Matt Michel

Matt Michel is CEO of Service Roundtable, an organization designed to help improve contracting sales, marketing, operations, and profitability. Contact him at 877-262-3341 or matt.michel@serviceroundtable.com.

The Bureaucrats, the Bans, and the HVAC Contractor

At every opportunity, the federal government and other elitists seem to make our jobs harder

Matt Michel

April 20, 2023

As an industry, we have rolled with efficiency changes in the past, even when the bureaucrats making the rules lack an understanding of the impact simple things like warehousing, transportation, and installations have on the industry. Or maybe they do not care.

Tariff talk

Steel tariffs and protecting your margins as a sheet metal contractor

Five tips for navigating increasing construction material prices

Matt Michel

August 4, 2018

In light of the continuing steel tariff fallout, contractors are understandably worried about whether they can hold margins by passing along the commodity price increases with a markup. Some sheet metal contractors will try to hold gross profit by passing along an incremental price increase alone. Others will reduce profitability by only passing part of the price increase. There are other options available to protect your margins.

On Demand As AI workloads and high-density computing push traditional cooling methods to their limits, the data center industry is accelerating the adoption of next-generation HVAC technologies.

In this webinar, we'll walk you through exactly what to get in place before you add AI to your business. You'll leave with a clear picture of where you stand today and a practical action plan to set yourself up for real results.

Matt Michel

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The Bureaucrats, the Bans, and the HVAC Contractor

Steel tariffs and protecting your margins as a sheet metal contractor

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