In the U.S., Ferguson ended the year with sales of nearly $15 billion, an increase of 10.4 percent, which included price deflation of 0.5 percent mainly due to falling commodity prices in the first half.
I’m talking about 2016. Where did it go? We started with so much promise and expectation. Each year is a new race full of promise, hope, and challenge. Some of us exceeded the previous year, and better yet, our plan. That is a beautiful thing because it means we had a plan.
With no shortage of “experts” out there who all claim to do exactly the same thing, here are some of the things business owners should be looking for as they decide which company will earn their business.
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.
Making the decision to open another location is no small undertaking and involves finding the right people to staff the new location and doing a lot of research to make sure the new area can support another HVAC business.
The global HVAC equipment industry is expected to reach an estimated $105.7 billion by 2019, according to a report by Lucintel, a global management consulting and market research firm.
Over the past 20 years, the use of air conditioning has increased in all regions of the United States, but this increase has been most pronounced in the South, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).