Jeff Kolb, a Dallas sports reporter, said the piece of sheet metal almost hit multiple production workers when it fell.

The company’s Partners of the Year are chosen based on growth, customer service, and sales and delivery of advanced HVAC solutions for both residential and commercial needs.

The Innovation Awards draw hundreds of manufacturers to enter new products or improvements upon existing products and technologies. All entries are reviewed and the winners selected by a panel of judges who are members of ASHRAE.

The conference offered Unified Group members an opportunity to share best practices on topics ranging from managing project expectations, to prefab strategies, to the use of artificial intelligence, and more.

Contractors who attend the two-day event will learn how to build systems and processes, a winning culture, boost sales, and much more, a CEO Warrior press release said.

“The future is very bright for Fujitsu and our distribution network,” said Tomokazu Hosoi, president of Fujitsu General America.

Authors of accepted papers may be invited to submit expanded papers for the consideration of publication in Science and Technology for the Built Environment, ASHRAE's journal for archival research.

The solutions unveiled at Pantheon 2024, a ServiceTitan trades conference, include an AI assistant that will work across ServiceTitan’s suite of products, along with new applications for sales and call centers.

These contests — always a popular attraction on the trade show floor — highlight the skills and expertise of the nation’s top apprentices in the plumbing and HVACR industries.