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The Training Investment: Why Keep Employees Sharp?
Henry Ford allegedly once said, 'The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training them and having them stay.' This statement, which I always attributed to HVAC Consultant Vicki LaPlant, will never lose its relevance. In his...
Duct Traverse: The Right Tool for the Right Job
Performing a duct traverse is a fundamental skill that air balancers need to master. It's also a key skill for HVAC technicians who want to measure and improve system performance for their customers. With the different instruments available for performing a traverse,...
The ABCs of High-Performance Contracting: Part 8
High-Performance Selling in the HVAC industry is actually more of a buying process. When done right, the customer will typically make the buying decision long before a formal proposal is ever written or presented. While this series couldn't practically include every...
Communication + Organization = Success and Profit
Communication and organization are important to any company's success. Without these qualities, jobs often don't work out well and can end up going wrong due to making assumptions. Duct renovations can have a lot of complications if you don't communicate the scope of...
A Contractor’s Secrets to Duct Renovation Sales
Like many contractors, I always thought I was in the business of selling HVAC equipment. At Pippin Brothers we began as a commercial plumbing and HVAC company. We were really good at that. We still are. We eventually decided to get into the service business to take...
Will 2019 Be Kind to the HVAC Industry? Changes are Afoot
Last year the U.S. economy was kind to the HVAC industry. By one measure, 2018 U.S. Refrigeration and HVAC Equipment new orders are trending towards having the best year. New orders to manufacturers during the 12 months through October (most recent data available)...