The National Comfort Institute (NCI) Summit 2015, held February 23-24 at the Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa on Mission Bay, was a time to recognize achievements in HVAC as well as obtain some high-octane learning.
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning contractors were recognized for excellence in the group’s "Leader Board Awards" ceremony, as well as during the closing awards banquet recognizing top member leaders in a number of different categories.
The NCI "Leader Board" is a performance tracking system that compares member companies to one another. As a benchmarking system, it sets up friendly competition between member technicians.
“One-way to force ourselves to reach higher, stretch further, and achieve more, is to see how our efforts compare with those of peers. The Leader Board is a helpful tool in achieving this comparison. This performance tracking system encourages team participation and invites individual recognition," said Dominick Guarino, NCI Chairman and CEO.
'Leader Board' Award Winners
Residential Replacement – High Net Comfort Advisor Sales
Winner: Mark Fisher, FisherAir Heating and Air Conditioning Services, Brea, CA
Runners-Up: Connor Krause and Tom Salisbury, Sr., both of Lakeside Service Co., Brighton, MI
Commercial Replacement – High Net Comfort Advisor Sales
Winner: Lloyd Wenzel, Wighton's Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA
Runners-Up: Don Okon, Homer Nine & Sons, Inc., Bridgewater, PA, Jerry Westendorf, Jansen's Heating & Air, Effingham, IL
Service Revenue – High Net Sales – Service Technicians
Winner: Kurtis Deline, Lakeside Service Co., Brighton, MI
Runners-Up: Tim Logan, FisherAir Heating and Air Conditioning Services, Brea, CA, Jim DeWitt, Lakeside Service Co., Brighton, MI
Service Agreements – Service Technicians
Winner: Oscar Vargas, FisherAir, Brea, CA
Runners-Up: Jason Lamb, FisherAir Heating and Air Conditioning Services, Brea, CA, Eric Hesch, Lakeside Service Co., Brighton, MI
Residential Installation Production - High Net Sales - Service Techs
Winner: Brian Cook, Lakeside Service Co., Brighton, MI
Runners-Up: Robert Mittelsteadt, Ryan Wilson, FisherAir Heating and Air Conditioning Services, Brea, CA
'Members Award' Winners
During the closing banquet and awards ceremony, NCI President Rob Falke and Chairman Dominick Guarino recognized a number of companies for their accomplishments in a number of categories. This recognition is known as the NCI Member Awards program and the winners are as follows:
Winner: Air Force One, Canyon Lake, CA – Charlie and Linda Dierenger, accepting
Runners-Up: Star City Appliance Heating & Cooling, Lincoln, NE;
Copeland & Son AC & Heating Service, Nashville, TN
2015 Contractor of the Year - Medium Size Category
Winner: Home Energy Experts, Reno, NV – Eric Robnett, accepting
Runners-Up: FisherAir Heating and Air Conditioning Services, Brea, CA;
Four Seasons AC & Heating Co., Kingsville, TX
2015 Contractor of the Year - Large Size Category
Winner: Pippin Brothers, Lawton, OK – Mark Pippin accepting
Runners-Up: Hammond Services, Griffin, GA;
Holt Plumbing & Heating Des Moines, IA
2015 Training Excellence Award
Winner: Kennihan Plumbing Heating & AC, Valencia, PA – Bill Kennihan accepting
Runners-Up: T.M. Johnson, Cambridge, MN;
Holt Plumbing & Heating Des Moines, IA
2015 Partner of the Year
Winner: The New Flate Rate — Rodney Koop accepting
2015 David Debien Technical Excellence Award
Winner: Vince DiFilippo, DiFilippo Service, Paoli, PA
2015 Chairman’s Award
Winner: Lakeside Service Co., Brighton, MI — John Boylan accepting.