The Experiences of Inland Air Balance Inc.
NAME AND TITLE: David R. Jones, President
COMPANY NAME, CITY, STATE: Inland Air Balance Inc., San Dimas, Calif.
HOW LONG IN BUSINESS: Five years
BIGGEST CHANGE TO THE BUSINESS: Recent Enforcement of Title 24 - California Energy Code.
KEY MARKETS: Hospitals, retail, commercial development, military, schools, restaurants, and smoke evacuation systems
ASSOCIATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS: TABB, NEBB, and ASHRAE
HOW DO THESE AFFILIATIONS HELP YOU: TABB - training for technicians; ASHRAE - technical data
BIGGEST CURRENT HURDLE TO OVERCOME: Being a young business with the current economy, causing a lack in work and the ability to access funding.
COMPANY STATISTICS (number of employees in field, service, installation, office; number of trucks): Five field technicians, one full-time office manager, one part-time estimator.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE INDUSTRY: The varying projects from day to day. Also, never knowing what situations our technicians are going to have on the different projects we have.
SUMMING IT UP: Personally with almost 20 years in the TAB industry, just when you think you have seen it all, the next situation or project arises.
To be featured in The NEWS’ contractor profile, e-mail barbarachecket-hanks@achrnews.com.
Publication date: 03/01/2010
COMPANY NAME, CITY, STATE: Inland Air Balance Inc., San Dimas, Calif.
HOW LONG IN BUSINESS: Five years
BIGGEST CHANGE TO THE BUSINESS: Recent Enforcement of Title 24 - California Energy Code.
KEY MARKETS: Hospitals, retail, commercial development, military, schools, restaurants, and smoke evacuation systems
ASSOCIATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS: TABB, NEBB, and ASHRAE
HOW DO THESE AFFILIATIONS HELP YOU: TABB - training for technicians; ASHRAE - technical data
BIGGEST CURRENT HURDLE TO OVERCOME: Being a young business with the current economy, causing a lack in work and the ability to access funding.
COMPANY STATISTICS (number of employees in field, service, installation, office; number of trucks): Five field technicians, one full-time office manager, one part-time estimator.
FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE INDUSTRY: The varying projects from day to day. Also, never knowing what situations our technicians are going to have on the different projects we have.
SUMMING IT UP: Personally with almost 20 years in the TAB industry, just when you think you have seen it all, the next situation or project arises.
To be featured in The NEWS’ contractor profile, e-mail barbarachecket-hanks@achrnews.com.
Publication date: 03/01/2010
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