Believing in yourself and your abilities can be tough sometimes. A test of faith is now taking place in New Orleans as contractors struggle to return their businesses to the success they had before Katrina.
Jo Wagner isn’t just the president of the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling-Contractors (PHCC) National Association. She is also a business owner. She spoke about her business concerns to members of the ACCA of Texas/APHCC at the Texas Annual Conference & Tradeshow.
Change or die. That was the often-repeated message in a recent study commissioned by the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA). The report concludes that if the two main groups in the unionized sheet metal industry do not fundamentally alter the way they currently operate, each will cease to exist.
In the eyes of Roy Kuczera, ductless mini-split systems are among the best technologies for retrofit applications - whether for additions, whole-home cooling, or to improve interior comfort for spaces lacking sufficient HVAC.
Contractor Michael Cappuccio realized he needed to find a more profitable business plan, including finding a new mode for the delivery of intelligent HVAC systems - meaning, in his estimation, an alternative to conventional, forced-air systems.
The concept of a ductless DX air conditioning system that is familiar in the world today has gradually evolved since being introduced en mass in the 1970s.
The growth of a strong HVAC contracting company depends on many factors, such as the entrepreneurial smarts of the individual business owner or the collective strength of a network of contractors backing each individual owner. The HVAC trade has seen a good deal of both, beginning with the growth of the mom and pop businesses, to franchising opportunities, and the most recent trend, consolidation. Where will a new wave of growth come from?
Thanks to technological improvements, smart sensors, and new integrated systems, supplying proper ventilation for homes and buildings has improved dramatically in the past few years.
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