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By adopting ServiceTitan’s AI-powered Max Program across 27 businesses, Southern Home Services is betting automation will define the future of HVAC operations.
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
Carrier may be bracing for a 20%-25% sales drop, but BDR’s Jay Crowe says many contractors are still posting profitable years. Hear how they’re doing it with better maintenance programs, tighter PACE tracking, and smarter financing.
HVAC companies are discovering that AI can handle the administrative grind, freeing up people to focus on skilled labor, customer relationships, and growth.
Seventy years after its founding, Schlosser & Associates still operates with a simple mindset: treat employees as associates, customers as partners, and every project as a long-term commitment, not a one-off contract.
Great leadership in the trades isn’t about doing it all yourself. It’s about creating the clarity, trust, and systems that empower your team to serve with purpose.
The contractors who win in the long term don’t play defense in the shoulder season. They play offense. They keep cashflow moving, protect their marketing budget, and use this slower stretch to strengthen their sales teams and sharpen their systems. That’s how they pull further ahead while everyone else hits the brakes.