International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Done Right.  On Time.  The First Time.

What's a Boilermaker? We're the skilled craftsmen and women trained and committed to stand apart as the best in rigging, welding and other specialty crafts. We step up when others step back, completing the jobs others are afraid to begin. We solve the hardest problems. And we're the choice for owners and contractors who want the job done right—on time, within budget and safely. Every time.

We're a brotherhood. And everything we are begins with our bond. That's our advantage.

Let's get to work together.

Our Work

  • Refinery

    We know refineries. Our RSO-trained, ASME-coded Boilermakers are ready to work on your next refinery project. We can weld in tight spaces. We can rig anything. Our work in refineries shows we perform turnarounds safely and on time, as we did for PBF.

    PBF Energy refinery in Torrance, California, needed an overhaul and update of its facility. It hadn't been through a turnaround in 25 years. PBF called the Boilermakers to get the job done right.

    The star partner in this project was the Boilermakers. I truly believe the Boilermakers are setting a standard that, if followed by the other craft unions, will allow the building trades to become the labor of choice throughout North America.

    –PBF Senior Vice President of Refining Herman Seedorf

    Refinery

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  • Nuclear

    For generations, Boilermakers have been working in nuclear power plants. We're ASME-coded to perform all types of pressure welding. We're safety-conscious, multi-skilled welders, riggers, fitters and more. We finish jobs injury-free and on time, as we recently did for Southern Nuclear.

    Southern Nuclear Company praised the Boilermakers' work at Plant Vogtle Units 3 & 4 in southeast Georgia. Union crafts completed 53 million man-hours without lost-time injury. Boilermakers were part of the 6,000 union craft workers on site.

    For any construction project, especially a complex and demanding one like ours, this milestone is worthy of celebrating. We continue to add safe work hours and improve upon our safety culture with each passing week, illustrating that zero injuries is possible.

    — Southern Nuclear Company CEO and President Steve Kuczynski

    Nuclear

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  • Renewables

    Boilermakers believe in inclusive energy solutions to climate change, and our work shows that. Our multi-skilled welders, riggers and fitters build hydro, solar, biomass and other renewable projects, such as Ivanpah's solar thermal facility.

    Boilermakers constructed the $2.2 billion, 392-MW Ivanpah solar thermal project. Developed by BrightSource Energy, the facility provides power to PG&E and Southern California Edison. Each of the project's three 459-foot towers supports a boiler. Boilermakers constructed the boilers and erected the water storage tanks and air-cooled condenser units that recover water from spent steam. Weld acceptance rates have been impressive: 99.5 percent on unit 1 and 100 percent on units 2 and 3.

    “If you think about the challenges that we've done here, we've met them all. And we certainly couldn't have done it without the Boilermakers that we've had here. It's the quality of the Boilermakers we've got here. I've told this to many people. I've been with Bechtel almost 30 years and I have to say that this is the best team that I've ever worked with.

    — Site Manager, Bechtel Power Corporation, Fred Fine

    Renewables

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  • Power Generation

    Boilermakers have a diverse portfolio of work within power generation, including projects in gas-fired, biomass, nuclear and coal-fired power plants. Our productive, multi-skilled craftsmen can weld, fit and rig anything, anywhere and in any season, as we did for TVA.

    In the spring of 2017, Tennessee Valley Authority had 56 projects across 10 planned outages with a $15.9 million investment in TVA's Kingston Project. Boilermakers manned those outages. During the four months of work, there were zero safety incidents, zero environmental incidents, and no clearance violations, workplace conduct issues or quality issues. In addition, TVA met or beat every outage schedule, met their budget and maintained exceptional housekeeping.

    I've worked on a lot of coal plants and worked with a lot of Boilermakers for a long time on back-end jobs...You've got so much work in a small area, and the Boilermakers are the first ones out of the gate...The Boilermakers performance and expertise on these jobs is more critical than ever.

    — Tennessee Valley Authority, Billy Ours, project manager, Kiewit Power

    Power Generation

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Boilermaker Facts

  • The Boilermaker lost-time rate has consistently beaten the national average for the construction industry — .6% in 2018 compared to Boilermakers' .12%
  • The Boilermaker substance abuse testing program became mandatory in 1996, making the Boilermakers the ONLY building trades union to impose it as a requirement.
  • All construction Boilermakers are required to complete Boilermaker Code training, a program designed to create a cultural shift and provide employers with a reliable, skilled workforce.
  • Through rigorous training, Boilermakers have lowered OSHA recordable injuries by 90% since 1989.
  • The Boilermakers' Common Arc Program has resulted in a 95% drop in welding certification costs to owners and contractors.
  • The Boilermakers Delivery System is a proprietary system that connects Boilermakers, owners and contractors with real-time availability, project opportunities and manpower demand.
  • Our Welding Boot Camp has a 94% pass rate and is designed to get those with various welding skills up to speed and up to Boilermaker standards.

Why Boilermakers?

Boilermakers do it all—but better. And that means Boilermakers save owners and contractors time and money. We're adaptable, experienced craftspeople who have multifaceted skillsets and can weld anything, no matter how tight the space or how dirty the project; build even the most uniquely complicated scaffolding; and rig any kind of load. Any kind.

Boilermakers complete the most challenging jobs on time, on budget and with safety as the priority of every project. Plus, the Boilermakers' unique crew distribution makes it possible to offer contractors and owners a flexible, tailored and ready workforce.

If you want skilled craftspeople who can complete any job with excellence, hire the Boilermakers. We'll stake our 130-year reputation on doing the job right. The first time.

  • 94% Boot Camp Weld Test Pass Rate
  • 90% Reduction of OSHA Recordables
  • 100% Mandatory Drug-Tested
  • 100% Mandatory Boilermaker Code Training
  • 95% Reduction in Costs of Weld Tests for Employers

    What Owners and Contractors say about Boilermakers

    • FirstEnergy: Boilermakers outage work

      Coal Safety Quality
    • Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery: Boilermaker productivity and quality

      Refinery Safety Scheduling Budget Quality
      The craft performance on this job was a testament to the Boilermaker MOST Program and the cooperation among trades on the site, working under the GPPMA agreement.

      — Madison Project Manager Robert Henderson

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    • Venture Management team at Byron Nuclear Station: Exemplary service

      Nuclear Safety Quality
    • CB&I Stone & Webster Construction, Entergy Nuclear at Palisades Station: Excellent Boilermaker work

      Nuclear Scheduling Quality
    • Outage on Unit 6, Havana Energy Complex: Completed under budget

      Budget Safety Scheduling
    • Kingston Fossil Plant, GUBMK: Successful outage

      Coal Safety Quality
    • NAES Power Contractors, Sunflower Electric: Ahead of schedule

      Combined-Cycle Scheduling Safety
    • Nine Mile Nuclear Generating Station, Scriba, New York: Finished ahead of schedule

      Nuclear Scheduling Safety
    • Aker Construction: Solid Boilermaker welds and safety

      Combined-Cycle Safety Quality
    • Brayton Point, Kiewit Infrastructure Co.: Safety first

      Coal Safety
    • Waukegan Station Unit 7 ESP hot-to-cold conversion: Ahead of schedule

      Coal Scheduling
    • Cholla Unit 1 superheat project: No weld rejects

      Coal Safety Scheduling
    • AES Corp: Boilermakers safety

      Combined-cycle Safety
    • Bechtel Power, Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System: Quality despite challenges

      Renewables Quality
    • Honua Ola Bioenergy retrofit in Hawaii: Excellence in an unpredictable environment

      Bio-Mass Quality Safety Scheduling
    • Tennessee Valley Authority, Kiewit Power: Work ethic and safety

      Quality Safety Coal Combined-Cycle
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