April 1, 2006
Articles
Callbacks
Ask any 20 service contractors what their worst headache is, and it's likely they'll all tell you the same thing: callbacks....
Staying Inside the Box
img src="/images/archive/13896codes0100j_00000006752.jpg" width="200" height="294" border="0" align="right"All businesses have been urged to "think outside...
Calculating Loads: A Contractor's Best Friend
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How to Keep Your Technicians Happy
BY RAY ISAAC How can you ensure that your service technicians the most public face of your company are representing you well in the community? An old...
Dive into Indoor Pool Dehumidification
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How to Make a Tool Management System Work For You
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ARI's Hawkins Targets U.S./China Product Counterfeiting
The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) is trying to keep a trickle of counterfeit comfort products from becoming a tidal wave. On a recent...
From A to Z: The Best of Tom McCart from the Service Roundtable, Part 5
Tom McCart, the first salesperson to sell $1 million of residential replacement sales in the HVAC industry, left a rich legacy of advice for contractors....
The Risks of 'Thermometer Marketing'
When its super hot outside, the thermometer is doing your marketing for you and youre saving a bundle in marketing costs. Isnt that how it goes? Not so...
Practical Standards to Measure HVAC System Performance
Practical industry standards are rock-solid principles that you can depend on to evaluate how well your HVAC system is performing. You can measure any...
ACCA Welcomes 2006-2007 Officers and Directors
Richard Dean was elected chairman of the board of directors for the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) at the 2006 Annual Conference and Indoor...
Fedders Hosts 12-day Trip to China
Fedders Corporation recently hosted a 12-day, all expense paid "Incentive Trip to China" for more than 100 distributors, dealers, contractors, builders...
Rheem/GE Retail Finance Offer 3% Rate till June 15
Rheem Manufacturing Company, Air Conditioning Division has partnered with GE Retail Finance to lower its KwikComfort financing rate from 6.45% to 3% through...
Modine Completes Plant Merger
Modine Manufacturing Company, Racine, WI, has finalized the closing of its Bensalem, PA plant, and has shifted that production to facilities in Buena...
Yorks Source 1 Promotes TimeSaver Compressors
Source 1, the aftermarket division of the Unitary Products Group of York a Johnson Controls Company, is providing distributors with a marketing program...
Star Supply Moves to Larger Digs, Same Town
The Star Supply Company, New Haven, CT, has relocated to a new 165,000 square foot facility. The new facility features greater inventory and in-stock...
Coleman Announces Spring Promotion
Rebates, special financing and an extended warranty plan are the centerpiece of the spring 2006 Cash Back Now promotion from Coleman Heating and Air Conditioning,...
American Standard Hosts PHCC Educational Foundation Meeting
American Standard, Princeton, NJ, hosted the mid-year meeting of the Plumbing Heating Cooling Contractors National Association (PHCC) Educational Foundations...
How to Measure Economizer Airflow
Fresh air is essential to good indoor air quality in some homes and nearly all commercial buildings. Its primary use is to freshen the indoor air and...
From A to Z: The Best of Tom McCart From The Service Roundtable, Part 7
New Construction Talk to all your general contractors about an "upgrade program" for the homebuyers. Reward the general contractor for each upgrade client...
Contractor Marketing Prices Rise
Hudson, Ink of Montgomery, Alabama focuses on helping the in-home service contractor market more effectively with turn-key marketing packages, customer...
Ron Bernstein Named new LonMark Director
LonMarkInternational has appointed Ron Bernstein to the role of executive director. Bernstein has extensive experience in the specification, design, and...
Jeff Evans Joins Equiguard
Jeff Evans has joined Equiguard, Oakbrook, Il, as vice president, sales and marketing for North America. Evans brings a wealth of experience in the HVACR...
Grunau Co. Joins APi Group of Specialty Contractors
Grunau Company President, Paul Grunau has sold the company to APi Group, Inc., a Minnesota-based company now comprised of 29 independently managed specialty...
A.O. Smith Names Five to Key Posts
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI, has announced the following executive appointments: Patricia K. Ackerman named vice president and treasurer. Ackerman...
The HVAC Industry Loses a Pioneer and Friend
After battling cancer and other ailments for a number of years, Robert H. Owens, 78, founder and chairman of Owens Companies, Inc., died on March 6 at...
Pompa Succeeds Chesser as CFO of Emcor Group
Emcor Group, Inc., Norwalk, CT, has named Mark A. Pompa as its new executive vice president and chief financial officer. Pompa succeeds Leicle E. Chesser,...
Viessmann Celebrates 25 Years in North America
With more than 500 invited guests from across North America and Europe, Viessmann Manufacturing, Waterloo, Ontario, Canda, celebrated its silver anniversary...
PHCC of the Sacramento Valley Helps Repair Homes for Needy
Members of the PHCC of the Sacramento Valley in California helped repair 13 houses for needy families in Sacramento April 29 as part of a Rebuilding Together...
Home Ventilating Institute is All About IAQ
Indoor air pollution causes health problems for many homeowners, including chronic respiratory disease. The Home Ventilating Institute is a 50 year-old,...
Spirax Sarco Buys Flow Meter Company
Spirax Sarco, Inc., Blythewood, SC (SSI) has purchased Advanced Flow Technology Co. from AMJ Equipment Corp., Lakeland, FL. Following the purchase, AFTCO...
From A to Z: The Best of Tom McCart from the Service Roundtable, Part 6 Topics Beginning With the Letters 'K' Through 'M'
Knocking on Doors I wanted to keep this a SECRET! The best place to find a helping hand is at the end of your arm. Use it for knocking on doors meeting...
How (and Why) to Measure Return Air Grille Pressure Drop
You know the sound when the fan comes on and the filter in the return grille smacks the back of the filter grille housing? Is that good or bad for your...
Does Your Website Fit Your Marketing Mix?
It doesnt matter how hard you work, how nice your office space is, how clean and colorful your trucks are. These days, if you dont have a website, people...
York's Source 1 Division Offers Monthly Promotions
Source 1, the aftermarket division of the Unitary Products Group of York a Johnson Controls Company, has initiated a monthly specials program for Source...
ICOR Presents Retrofit Seminar for RSES Members
ICOR International, Inc., conducted a new training program, "Commercial/Industrial Refrigeration: Retrofit Considerations," at the April meeting of the...
Ward Manufacturing Acquires Wisconsin Nipple and Fitting
Ward Manufacturing, Inc., Blossburg, PA, has acquired the assets of Wisconsin Nipple and Fitting Corporation, Milwaukee, WI. The acquisition expands Wards...
The Home Depot Completes Acquisition of Hughes Supply
The Home Depot has finalized its acquisition of Hughes Supply, Inc., Orlando, FL, a leading distributor of construction, repair and maintenance products....
ANSI Approves SMACNAs New HVAC Duct Construction Manual
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) announced that the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Associations (SMACNA) new HVAC...
ACCA Proposed Installation Standards Posted for Comments
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has issued a call for comments on the Air Conditioning Contractors of Americas (ACCA) HVAC Quality Installation...
Rheem Water Heaters Honors Top Suppliers at Annual Conference
The Water Heating Division of the Rheem Manufacturing Company paid special tribute to eleven different suppliers at its Annual Supplier Conference, May...
Common Direct Mail Mistakes to Avoid
Direct Mail can be the most lucrative marketing tool youll ever use if you use it correctly. Yet most people waste wads of money on ineffective mailings...
A Grand Gathering of the Best in the Industry
Where can you go to gather with your industry peers and share in the common purposes, operations, problems and goals of your business? Where can you meet...
Invaluable Opportunities Benefit Members
My son Spencer, daughter-in-law Cherrie and I attended the January Professional Development Retreat in Vail, and we came away tremendously impressed with...
An Impressive Show(ing)
HARDI members are proud. They are by nature professional, competitive, industrious, generous and supportive. Supportive to their industry, to their association...
HARDI Home Study Institute Accredited
The Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council has confirmed that HARDI's Home Study Institute has met all current standards...
HARDI's First Counter Specialist
Susie Smith, branch manager for cfm Distributors, Kansas City, MO, is the first person to complete an education and training review under the new HARDI...
Regional Meetings
It's springtime, and for HARDI, that means the kickoff of Regional Meetings. HARDI in North America is comprised of several regions, each with its own...
Two New Distributor Members Join the Ranks of HARDI, Two Current Members Share in the Benefits
There is simply nothing else that can match an honest word of endorsement from a person who is already active in HARDI. Recognizing the value that members...
OBITUARIES
Donald M. Keefer, retired owner of McPherson Supply Co., Portland, OR, died in Escondido, CA, on Dec. 20, 2005, at the age of 91. Keefer served as NHAW...
HVACR Distribution: Different Players, Same Game
The big news these days is the acquisition of Hughes Supply by retail behemoth The Home Depot. How will this affect the HVACR independent wholesale distributor?...
Upcoming HARDI Meetings & Conferences
Southeastern Regional Meeting April 30-May 2, 2006Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grande DunesMyrtle Beach, SC Combined Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic...
