The board of directors of Nexstar, a professional training and business development organization serving independent contractors of plumbing, HVACR, and electrical services, has unanimously created a lifetime membership in the association for co-founder Frank J. Blau Jr.
Members of Orange Empire SMACNA, a local chapter of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, met recently with Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez on Capitol Hill to voice their concerns on several issues.
Mechanical contractor T.H. Eifert Inc. of Lansing, Mich., has been
awarded the STAR Contractor designation from the Mechanical Service Contractors of America (MSCA). According to MSCA, the STAR qualification ensures quality service from technicians that provide heating, cooling, refrigeration, piping, and temperature control systems in every size building.
Coastline Distribution, headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Fla., is offering EPA certification to all students, technicians, and contractors in the HVACR industry.
A four-man team representing Sigler & Reeves, a supplier of commercial HVAC systems, captured first place in the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association, Arizona Chapter's (SMACNA Arizona) spring golf tournament, held recently at Stonecreek Golf Club in northeast Phoenix.
The Sheet Metal Contractors of Iowa (SMCI) has selected three students from Iowa State University to receive $3,000 from the Ed Lord II/SMCI Scholarship Fund.
A Hilton hotel in St. Augustine, Fla., has been fitted with a PowerCold proprietary environmental HVAC system and DuPont Caltrel® plastic heat exchangers. The system is expected to operate with utility costs 50 percent below the standard systems installed in other mid-rise hotels with a return on investment in less than two years, according to PowerCold.
The Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada (HRAC) is offering commercial contractors an advanced commercial service sales workshop that is an extension of the service agreement sales training fundamentals program that was presented last spring by Jim Graening of FreshAir Consultants.
Grunau Company employees want to be big losers - big weight losers that is. Grunau's Healthy Living Committee organized the "Biggest Losers Weight Loss Challenge," a new initiative to promote healthy lifestyles and employee involvement.
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