The NEWSMakers Podcast: Beating the 2025 HVAC Slowdown With Maintenance, Marketing, and Money

BDR’s Jay Crowe explains how contractors are protecting margins despite lower call counts, refrigerant turbulence, and a projected 20%-25% drop in new equipment sales

In this NEWSmakers episode, BDR’s Jay Crowe details how inventory planning, strong maintenance programs, strategic financing, and careful tracking of PACE metrics can help contractors maximize every call in a soft market marked by refrigerant transition challenges and cautious homeowners. He also outlines why cutting marketing is a mistake, how CSRs and sales teams should communicate lead times and value, and how BDR’s business-planning and training resources are preparing clients for 2026.

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Dylan Kurt is an editor with The ACHR News. He is an award-winning political journalist with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Iowa. Growing up, Dylan spent a lot of time fetching tools and assisting his dad, who held professional licenses in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and refrigeration, at his small plumbing and heating business.