Items Tagged with 'people management'

To avoid meeting fatigue and belaying the point, use these methods to keep things relevant and moving in the right direction.

Successful companies have a leader — or more than one leader — standing behind them, ensuring their survival, continuation, and future.

In the summer of 1985, from a garage in Anaheim, California, Dion Quinn drafted the budgets for his first company using an Apple II computer. Thirty-four years later, his company, AC Pro, a family-owned HVAC distributor and manufacturer based in Fontana, California, employs 400 employees across 17 locations in Southern California and southern Nevada.

Regardless which path an owner picks, his or her exit will likely be the largest transaction he or she will ever conduct — one that should be handled with extreme care. Here are some tips from a group of advisors who are well-versed in helping HVACR distributors make crucial business decisions, including exit planning.

Distributors can create a market advantage for themselves and their customers by responding to shifts in consumer behaviors as well as providing marketing and advertising options that are aligned with current trends.

From its humble beginnings in Madison, Wisconsin, to its modern-day distribution enterprise that includes 52 locations stretching from Ohio to Idaho, the company continues to deliver the right mix of personalized services, expertise, training, and products necessary to fulfill the needs of HVACR contractors when and where they need it.

Jeff New, President of Mid-City Supply, in an interview with Herb Woerpel, shares about the history of Mid-City Supply and talks about how the company grew from 1 to 8 branches and what it's like to work with family.

HVACR distributors exist to sell HVACR equipment and components. In a nutshell, the more sales, the better. However, as today’s marketplace darts into digitization, many distributors are struggling to keep pace.

JK Hussa, President and CEO of Airefco Inc., in an interview with Herb Woerpel, shares about the history of Airefco and answers what is the secret sauce to success in HVACR distribution.