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Bryant Announces Dealer of the Year, Medal of Excellence Winners

The winners are ‘examples of how to take care of customers and run a successful business’

June 24, 2016

INDIANAPOLIS — IERNA’s Heating & Cooling Inc. of Lutz, Florida, was named the Bryant Dealer of the Year during the annual Bryant Dealer Rally in Indianapolis.

“Being named Bryant’s Dealer of the Year is an amazing feeling,” said Charlene Ierna, owner of IERNA’s Heating & Cooling. “I’m extremely humbled to accept this award. We’ve worked so hard to get here and this honor is dedicated to the entire IERNA’s team. Our staff is so passionate about what they do and their effort speaks volumes to what we’ve accomplished with this award.”

In addition to the Dealer of the Year, Bryant also announced its 15 Medal of Excellence winners, comprised of Bryant Factory Authorized Dealers from throughout North America who are judged based on overall sales growth, high-efficiency and IAQ equipment sales, customer satisfaction, and participation in dealer programs and promotions.

“Bryant dealers continue to raise the bar as some of the most professional and technically proficient in the HVAC industry,” said Matthew Pine, vice president, marketing, Bryant. “Our 2016 award winners are the very best of that esteemed group. The entire Bryant family of dealers can look toward our Dealer of the Year, IERNA’s Heating & Cooling Inc., and our Medal of Excellence winners as examples of how to take care of customers and run a successful business.”

The 2016 Medal of Excellence Winners are:

• A & L Heating and Air, Maryville, Tennessee

• Airclaws Inc., Amesville, Ohio

• Bob’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Woodinville, Washington

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• Britton Plumbing & Heating Inc., Waseca, Minnesota

• Carmichael Heating & Air Conditioning, Muskegon, Michigan

• Chapman Heating | Air Conditioning | Plumbing, Indianapolis

• Cool Care Heating & Air, Columbia, South Carolina

• Day Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Inc., Fairmont, Minnesota

• Frederick Air Inc., Frederick, Maryland

• IERNA’s Heating & Cooling Inc., Lutz, Florida

• Lyon Sheet Metal & Heating, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota

• McGlinn & Son, Lansdale, Pennsylvania

• Stewart Heating and Air Conditioning, Pittsburg, California

• V.M. O’Leary Sheet Metal & Heating, Cary, Illinois

• Valley Comfort Heating and Air, Santa Rosa, California

For more information, visit www.bryant.com.

Publication date: 6/24/2016

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