Yearout Mechanical Inc., a mechanical contractor with projects throughout New Mexico, announced that it has adopted Textura—Construction Payment Management (CPM) to manage its projects, subcontractors, and material suppliers.

Gary Marowske could be considered the Goldilocks of the HVAC contracting business trying out a few groups before finding the one that fit just right. Which one did he choose?
 

In this article, The NEWS shares information on different industry associations and how each can play a vital role in the growth of HVAC contracting businesses.

There are many ways to grow an HVAC contracting business including developing a best business practice philosophy, expanding local service areas, bringing new and talented people on board, adding products and services, or acquiring add-on businesses. What else can you do to expand your business?

EMCOR Group Inc. announced that its subsidiary EMCOR Services Scalise Industries has been awarded a contract for the installation of mechanical and fire protection systems in the Nuclear Physics Laboratory Building at the University of Pittsburgh.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Brady, a company that provides energy systems for commercial and industrial facilities across North Carolina, has made a number of announcements concerning new hires.

“You don’t stay in this business for 75 years if you don’t do it right,” said Wayne E. Lanhardt, president and majority owner of the McCrea family of companies. “We call it ‘the McCrea way’ — do it the right way the first time.” Lanhardt’s claim that his family’s business is doing it the right way is borne out by the numbers. Revenues for 2010 were around $30 million.

Why have some companies been better at dramatically reducing costly hiring mistakes and — ultimately — turnover? What’s the real secret to successful hiring?

New Hampshire contractor Steve Berger is — like the state he lives in — somewhat of a nonconformist by his own admission. What does he do differently and how does he make it work? 

While manufacturers continue to look at ways to make HVACR equipment as energy efficient as possible, just as much attention is being paid to finding ways to get that equipment off the electric grid and powered as much as possible by such alternative energy sources as solar, wind, photovoltaic (PV), and geothermal.