Morris-Jenkins Charlotte, NC

Dewey Jenkins purchased the Morris Heating & Cooling company in 1990, and renamed it Morris-Jenkins. Since then, the company has grown from 12 employees to 140. Keys to the company's success include emphasis on change and improvement, and a commitment to honesty, integrity, and fairness. Morris-Jenkins is the ContractingBusiness.com 2009 Residential Contractor of the Year.

You can hear Dewey Jenkins' story during his award acceptance speech at HVAC Comfortech, Sept. 23-26, Nashville, TN.

Visit hvaccomfortech.com for more information on HVAC Comfortech and HVACR Week.

IN THE TRUCKS

• Number and type of trucks/vans: 12 Chevrolet pick-ups; 11 Chevrolet box trucks; 45 Chevrolet work vans; 13 Dodge Sprinter vans; 2 Ford Explorers.
• Tools technicians carry: Robinair^® vacuum pump; Appion^™ recovery machine; Uniweld^® torch kit; Shop -Vac^® vacuum.
• Test instuments technicians carry: Inficon D-Tec electronic leak detetor; Fluke^® carbon monoxide detedtors; Supco carbon monoxide detectors; UEi electronic manometer; Nu-Calgon coil gun; UEi digital temperature probe; Fluke digital psychrometer; Ritchie digital psychrometer; Fluke digital volt/ohm meter; Testo Video Pro inspection camera; Ridgid^® See-Snake^® inspection camera; TIF^™ digital refrigerant scale; Yellow Jacket^® refrigerant gauges; Dwyer^® magnehelic gauge; Supco micron gauge.
• Field communications: Nextel.
• Brand of ladders: Werner^®.

IN THE OFFICE

• Business management software: Timberline^®; Microsoft^® Office.
• Business software: S2000 WIN^®.
• Sales management software: Microsoft^® Office.
• Business Internet connection: T1 lines from NuVox^®
• Computer/printer equipment: HP^®.
• Photocopier/fax machine: Canon^®.
• Credit Cards Accepted: American Express^®, Discover^®, MasterCard^®, Visa^®.
• Uniform suppler: Rent from G&K Services
• Certification — Number of technicians currently certified, and type of certification: 42 North American Technicians Excellence (NATE)-certified technicians.

IN THE SHOP

• Preferred HVAC heating equipment brands: Comfortmaker^®, Ruud^®, York^®.
• Preferred HVAC cooling equipment brands: Comfortmaker, Ruud, York.
• Preferred accessory equipment: Aprilaire^®, Honeywell^®.
• Preferred zoning equipment: Honeywell, Zone First^®.
• Amount of equipment inventoried: $82,000.
• Preferred distributors: Coastline Distribution; Virginia Air; N.B. Handy; Johnstone Supply; Dealers Supply.