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The intent of the Heating Showcase is to help contractors prepare for this busy period by doing the research that will help them to distinguish between brands.

If I owned a nice Italian restaurant and had a finicky soap pump in the men’s room, I’d definitely swap it for a good one. I mean, they charge enough for the food in this place. How much could a working soap pump cost? And how cheap were these people? Gosh, talk about leaving a bad impression.

Pricing touches virtually every aspect of your business, fitting snugly inside the marketing discipline and artfully tying together your business philosophy as well.

When Clay Kennard launched his career in the trades, he didn’t start as a technician. Kennard went to school for accounting, and he worked as an accountant at a mechanical contractor, back in ’79. Then he realized that life behind the desk just wasn’t for him — so he decided to switch over and become a service tech.

The bill, which lawmakers and stakeholders often refer to as Perkins V, was an update of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006. Perkins V represents the authorization (but not actual appropriation) of funds to support a range of career education opportunities, including HVAC-related training, for six years, beginning in July 2019.

Determining which refrigerant may work best for an application can be challenging. While larger supermarket and restaurant chains usually have in-house personnel who help make this decision, they often turn to their local contractors for their advice as well.

Grocery store owners and managers are increasingly utilizing the IoT in order to monitor the performance of their refrigeration equipment, so they can take immediate action should a problem arise.

Manufacturers are rolling out a wide array of new equipment that utilizes all types of refrigerants, providing end users with a number of new options to consider.

And for women seeking a career in the skilled trades, it’s a win-win situation: reliable work and a job market that’s starved for talent.