Articles by Mike Murphy

Forecasting is Tricky Business

February 12, 2007
It is the time of year for reviewing all the forecasts from 2006 and making early adjustments to the 2007 plan. If you’re at all like me, most of you hope that no one will recall the projections you made last year at this time.
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NFL Scout Goes From the Gridiron to the Trenches

January 29, 2007
John Lombardi, grandson of coach Vince Lombardi, discusses leaving work in the National Football League for the competitive field of HVAC in Green Bay Packer country.
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Quality Installations Being Questioned

January 22, 2007
In the last 18 months, DOE has sat in on meetings in which manufacturers’ equipment test procedures for efficiency ratings have been challenged. So, the government’s interest in this industry isn’t random. But what has brought about the high level of interest in the installation procedures utilized by contractors?
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MCAA Recruitment Effort Hits Home Run

January 15, 2007
The Mechanical Contractor’s Association of America (MCAA) is betting on some eventual return on its investment as nearly 135 students from 25 colleges and universities descended upon Atlanta for the sixth annual Student Chapter summit. College students and their faculty advisors and instructors participated in the 2006 summit.
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Largest Mexican Contractor Leads the Way

January 15, 2007
In 1951, Carlos Armella Maza and a partner founded Calefacciòn y Ventilaciòn S. A. (CYVSA®). Could Armella have imagined that a tour of CYVSA today would take nearly an hour as one passes through a number of security points in the 160,000-square-foot facility that is corporate headquarters for a 1,700-employee company?
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HVACXchange: The Quiet Option

January 15, 2007
HVACXchange is a unique opportunity for commercial mechanical contractors to discuss strategic business issues with top executives from HVAC manufacturing companies. It provides for one-on-one discussions in a secluded business setting.
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Unified Group Plans Strategies

January 15, 2007
During the opening session of The Unified Group’s Annual Meeting, the roar of an Air Force F-16 taking off echoed against the meeting room walls. It was Rob “Waldo” Waldman’s cue to take charge, and take charge he did. The former fighter pilot had flown 65 combat missions around the world, primarily in Kosovo during the crisis in that Eastern European area.
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Promote Service in the New Year

January 8, 2007
An often-quoted study, known as the LSU Study, is an important piece of work - completed in 1984, and still the de facto statement on preventative maintenance - but very few people in our industry seem to understand its significance.
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Record Attendance at HARDI National Meeting

December 25, 2006

At the Heating, Airconditioning and Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) 2006 Annual Fall Conference, Bill Shaw, 2005-06 president, told attendees that the year was spent working to expand relations with all industry organizations in North America and Europe.


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Christmas in St. Louis

December 25, 2006
I think the holiday season is one that brings out the best in most people. So, just for you, a simple poem wishing you and yours a happy holiday season.
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