ARLINGTON, Va. - The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) has announced the finalists for the association’s 2009 Awards for Excellence in Contracting.

“We received an unusually large number of nominations this year from some exceptionally professional companies,” said Paul T. Stalknecht, ACCA president and CEO. “Our judging panel of past ACCA chairmen told us that this was by far the most difficult time they’ve ever had in selecting finalists because the caliber of entries was so high. Making it this far is a very high honor for each of the eight finalists in two categories.”

The winners in each category will be announced at the 2009 ACCA Conference, held Feb. 24-26 in Fort Worth. The finalists in the ACCA Award for Excellence in Residential Contracting are: Air Conditioning by Jay, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Apollo Heating & Air Conditioning, Cincinnati; Frymire Services, Dallas; and Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, Rochester, N.Y.

The finalists in the ACCA Award for Exellence in Commercial Contracting are: A/C Technical Services, Castroville, Texas; Harrington Engineering, Rocky Hill, Conn.; Newcomb & Company, Raleigh, N.C.; and Peaden Air Conditioning, Heating & Plumbing, Panama City, Fla.

For more information, visit www.acca.org.

Publication date:02/09/2009