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GreenStar Energy Systems – serving YOU: America’s HVAC Installers, Contractors, Technicians and Dealers

We guarantee we’ll save GreenStar Alliance members thousands on equipment costs. We are also here to help streamline your business, taking care of documentation and shipping for you as well! Learn more by calling 888-249-HVAC, or go to www.GreenStarAlliance.com!




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Goodrich Announces Acquisition of Two HVAC Contractors

Kenneth D. Goodrich, managing partner of US Peach LLC, an HVAC and plumbing service provider, recently announced the acquisition of The Honest Plumber, Heating & Air, a Las Vegas-based air conditioning, heating, and plumbing company, and Walton’s Air Conditioning, based in Corona, California.




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Hassler Honored with 2015 Contractor of the Year Award

Hassler Heating and Air Conditioning Inc. of El Cerrito, California, was named the 2015 Home Upgrade Program Contractor of the Year by PG&E and Energy Upgrade California.




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Harris Companies Acquires Quality Mechanical Contractors

Harris Companies, a leading national mechanical contractor, announced it has purchased Quality Mechanical Contractors based in Las Vegas. Founded in 1971, Quality Mechanical specializes in industrial, commercial, and residential HVAC, plumbing, piping, and sheet metal fabrication.




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Contractors Attend ‘Build Your Operating Manuals’ Workshop with NEWS Columnist Al Levi

Leaders from five service contracting companies from the plumbing, heating and cooling, and electrical industry joined contributing NEWS columnist Al Levi at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix on November 15-16, 2017 for The 7-Power Contractor® Build Your Operating Manuals Program Workshop.




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Oregon HVAC Contractor Certified as B Corporation

Reitmeier is the first commercial HVAC company in the world to achieve the distinction of becoming a certified B Corporation.




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Rapid Growth Puts Contractor on Inc. 5000 List

Ken Goodrich, CEO of Goettl Air Conditioning, acquired the company in 2013 and has since rapidly expanded its operations to include Tucson, Arizona; Phoenix; Las Vegas; and Southern California. This rapid expansion has been a primary factor in why the company has grown its employee count from less than 100 to more than 417 and increased revenues by five-fold.




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Contractor Celebrates 125th Year

The family business ties its roots back to the early mining days in Virginia City and has been passed down through five generations of leaders. During the anniversary event, Savage and Son gifted a check donation to the Fourth Ward School Museum in Virginia City.




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10 Factors That Determine Duct System Performance

Paying attention to these 10 factors will ensure that customers get the highest possible comfort and efficiency.




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Parker Sporlan Designs Products to Make Life Easier for Contractors

Parker Sporlanls latest offerings include a rugged carrying case, off-the-shelf valves, and a simple-to-use board for refrigeration control.




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Texas Contractor Wins Ethics Award

Gary's Heating and Air Conditioning has served residents in Amarillo, Texas, and the surrounding communities for over 40 years. According to the awarding organization, the company has established itself as the go-to HVAC experts not only because of its quality workmanship but also because of its excellent customer service.




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South Carolina Contractor Recognized

Harper General Contractors employees over 200 employees and does business in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia. Its average project size is between $2 million and $12 million, with capabilities for projects up to $100 million.




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Duct Cleaning Gets HVAC Contractors Into the Home

Air duct cleaning is an important part of indoor air quality, and that is why Rotobrush attended the 2022 AHR Expo to connect with HVAC contractors.




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Report: Commercial Contractor Confidence Nearly Doubled Since 2023

Just 3% of commercial contractors were pessimistic about the upcoming year in 2024, compared to 22% in 2023.




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RectorSeal: Drain Cleaner

ClearDrain PVC effectively eliminates major contributors to clogged HVAC/R condensate drains.




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ECM Partners With Arizona Commercial HVAC Contractor

ECM Technologies' ThermaClear conquers oil fouling by clearing the coil system from the inside, removing the oil barrier and super-lubricating the compressor.





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New Milwaukee Tool Mississippi Factory is its Largest in U.S.

The new Milwaukee Tool factory in Grenada County, Mississippi, will employ more than 800 people and is Milwaukee’s eighth location in Mississippi. It is also the company’s largest manufacturing facility in the U.S.




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FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - October 9, 2023

For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.




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FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - October 23, 2023

For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.




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FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - October 7, 2024

For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.




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FYI: News Briefs in HVAC - October 21, 2024

For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.




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HVAC Q&A Episode 2: Motivating HVAC Contractors To Do More Refrigerant Recovery

How do we motivate HVAC contractors to do more refrigerant recovery? The ACHR NEWS posed the question to three industry experts on the front lines of the refrigerant transition. Here’s what they had to say about what that will take — and what we’re all going to be in for if we don’t.




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Malco Products Brings Manufacturing to Former VISE-GRIP Nebraska Factory

Seven of the new full-time employees hired to start up operations previously worked at the VISE-GRIP factory. Malco plans to add jobs as production increases.




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Honeywell Helps Boost Boston Subcontractors for Energy-Saving Work

The initiative will also support Honeywell Energy Solutions Group’s existing multi-phase Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) program with Boston as part of the Renew Boston Trust program to help achieve energy and carbon reductions in city-owned historic buildings.




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Homegrown Training Academies Help HVAC Contractors Fill the Workforce Gap

Contractor-run training facilities allow company leaders to tailor the curriculum to meet their employment needs.




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TNFR Wraps Up Contractor Training and Strategizing Event

Business Uncensored partnered with Service World Expo to provide a joint event for contractors pursuing excellence in their local markets.




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Contractors’ Lives Made Easier With Software, Services

It took more than 17 months for Jackson Systems to research and build the Virtual Technician app, which won gold in the Contractor Services and Software category of the 2018 Dealer Design Awards.




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Online Scheduling Platforms Help HVAC Contractors Customize Customer Care

At some restaurants, customers can place an order online and go pick up lunch “as soon as possible” or “at a scheduled time.” Increasingly, service providers — like medical offices — are giving customers the option to schedule online, too. And the HVAC field is no exception.




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2019 Dealer Design Awards: Contractor Services & Software

Managing equipment is increasingly important to the HVAC industry. Parasense Refrigerant Management Software, gold winner, helps with this.




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Success Group International Celebrates 20 Years Of Helping Contractors at Its Dallas Expo

Success Group International recently hosted its fall 2019 Expo at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas.




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2020 Dealer Design Awards: Contractor Services & Software

Manifold Cloud Services Ltd. received the 2020 Gold award in the Contractor Services and Software category for its measureQuick app. The product is a universal Bluetooth application that allow tools from multiple manufacturers to be used on a single platform.




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2021 Dealer Design Awards: Contractor Services & Software

The Gold award for the Contractor Service and Software category went to SmartDiagnostics with SmartTutor™ (SDST) from Smartech Alliance, a division of SmartHVAC LLC.




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2022 Dealer Design Awards: Contractor Services & Software

The Contractor Services & Software category winners include an app that provides access to online product information, an app that helps contractors install and diagnose geothermal equipment, and a computer-based platform for home service businesses.




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Artificial Intelligence Smooths Exchanges Between HVAC Contractors and Customers

The AI features in communications software, such as voice-to-text and message-flagging, have made for faster, easier customer-contractor communications that are also more personalized and have less room for misunderstanding.




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Report Cites Four Factors Driving the Global HVAC Market

The global HVAC market is forecast to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of close to 7 percent by 2020, according to the latest report from Technavio. The research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the HVAC market from 2016 to 2020.




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Economist Says HVAC Contractors Will Grow Their Bottom Lines in 2018

SAN ANTONIO — For years, one of the highlights of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America’s (MCAA’s) Annual Convention has been the economic forecast offered by Brian Beaulieu, CEO of ITR Economics in Manchester, New Hampshire.




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PE Firm Invests in HVAC and Plumbing Contractor VMG

Vertical Mechanical Group is a full-service HVAC and plumbing contractor that specializes in large-scale commercial projects such as hotels and multi-family residential buildings.





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The NEWSMakers Podcast: HVAC Contractors and the HVLS Market

Back in December, The ACHR NEWS toured the Big Ass Fans facility in Lexington, Kentucky. While we were there we had the opportunity to tour the company’s facility and with its research and development center, and chat with general manager of industrial business lines, Andrew Koukis for the latest episode of the NEWSMakers podcast.




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Residential HVAC Equipment Designed With Contractors in Mind

Lennox’s SL280NV Ultra Low NOX gas furnace was built to address a market need in the South Coast and San Joaquin air quality districts in California, which require the reduction of emissions to 14 nanograms of NOX per joule.




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Hoshizaki America Inc. Promotes Sales Directors Brian Rakers and Dan Cazalet

Hoshizaki America Inc. named Brian Rakers senior sales director of the eastern zone and Dan Cazalet as regional sales director of the western region.




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New Ice Micro-Factory Unveiled In Florida

The world’s first autonomous ice micro-factory is designed to help eliminate middle-mile logistics to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, water waste, and plastic pollution.




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Ductwork Remains an Untapped Market for Many HVAC Contractors

Ducts play a crucial role but are often overlooked.




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HVACR Contractors Can Learn a Ton from Equipment Cooling Capacity Tables

Don’t assume equipment capacity or conditions. Instead, do some digging and find the tables for the equipment you install and service.




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Tips for HVAC Contractors Working With Sheet Metal

While some contractors fabricate sheet metal in-house and others outsource that work, both groups can benefit from a few best practices.




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The Growth in the Ductless Mini-Split Market: A Contractor Perspective

The ductless market has grown significantly in the U.S. in the last 20 years. What was once a fringe product has become a prominent subset of the HVAC world.




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New York Contractor Hosts Charitable Event

Volunteering a total of 244 hours of work, Arista’s employees put their skills and passion towards a great cause.




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Infographic: Report - 1 in 4 US Commercial Service Contractors Are Implementing AI

67% of contractors see digital transformation as important to their success.




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2023 Dealer Design Awards: Contractor Services & Software

The Gold award goes to a new computer application designed to help technicians save time and money and provide efficient HVAC equipment installation and diagnostics.




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Artificial Intelligence Can Help HVAC Contractors Run a Better Business

Contractors have to spend the time to effectively choose the right business management software that allows AI capabilities to fold into their day-to-day operations with ease.




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Rilla Shares Three Key Sales Insights with HVAC Contractors

Founding engineer and head of growth at Rilla, Will Gao, compares the value of data analysis for winning in sports to sales.