Rob Snodgrass Honored as Apprentice of the Year by RACCA

Rob Snodgrass Honored as Apprentice of the Year By the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Contractors Association OLDSMAR, FL (May 22, 2007) – The distinguished honor of Apprentice of the Year was awarded to Rob Snodgrass, of S&S Air Conditioning by the Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Contractors Association (RACCA) at the annual RACCA Apprentice Graduation Banquet on Thursday, May 4, 2007. “Rob’s commitment to his apprenticeship program is an invaluable asset to our Team and we fully support and commend him on his continued education and journeyman certification by RACCA,” says Shawn

Smith, Vice President, S&S Air Conditioning.Rob was chosen from among eighteen RACCA graduating students as the best “all around” apprentice in the program. This was determined by his grade point average over the four year apprenticeship period, his attendance record, class participation and selection by his instructors as “Apprentice of the Month” on multiple occasions throughout his four years in the program.

About S&S Apprenticeship Programs Apprenticeship is an education and training system that teaches trade knowledge and skills through on-the-job training and formal classroom instruction. S&S Electric and S&S Air Conditioning have partnered with various organizations, including the Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association (RACCA), the Electrical Council of Florida (ECF), and the Independent Electrical Contractors Association (IEC) to provide Registered Apprenticeship opportunities to its employees. These Registered Apprenticeship programs are regulated by the State of Florida Department of Labor and Education and are designed to assist students by increasing their knowledge in the trade. About RACCA RACCA is a non-profit trade association of professionally licensed air conditioning, heating and refrigeration contractors that have been established in Tampa, Florida since 1949. The apprenticeship program has been providing ongoing educational and training programs for its member firms and their employees for more than fifty-eight years. About S&S Electric | S&S Air Conditioning For 60 years and three generations, the Smith Family has been dedicated to the design and installation of innovative, high quality home technology systems. Founded during the post-WW2 construction boom, S&S has evolved into two specialty divisions known as S&S Electric with offices in Oldsmar, Tampa, Sarasota and Ft. Myers, Florida, and S&S Air Conditioning with offices in Oldsmar and Sarasota, Florida. S&S Electric and S&S Air Conditioning boast award-winning teams of designers, installers and technicians who are recognized throughout the industry for providing customers with value-added, reliable, quality electrical and air conditioning system installations.