There is no debate on the necessity to change or clean filters. Actually, there may not even be a debate on when to change or clean filters. The real debate may be in how to get people to change filters.
John Levey knows a little about oil tanks. The president of Oilheat Associates spoke with attendees at the 53rd Annual National Association of Oil Heating Service Managers (NAOHSM) Convention and Trade Show on the topic of oil tank management.
If you need to know how to install or repair a piece of equipment - or how to sell to or service a customer who has a specific piece of equipment - who is the most logical source for the answer? You ask the equipment manufacturer.
In order to ensure the success of his Salsarita's Fresh Cantina restaurants, Michigan-area developer Steve Alie turned to the technology of Tecumseh Compressor Group's Vector Series Refrigeration System. Alie hired Air King Refrigeration, Heating & Cooling of Detroit to design and install this component.
Training is an ongoing process with no start and finish date, only a continuing timeline. That is the approach used by contractor groups such as AirTime 500 and Excellence Alliance (EAI) when they plan training curriculum for their contractor members.
If you could only choose one training topic, program, or class that had the greatest impact on your business, what would it be? The NEWS put that question to its contractor consultants and got some very mixed results.
Many consumer products are designed for a short shelf life because technology keeps making them obsolete within a couple of years. Thankfully HVAC equipment doesn't have planned obsolescence.
Bob Wilkins of International Service Leadership (ISL) helped kick off the group's recent three-day meeting by hosting an all-day HVAC Business Management class. His intention was to "break business basics down to the most common denominator."
The new leader of Excellence Alliance (EAI) used the organization's spring 2006 meeting to introduce himself to EAI members. Mike Baker, the EAI president and CEO, also took time out to talk about his vision for the organization with The NEWS.
While contractors cannot control the effects of natural disasters and claims/litigation increases in non-HVAC businesses, they can implement changes in their own businesses to reduce or minimize insurance costs. One way to fight back is to have a company-wide safety program.