniversary jackets at $60, local jackets at $60, ball caps at $12), newsletter sign-ups, and community involvement programs with organizations such as Civil Air Patrol, Boy Scout Troop 65, and Place of Hope Ministries. The entity reports no parent-company M&A activity, no funding rounds, no AI/ML capabilities, no proprietary technology products, and no disclosed revenue, operating strictly as a non-profit membership organization rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

PLUMBERS LOCAL #15 BUILDING CORP

Legal name

United Association of Plumbers and Gasfitters Local Union #15

Website

https://plumberslocal15.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1890

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

U.A. Plumbers Local 15 is a Minnesota-chartered labor union representing approximately 2,000 plumbers, gasfitters, and pipeline workers across 22 counties, providing collective bargaining, apprenticeship training, and contractor dispatch under the United Association (UA).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Plumbing & Pipefitting Contracting (IMAFALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Plumbing (Residential & Commercial) (EDAOACAA)

Keywords

• Union labor representation
• Plumbing apprenticeship training
• Collective bargaining services
• Skilled trades dispatch
• Union contractor directory

Headquarters

HQ city

Maple Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: Union representing approximately 2,000 active and retired members. Revenue model based on union membership dues and collective bargaining agreements with contractors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Plumbers Local #15 Building Corp is a chartered labor union (U.A. Plumbers Local 15) representing approximately 2,000 active and retired plumbers, gasfitters, and gas distribution/pipeline workers across 22 Minnesota counties. It sells union membership representation and collective bargaining services to its members, delivers apprenticeship and journeyman training through Training15.com, maintains a contractor directory that channels work to affiliated union contractors, and sells branded merchandise through an online store.

Product overview

U.A. Plumbers Local 15 is a labor union organization, not a technology product company. The organization provides union membership services for plumbers in Minnesota, offering collective bargaining representation, industry training programs through Training15.com, a contractor directory for union plumbing contractors, and branded merchandise. The union was chartered on February 7, 1890, and represents approximately 2,000 active and retired members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership Services
• Apprenticeship & Journeyman Training Programs

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

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

• Minnesota AFL-CIOmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState federation of labor unions representing workers across Minnesota. U.A. Plumbers Local 15 maintains affiliation and connection with the broader labor movement through this partnership.
• Minnesota Mechanical Contractors Association (MMCA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrade association representing mechanical contractors in Minnesota. Primary channel for placing union plumbers with contractor employers. Many contractors listed are MMCA members.
• Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors (PHCC)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational trade association for plumbing and HVAC contractors. PHCC member contractors work with union plumbers from Local 15.
• MN State Building Trades CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState building trades council coordinating among various construction trade unions in Minnesota.
• Pipe Trades Services MNminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides services to pipe trades workers including training and workforce development.
• Building Trades Credit UnionminorOthersCredit union serving building trades workers with financial services.
• Minnesota Pipe TradesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide organization representing pipe trades workers and promoting the industry.
• Minneapolis Building and Construction TradesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal building trades council coordinating construction workers in the Minneapolis area.
• Helmets To Hard HatsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram connecting transitioning military personnel to careers in the building and construction trades.
• United Association Union of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders and HVAC Service TechscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational parent union of which Local 15 is a chapter. Provides organizational support, training standards, and collective bargaining framework.
• Minnesota Mechanical Contractors Association (MMCA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMMCA member contractors employ union plumbers. MMCA provides contractor directory on their website for customers seeking union-represented plumbing services.
• Place of Hope Ministries of St. CloudminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit organization providing transitory housing. Members volunteered plumbing work for the organization, demonstrating community commitment.
• Boy Scout Troop 65minorGTM or Marketing PartnerTroop from Circle Pines, MN. Members help scouts earn plumbing merit badges at the Bud Lichliter Training Center.
• Anoka County Squadron Civil Air PatrolminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNon-profit providing youth educational programs and emergency response services. Members volunteered plumbing work for their facility in Blaine, MN.
• Goodin CompanyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDonated materials for Place of Hope Ministries plumbing project.
• Metro Association of Plumbing Heating and Cooling ContractorsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonated materials for Civil Air Patrol plumbing project in Blaine, MN.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Minnesota Mechanical Contractors Association (MMCA): Trade association of mechanical contractors who employ Local 15 plumbers. Not a direct peer in the same business model, but a closely linked counterparty in the dispatch/pipeline that uses Local 15's labor.
• PHCC of Minnesota (Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors): National/state trade association of plumbing and HVAC contractors, some of whom are union signatories. Functionally adjacent to Local 15 as a channel partner that routes customers to union contractors.
• United Association of Plumbers, Fitters, Welders & HVAC Service Techs (UA International): National parent union of Local 15. Listed as a comparable ecosystem participant — not a peer in the same operating scope, but the central body that sets training standards, collective bargaining frameworks, and brand.

Direct peers

• UA Plumbers Local 130 (St. Paul): Another UA plumbers local operating in the Twin Cities region. Directly comparable as a same-trade Minnesota union with similar member services, training programs, and contractor dispatch model.
• UA Plumbers Local 34 (Minneapolis/St. Paul): Brother UA plumbers local covering the Twin Cities metro area. Most directly comparable peer — same craft, same metro, same UA national affiliation, competing for the same contractor signatory relationships and apprenticeship pipeline.

Emerging players

• IBEW Local 110 (Minneapolis Electrical Workers): Twin Cities electrical union under the same Building Trades umbrella. Comparable as a building-trades local union with similar apprenticeship, dispatch, and contractor framework, but in a different craft (electrical).
• Steamfitters Local 455 (Minneapolis): UA-affiliated pipefitters/steamfitters local in the Twin Cities operating under the same parent union and Minnesota Building Trades Council. Strongly comparable business model — training, dispatch, collective bargaining — but in HVAC/pipefitting rather than plumbing.
• Sheet Metal Workers Local 10 (Minneapolis): Minneapolis sheet metal workers local affiliated with the national union. Comparable as a building trades local sharing the same Building Trades Council, training/apprenticeship infrastructure, and contractor signatory model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/plumbers-local-15-building-corp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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