--- title: LMCT News | Firestop Market Recovery Program description: Firestop Market Recovery Program | --- [![LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo](https://lmct.insulators.org/hubfs/LMCT%20Twenty/_assets/logos/lmct-logo-full-color.svg "LMCT Mechanical Insulators logo")](https://lmct.insulators.org/) [Our Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/our-industry) [Industrial/Commercial Mechanical Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/industrial-commercial-mechanical-insulation) [Asbestos Abatement](https://lmct.insulators.org/asbestos-abatement) [Firestop and Smokeseal](https://lmct.insulators.org/firestop-and-smokeseal) [Mechanical Insulation Evaluations](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-evaluation) [Mechanical Insulation Energy Audits](https://lmct.insulators.org/mechanical-insulation-energy-audits) [Science of Insulation](https://lmct.insulators.org/science-of-insulation) [Contractors](https://lmct.insulators.org/contractors) [Political Activism](https://lmct.insulators.org/political-activism) [U.S. Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-federal-issues) [Federal Mechanical Insulation Act](https://lmct.insulators.org/fmia) [U.S. State Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/us-state-issues) [Canada Federal Issues](https://lmct.insulators.org/canada-federal-issues) [About](https://lmct.insulators.org/about) [About LMCT](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-lmct) [About Insulators Union](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-insulators-union) [About Apprenticeship Training](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-apprenticeship-training) [About Contractor Association](https://lmct.insulators.org/about-contractor-association) [Women in the Industry](https://lmct.insulators.org/women-in-the-industry) [Mental Health Awareness](https://lmct.insulators.org/mental-health-awareness) [Media Gallery](https://lmct.insulators.org/media-gallery) [Downloadable Resources](https://lmct.insulators.org/downloadable-lmct-materials) [News](https://lmct.insulators.org/news) [Contact](https://lmct.insulators.org/contact) # Mechanical Insulation Industry News News About Our Industry ## Labor Management Cooperative Trust News --- Posts about ### Firestop Market Recovery Program --- June 26, 2023 ### [Local 78 successfully conducts the Firestop Market Recovery Program](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-78-successfully-conducts-the-firestop-market-recovery-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Mechanical Insulators Local 78 in Birmingham, Ala., hosted the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Firestop Market Recovery Program in early June. The LMCT Firestop Market Recovery Program is designed to bring together Local Union leadership and contractors to gain market share and increase Firestopping manhours.  As part of the training, an assessment of the existing market was conducted and then compared to other areas and best practices to ensure a customized... [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-78-successfully-conducts-the-firestop-market-recovery-program) May 15, 2023 ### [South Bend, Indiana, Local 75 tackles the Firestop Market](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/south-bend-indiana-local-75-tackles-the-firestop-market) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Mechanical Insulators Local 75 in South Bend, Ind., hosted the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust Firestop Market Recovery Program from May 8 to 11.  [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/south-bend-indiana-local-75-tackles-the-firestop-market) March 24, 2023 ### [Local 6 hosts first Firestopping Market Recovery class of 2023](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-6-hosts-first-firestopping-market-recovery-class-of-2023) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Pete Ielmini, Executive Director of the Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust, made his monthly appearance on the America's Work Force Union Podcast and talked about the LMCT’s first Firestop Market Recovery Program held in 2023. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/local-6-hosts-first-firestopping-market-recovery-class-of-2023) March 22, 2023 ### [LMCT conducts Firestop Market Recovery Program](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/lmct-conducts-firestop-market-recovery-program) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) *Insulators Local 6 Spearheads Firestop Market Recovery Sessions* Insulators Local 6 hosted the Mechanical Insulator’s Firestop Market Recovery Program in early March in Boston. Local 6 signatory contractors and from the New York/New England States Conference participated in the program, which ran from March 7 to March 10. [Read More](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/lmct-conducts-firestop-market-recovery-program) July 28, 2022 ### [Firestop Offers Lucrative Opportunities For Unions And Contractors](https://lmct.insulators.org/news/firestop-offers-lucrative-opportunities-for-unions-and-contractors) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Mechanical Insulators Labor Management Cooperative Trust (LMCT) Executive Director Pete Ielmini appeared on the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and discussed the benefits of firestop work and a LMCT program to help both contractors and members of the [International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers](https://www.insulators.org/) regain market share in this industry. 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