Five contractors have earned the right to take a bow. In this issue, The NEWS is proud to honor the 2005 winners in our annual "Best Contractors to Work For" contest. The five winners stretch from Tacoma, Wash., to Ashland, Va. - and for the second year includes a Canadian contractor.
If it all begins with leadership, then Air Systems Engineering Inc. (ASEI) certainly has a solid foundation in Curt Anderson, who is a big reason why ASEI is the winner of The NEWS' 2005 "Best Contractor To Work For" contest for the West region.
There are some industry consultants who believe that manufacturers will not be able to produce enough 13 SEER product to meet replacement demand and fulfill demands placed on the industry by the Gulf Coast reconstruction.
Is it just a coincidence that several winners in The NEWS' annual "Best Contractor To Work For" contest last year had banner years in 2005? Winning may not have been the sole reason these contractors experienced success in 2005. It did contribute, though.
Mark it down on your calendar. Better yet, begin preparing for National Indoor Comfort Week now. Now is the time for contractors to begin planning with their employees how they want to demonstrate how important their line of work is.
Home Depot Inc., one of the world's largest home-improvement retailers, made its biggest acquisition recently, agreeing to purchase Hughes Supply Inc., a leading distributor of HVAC, construction, repair, and maintenance products.
Trying to help contractors build a solid financial base doesn't lend itself to being sexy, but it's important. Over a day of intense talks, consultant Gary Oetker was "Taking Care Of Business," the title of his presentation at the Masters of the Game Conference.
Automated Logic Corp. (ALC), a unit of United Technologies Corp., has acquired two of Comfort Systems USA's independent dealers - United Environmental Services, L.P. of Houston, and Comfort Systems USA of Twin Cities Inc. of Minneapolis. Look for more dealer acquisitions in the months ahead.
At the conclusion of each day at the Lennox Masters of the Game Conference, contractors were asked to reveal what they had learned for the day. "I took in so much, I think my head is about to explode," noted one information-overloaded contractor.
In the eyes of sales consultant Drew Cameron, top performance comes from executing a structured, effective, efficient, engaging, and endearing sales process.