Why join NISMACNA?

From labor-management cooperative efforts to legislative action to educational seminars, NISMACNA provides its member contractors with the resources necessary to lead the sheet metal industry into the future.

• The promotion of sound labor-management relations through NISMACNA’s close partnership with the Sheet Metal Workers Local 265. NISMACNA/Sheet Metal Workers Local 265's joint efforts include the local Sheet Metal Workers Pension Fund, Welfare Fund, Apprentice and Journeyman Education and Training Fund, Industry Fund, and the union Joint Arbitration Board.
• The opportunity to network with fellow contractors on industry issues such as technology, labor relations, business management, and legislation.
• The strength of a professional organization representing approximately 250 contractors who employ nearly 3,000 sheet metal workers in the Chicago area.
• One united, authoritative voice for contractors performing heating, ventilating, air conditioning, architectural sheet metal work, pollution control, material handling, roofing, testing and balancing, and retrofitting.
• Representation of your concerns to regulatory agencies, professional societies, and allied trade associations.
• Publications that keep you up-to-date and ahead of the competition with the latest industry news.
• Technical support services that answer your difficult code and engineering questions over the phone.
• Marketing, advertising, and promotion of the sheet metal industry to raise awareness of our high quality, professional services to business decision-makers and the Chicago community.
• Membership in the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA) and all its accompanying benefits, including technical services, business management programs, insurance plans for members' families, networking and educational opportunities at the annual SMACNA convention, and more.

For more information about joining NISMACNA, please click here for an application, or call us at (708) 544-7007, or send us an email.

Associate Membership

Associate Memberships are also available to firms, persons, or corporations who have business relationships with professionals in the sheet metal industry. Associate Members enjoy many of the same benefits as members.