EGIA — a Sacramento, California-based nonprofit organization created to provide contractors with the knowledge, skills, products, services, tools, and training necessary to build high-growth, profitable businesses — brought its Leadership Academy Conference Tour to five locations throughout the U.S. in early 2016.
How can you keep your people happy and motivated through the dog days of summer? Some of the best owners in the industry have successfully navigated dozens of busy seasons and offer the following tips.
The transaction was completed by way of a merger of an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Enercare Solutions with Service Experts for a purchase price of $340.75 million.
You hired the best people. You've got the technical know-how. Despite your efforts, you can't seem to break through that ceiling at 3 percent or 4 percent profit. In simplest terms, running an HVAC business comes down to providing a service. Running a successful business is a bit more complicated.
Have you ever been “in the zone”? It’s that state of mind where you’re firing on all cylinders. Ideas and answers are coming to you rapidly — and they’re good ones. Professional athletes have games like this, in which they break records and carry their teams to the top. It would be nice to be able to create this state of mind every day.
Total HVACR sales represented by the Top 50 Distributors each year have steadily increased. In 2012, they accounted for more than $10.3 billion (fiscal year 2011); this rose to more than $11.5 billion in 2013, $12.8 billion in 2014, and $13.8 billion in 2015. This year, the top 50 represented $14.8 billion in sales for fiscal 2015.
Do you say, “I want to be the biggest, baddest, most profitable wholesale supply house in my market,” but you’re unsure how to do it? The answer is simple, but the execution and implementation are what separate the winners from the losers.
When I took over this magazine, I was fortunate enough to receive some laudatory comments about my arrival. Note, the comments came from others, and now that we’re approaching my second-year anniversary, I hope they feel the same way.
Mobile technology is trending when it comes to scheduling service calls. According to a CSG Intl. survey, nearly all respondents — 97.5 percent — want more control of the scheduling process and prefer alternatives to calling providers for an appointment.