The powers that be at AirTime 500 did not allow the 400-plus attending members to drift away from the business at hand at its gathering. And, the business at hand was to make sure attendees had enough tools, services, and information to stay ahead of the pack.
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has launched an aggressive five-point legislative campaign that, if enacted, "would have a tremendously positive impact on our nation's economy and energy usage," said ACCA President and CEO Paul T. Stalknecht. The campaign highlights the importance of properly sized, installed, and maintained HVAC systems.
John Saucier is absolutely correct. It is about time relationships between manufacturers and contractors improve. Since taking over as chairman of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA), Saucier has taken the bull by the horns.
In this issue, The News features some of the more financially successful residential contractors — our Residential All-Stars. Money is not the issue in our annual “Best Contractor To Work For” contest, which we kick off this week.
Each of the elite contractors that placed on The News’ list of Residential All-Stars has worked hard to earn its fair market share (as well as total 2002 sales volume and customer loyalty) in either residential replacement/add-on or residential new construction work.
Recently on our Web site we asked readers if they thought an HVAC contracting brand name would ever catch on and become successful on a national level. The votes are in and it’s a hung jury.
Paul Stalknecht, the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) president and CEO, answered questions and dispelled rumors on the changes that have taken place the last few years in membership, the federation, new member technical and business-related services and products.
The News is in the midst of trying to determine the top residential contractors in the replacement market and the top residential contractors in the new construction market.
Micro Electro Mechanical System — or, MEMS. It’s coming to the HVAC world. And soon. That was one of the many warnings and messages at the third International Trade Press Forum, hosted by Siemens Building Technologies.