Plumbing and HVAC wholesaler Wolseley Canada, based in Burlington, Ont., has announced that it will fund 21 financial need-based bursaries to produce skilled trades workers in its industries.
The bursaries will range from $750 to $2,000 and will be available coast to coast to coast in Canada.
“We see first-hand the important role that skilled trade workers have across the country,” says Wally Quigg, president, Wolseley Canada. “We understand the rising costs of pursuing post-secondary education can be a barrier for many and we’re proud to support students who are pursuing a career in the skilled trades.”
Wolseley will place a particular emphasis, in awarding its bursaries, in those provinces with the greatest skilled trades shortages. “We want to make a difference,” says Quigg. “If we can help remove some of the financial costs of education and help more students enter the trades, we’ll have made a positive, lasting impact on the industry.”
Wolseley Canada has approximately 2,500 employees and it operates more than 220 wholesale locations in the country. It serves a contractor base who do plumbing and HVAC work in what Wolseley identifies as a $340 billion industry in North America.
