Cleveland Plumbing Industry
About
The Cleveland Plumbing Industry (CPI) Promotion and Education Fund is a non-profit 501(c)(6) organization established in 1963 to provide educational and promotional services for plumbing contractors, who contribute to the CPI Educational Fund.
CPI is operated solely by plumbing contractors. It is a division of the Cleveland Plumbing Contractors Association and appoints members to act as Trustees of the Fund. CPI also employs staff to implement the programs directed by the Trustees.
Mission Statement
CPI’s mission is to promote the plumbing industry while enhancing the quality and safety of all plumbing systems.
Services
CPI offers the following services to its contractors:
Safety
complete program including personalized manual, jobsite and classroom training and certification, consultation, jobsite audits, etc. Our full-time safety director constantly trains our contractors and plumbers and monitors the jobsites for safety compliance.
Education
offers 48 business, code, technology and safety classes or seminars each year. CPI is an official Ohio OCIEB certified agency.
Legislation
CPI provides city and state lobbying service by means of a committee to review policy and a lobbyist for political action. CPI also has a PAC fund
Manuals and Publications
(free to all CPI contractors)
- Manufacturers Guide
- Community Regulations Guide – (permit fees, code and licensing requirements for all 60 northeast Ohio communities)
- Water Department Meter Settings Manual (the only one of its kind)
- New Plumbing Code (condensed version)
- Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Legislative Directories: City, State and Federal
- Residential five-year warranty literature
- Medical Gas brochures
- Ohio Boiler Code
- Ohio Pressure Piping Code
Government Agencies
CPI has a relationship with state and city agencies to help improve plumbing conditions and gain access for input into policies.
Promotion
CPI publishes an annual roster and public relations piece, which is widely distributed to owners, architects, engineers and general contractors. CPI also collectively advertises its contractors in the Builders Exchange Buyers Guide, The Blue Book, ASPE and ASSE Directories, Yellow Pages and other publications.
Executive Board
Scott Wallenstein
Chairman
(Neptune Plumbing & Heating)
Dan Miller
(Miller Plumbing & Heating Co.)
Mark Wilson
(Northern Ohio Plumbing Co.)
Timothy Lavelle
Alternate
(Gorman-Lavelle Corp.)
cleveland plumbing industry Contractors
Advanced Mechanical Contractors
37960 Depot St.
Unit B
Willoughby, OH 44094
Map It
(440) 951-7401
Rick Morrison
American Plumbing Contractors
P.O. Box 771
Painesville 44077
Map It
(440) 354-0752
William Kirschner, Jr.
Bican Plumbing Inc.
796 Hanover Rd.
Mayfield Village, OH 44040
Map It
(440) 446-9228
Joe Bican
Coleman Spohn Corp.
1775 E. 45th St.
Cleveland, OH 44103
Map It
(216) 431-6924
Lonzo Coleman
Commerce Plumbing
5182 Richmond Rd.
Bedford Hts, OH 44146
Map It
(216) 464-4619
Jeff Espstein
Cromwell Mechanical, LLC
3405 Perkins Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Map It
(216) 370-7391
Margaret Conkey
Gorman-Lavelle Corp.
3459 E. 52nd Pl.
Cleveland, OH 44127
Map It
(216) 641-3068
Tim Lavelle
Jakobsky Plumbing Inc.
14220 Andees Dr.
Columbia Station 44028
Map It
(440) 236-5637
Tom Jakobsky
John Prochazka Plumbing & Heating, Inc.
P.O. Box 427
Chagrin Falls 44022
Map It
(216) 831-4359
John Prochazka, Jr.
Miller Plumbing & Heating Co.
196 Bell St.
Cleveland, OH 44022
Map It
(440) 247-0160
Dan Miller
Neptune Plumbing & Heating
23860 Miles Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44128
Map It
(216) 475-2996
Scott Wallenstein