National Plumbing Service Invests in Student's Future

Junior Achievement of Georgia is proud to announce the ribbon cutting of the first Hispanic Owned start-up represented in one of our JA Discovery Centers.

In 2014, Mario and Jose Rangel started National Plumbing Service with a single van. Today, these entrepreneurial brothers have grown this business to serve commercial companies, including multiple Fortune 500 companies. Junior Achievement of Georgia is proud to have this company represented, while also displaying a much-needed profession to students.

To learn about how National Plumbing Service came to Junior Achievement of Georgia’s Discovery Center of Greater Dalton, Rosa Cuna shared their story at the ribbon cutting: 

“I would like to share a quick story of how we got here. Almost a year ago Anna Adamson and I attended a presentation at one of the local high schools. It was an organization called Be Pro, Be Proud. It highlighted skilled professions/trade jobs for students. It highlighted construction work, electricians, linemen, machinists, plumbers, etc. What I remember most about the presentation was the coordinator talking about plumbing. He said it was not a very glamorous job, but if there was only 1 plumber in the 25 students present, they would all eventually need to call just the 1 plumber when they had any plumbing issues. The entire presentation was impactful, and Anna and I immediately began brainstorming. We wanted to highlight trade careers and some of the hands-on pieces and incorporate them into our simulation space. Before we even made it back to the office, I told Anna that I had a crazy idea. I told her I knew the perfect spot. I knew the right person and here we are!

I would now like to introduce our special guests. We are honored to have National Plumbing Service with us today. Mario and Jose, thank you both for making this a reality and investing in our students.

Me gustaría compartir una historia de cómo llegamos aquí. Hace casi un año, Anna Adamson y yo asistimos a una presentación en una de las escuelas locales. Era una organización llamada Be Pro, Be Proud. Presentaron sobre varias profesiones calificadas/trabajos comerciales para los estudiantes. Hablaron sobre careras en construcción, electricistas, linieros, maquinistas, plomeros, etc. Lo que más recuerdo de la presentación fue el coordinador hablando sobre plomería. Dijo que no era un trabajo muy glamoroso, pero si solo había 1 plomero entre los 25 estudiantes presentes, algún día todos le tendrían que llamar a ese plomero cuando tuvieran problemas de plomería. Toda la presentación fue impactante, y Anna y yo inmediatamente comenzamos a intercambiar ideas. Queríamos resaltar las carreras comerciales en nuestro espacio y las piezas prácticas e incorporarlas a nuestro espacio de simulación. Antes de llegar de regreso a la oficina, le dije a Anna que tenía una idea loca. Le dije que conocía el lugar perfecto. ¡Y que conocía a la persona adecuada y aquí estamos!

Ahora me gustaría presentarles a nuestros invitados especiales. Nos sentimos orgullosas de tener a National Plumbing Service con nosotros hoy. Mario y José, gracias por hacer esto una realidad e invertir en nuestros estudiantes.”

- Rosa Cuna | Director of Site Operations in Greater Dalton