Recently released figures show that fewer HVACR contractors’ customers and suppliers are filing for bankruptcy. That’s good news. The bad news is those same figures illustrate how difficult - and expensive - it has become for any financially troubled HVACR business to use bankruptcy as a tool for recovery.
Those who install and service ice machines, coolers, and freezers may want to take notice of what was shown recently at two major trade shows. First the Food Marketing Institute Show featured the latest products for supermarkets and c-stores. Then the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show highlighted similar technologies for restaurants, hotels, and motels.
Supply chain participants, no longer only a local
connection, are now global partners that daily rely on technological advances
to be successful. One such advance is radio frequency identification (RFID).
With widespread RFID usage on the horizon, having a basic knowledge of the
technology is necessary.
Any time a refrigeration system is opened to the atmosphere, it must be completely evacuated before refrigerant can be added back into it. Proper evacuation of a system is an important part of the overall repair process. It ensures that no atmospheric air remains in the system.
Improved refrigeration technology and beautification come together in a teaching project being funded by The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
When dealing with a residential cooling system, modulating compressor capacity - along with a variable-speed blower motor for the conditioned air - will deliver much tighter temperature control with a reduced humidity level within the conditioned space than a standard cooling system.
Scroll compressors continue to gain inroads throughout the HVACR industry. But a still-to-be-conquered new frontier for such technology is walk-in coolers.
Successful HVAC contractors are those businesspeople who are good with numbers. But which numbers need to be studied closely? The NEWS wanted to know and recently sponsored an online survey asking readers and Website visitors to list the items that have the biggest impact on profitability and just what percentages constitute a healthy profit margin.
Veteran service technician Gregg Ponke had a busy day recently. He helped his HVACR service company’s hospital client avert a $2,500 service call bill, saved $15,000 worth of food from defrosting, and prevented refrigerants from leaking into the environment - and that was just his first service call of the day.
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