In my blog, I’ll look at some obvious and not-so-obvious ways to improve the bottom line, from examples inside and outside the HVAC trade. This blog will help you learn about new ideas that you could integrate into your business.
Thanks to the practice of open book management (OBM), business owners are keeping employees involved with their business and empowering them to have a voice in managing their business. OBM can turn a disinterested employee into a happy and productive one.
The “sexiness” of the mold issue has died down thanks, in part, to the general media, which hasn’t found a lot of high profile so-called “victims” to write about. But the HVAC trade knows better. There are still a lot of problems related to mold.
It didn’t take much of an effort to sell attendees to the Radiant Panel Association (RPA) Radiant Expo panel discussion on the benefits of radiant cooling. A crowded room of curious RPA members listened to three experts discuss radiant cooling.
There are many external factors that have an impact on HVAC contractors’ businesses. Are there some things, besides weather, that can’t be overlooked and need to be addressed? Or is it better to concentrate on the core business and not worry about things beyond your control? That’s a tough question.
Contrary to what some people may believe, the best employees are not of the homegrown variety, at least that’s the general feeling of the 75 respondents to The NEWS’ recent online survey which asked contractors, “Where do you look for new hires and what do you look for in new hires?”
In order to hit its 30-year anniversary, a company has to be doing a lot of things right. After all, not many businesses reach their five-year anniversary, let alone three decades of success. That’s a special milestone and the management of ACR Supply Co. in Durham, N.C., know just who to thank for their success.
There is a new look to the parts business at Nordyne, designed to offer a broader variety of parts and accessories. In early 2006, its Partners Choice parts division was reorganized with the goal of establishing a different parts business direction. Nordyne put Ozden Karakurt in the role of director and took on a new look.
HVAC contractors have a lot of interesting things to talk about, especially when they are sitting around a dinner table in a relaxed atmosphere, renewing old acquaintances and forming new ones. The conversation got very interesting at a recent roundtable dinner discussion of New England contractors, hosted by The NEWS.