Training Goes Beyond Vo-Tech Schools The article on vocational schools ["Vocational Schools: Striving To Provide Quality Workers," June 13] by Mark Skaer was a very good article.We work with several
A recent whirlwind tour of annual conventions has revealed a consistent thread of conversation. Insurance woes have beset union shops, open shops, commercial and residential contractors, and distributors' businesses. No company is immune from the pain.
This column is being written at about the midway point of my annual fall refrigeration romp in which a lot of events related to the "R" of HVACR take place. Here are some general impressions.
Each time one of our service technicians approaches a home on a service call it's almost like trick or treat. Our goal is for the experience to be a treat for the homeowner so they don't feel like they were tricked.
Some HVAC contractors offer multiple services, e.g., plumbing, electrical, duct cleaning, or insulation, to try to lock in customers. It may not be practical for all contractors to branch out, but it may be practical to seek businesses with like synergies to partner up with.
Lifestyle buyers make up over half of the replacement market. Everyone in this group is willing to pay more money to be more physically and emotionally comfortable.
Recently, I spent half a day at perhaps the most intense gathering of HVAC entrepreneurs that I've ever had the occasion to witness - a MIX Group® meeting. MIX Group meetings are the domain of the Air Conditioning Contractors of America.
The NEWS' "Salary and Service Rates Editorial Study" asks readers what they pay their employees; what they charge their customers; and about practices such as flat-rate pricing, service agreements, dispatch options, etc. The most recent study shows a disturbing trend - at least in my view.
Every few months, I break bread with Paul Wadsworth of P. K. Wadsworth Heating & Cooling. I called to ask if he knew anyone who could install a humidification system in my home. He said he had just the right person to send over.
This industry just is not doing a good job in promoting its value to the world. In the long run, if you can't beat ‘em, why not join ‘em? If sex does sell, then let's get on the bandwagon.
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