Modern supermarkets offer fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, and seafood, often from distant locations. Rapid refrigerated transport ends up being an important part of the food delivery equation. Once fresh food products leave the farm or the processing plant, proper temperature control is essential.
Key issues that were explored at the Aire Serv Fall Conference included training, marketing, and insurance. Attendees heard from Aire Serv franchisees and outside vendors over the duration of the three-day conference, which was designed to help attendees improve their businesses.
Wine cellars need to have a limited ambient temperature range and precise humidity control. But of most interest to HVAC contractors are the wine coolers used by some wine connoisseurs and most restaurants.
Pressure controls serve various functions, which may be divided into control and protection functions. Examples of control functions are compressor cycling, pumpdown, or defrost control. Protection functions included pressure limiting and cutout against excessive pressures, against loss of charge or for freeze protection.
What is the role of air filters in controlling mold? What air filtration efficiency is necessary to remove airborne spores? These are some of the questions HVAC contractors are asking filter suppliers to address regarding their concerns about mold. To answer these questions, Camfil Farr of Riverdale, NJ, says it has become one of the first filter manufacturers to develop specific guidelines on air filter selection for mold control in heating and cooling systems.
In 1997, during a period marked by numerous acquisitions of contracting firms by publicly traded consolidation groups, Gary Doty saw a good exit strategy for leaving the HVACR service business — at a very handsome selling price. On Sept. 30 of this year, Doty bought back his old company and was again an independent owner.
Oakland County Schools and The News held an Industry Summit on Oct. 14. The goal was to bring members of the local industry together to discuss HVACR issues such as education and recruitment.
One of the recent trends in certain U.S. markets has been an ongoing working relationship between two of the most recognizable names in the HVACR and home improvement industries — Trane and Home Depot. The News went directly to some of the contractors involved with the Home Depot program to get their impressions of the relationship.
What does an acquisition master look for when he sets his sights on acquiring an HVAC/plumbing company? How does he solve the mystery of placing a value on a business? How much should you sell for? How much should you buy for?
NATE and ACE are working in the shop while the duct fabricator is on vacation. They will be fabricating fittings for various jobs according to the field drawings.