Here is the potential problem: A contractor quotes a customer on the compressor replacement, and he agrees to repair the cooler at the quoted price. Then, as the technician is completing the job — or even after he has finished replacing the compressor — he finds out there is another system problem.
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When customers call your service company, it’s for one thing — your expertise. They don’t want a price, the problem fixed, the fast and cheap solution, etc. like many technicians think. They want good information and possibly a little guidance to make a good decision.
BNP Media (parent company of The NEWS) is holding AEC BuildTech April 30 to May 2, 2019, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The event will bring together architects, engineers, and construction contractors to learn about new technologies, organizers say. Many of the planned sessions will be eligible for continuing-education credits. A trade show is also planned.
The June 2018 not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate increased 0.2 percent to 4.7 percent from June 2017. At the same time, the construction industry employed 282,000 more workers nationally than in June 2017.
The National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals (OESP), an organization comprising hundreds of dedicated industry professionals who service the energy needs of primarily the Northeast portion of the United States, announced its 2018-20 board.
Luxaire heating and air conditioning sponsors and supports the organization on a national level and donates on behalf of its distributors and contractors.
HARDI members have supported this specific bill for the past two years and at the last two HARDI Congressional Fly-ins with the understanding that it would generate an influx of professional HVACR contractors, who would enter the workforce with the tools and knowledge they need to compete for high-skilled, in-demand jobs in the HVACR industry.