Mel Kleiman, a motivational speaker and authority on employee hiring and retention, says contractors need to take the time to know how to hire and retain the best employees available, not just ones who can, as he put it, “fog a mirror.”
It’s hard for people to understand each other when they come from different backgrounds due to when they were born. But the generation gap doesn’t have to be so hard to bridge if people understand how lifestyles can be molded by the era in which a person is born.
In the magical world of Disney, children are encouraged to use their imaginations and dream. These dreams are played out daily in the Disney theme parks in Orlando, Fla. - the setting for the 2007 Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Conference & Indoor Air Expo.
The ACCA expo is big enough (137 companies and 199 booths as of mid-February) for contractors to get a good blend of product information, yet small enough for a visitor to spend more quality time with his or her favorite manufacturer’s rep.
The 2007 Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) Conference & Indoor Air Expo in Orlando is attracting record numbers of registrants and exhibitors, in part because of the location. But that’s not the main reason why HVAC contractor members are going.
In this age of miracle medical procedures and missions to Mars, why should it be absurd to think that mankind isn’t capable of adding a 25th hour to the day?
You may be spending too much time looking inward at what you can do to improve your bottom line when the best answers can be found amongst the competition. Some of the best ideas are those being used by your competitors.
Gone are the days of big, clunky toolboxes. And future innovations will make today’s technology look a tad prehistoric, too. The NEWS recently conducted an informal online poll to find out what “gadgets” HVAC contractors are sending their techs out into the field with - and what they see as the gadgets of the future.
Behind every good HVAC system is a very good support system. Not designed to be seen or heard, but these products play an important and integral part of the total HVAC system. The list includes drives and motors, which were on display at the expo.
A recent trend at the AHR Expo has been the dramatic increase of software companies showing off their new software packages that are designed to run powerful programs and make operating systems and equipment more state-of-the-art. This year’s show was no exception.