NAME AND TITLE:David R. Jones, President

COMPANY NAME, CITY, STATE:Inland Air Balance Inc., San Dimas, Calif.

HOW LONG IN BUSINESS:Five years

BIGGEST CHANGE TO THE BUSINESS:Recent Enforcement of Title 24 - California Energy Code.

KEY MARKETS:Hospitals, retail, commercial development, military, schools, restaurants, and smoke evacuation systems

ASSOCIATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS:TABB, NEBB, and ASHRAE

HOW DO THESE AFFILIATIONS HELP YOU:TABB - training for technicians; ASHRAE - technical data

BIGGEST CURRENT HURDLE TO OVERCOME:Being a young business with the current economy, causing a lack in work and the ability to access funding.

COMPANY STATISTICS (number of employees in field, service, installation, office; number of trucks):Five field technicians, one full-time office manager, one part-time estimator.

FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE INDUSTRY:The varying projects from day to day. Also, never knowing what situations our technicians are going to have on the different projects we have.

SUMMING IT UP:Personally with almost 20 years in the TAB industry, just when you think you have seen it all, the next situation or project arises.

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Publication date:03/01/2010