MT. LAUREL, N.J. - The Eastern Heating and Cooling Council announced that it will award the winner of the North American Technician Excellence (NATE) Certified Technician Competition with an additional prize (to be announced). The competition will take place in St. Louis, Sept. 15, 2004; corporate sponsors include International Service Leadership and Lennox Industries.
This year's finalists were chosen from the 10,000-plus techs that passed a NATE exam between June 1, 2003, and May 30, 2004. In addition, each finalist had to be an eligible high scorer from his or her region.