You might call Gary Weeks of Weeks Service Co. ‘old school’ - and he’d be proud to accept the label. The company's demanding standards for employees may cause some to wonder what makes Weeks Service the winner of The NEWS’ “Best Contractor to Work for” contest for the South region.
Plant a tape recorder near any one of Greiner Heating & Air Conditioning’s 23 employees. Each will discuss only one subject: Patricia Greiner. And, it’s all good. Yes, each speaks highly about their boss.
For the eighth straight year, The NEWS asked the industry to point out contractors that are great to work for. We asked for the names of owners who, among other things, provide a secure, friendly, and challenging work environment for employees. In this issue The NEWS presents its 2006 “Best Contractor to Work for” winners.
“Sometimes I don’t even know what day it is,” confessed Ken Summers, vice president of Comfort Institute, who, on this particular day, was at the St. Louis (Mo.) Airport Marriott, to teach yet another seminar, this one titled, “How Today’s Contractors are Dealing With Comfort, IAQ, and Humidity … And Increasing Profits While Doing it.”
When a company sponsors a charitable cause and 100 percent of its 21 employees contribute, that’s remarkable. And that’s one reason why McAfee Heating & Air Conditioning is such a great place to work.
You are probably often called upon by your customers to visit a jobsite and measure an old coil for replacement. Instead of simply replacing the coil in kind, try adding some value by taking a technical approach and perhaps solving a problem for your customer.
Terry Boone is working with Dr. Ernest Coburn, an Abingdon developer and local business owner who is the architect of the new Piper Spring development. Boone will provide the HVAC system for each unit and IAQ products that meet Health House® requirements.
John Lombardi, grandson of coach Vince Lombardi, discusses leaving work in the National Football League for the competitive field of HVAC in Green Bay Packer country.
A class at Ferris State University is an “Energy Analysis and Audit” class - HVAC 451 - where students, under the direction of assistant professors Mike Korcal, John (Eric) Quilitzsch, and Douglas Ford Zentz, learn how to implement an energy audit.
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