Category: HVAC

Under his direction the company was named “Best Contractor to Work For” in 2020 by The ACHR NEWS and received the “Extraordinary Outlook Award” from Service Nation Alliance.

Realizing the industry was embarking on significant changes, Brandon set his sights on leading his team, OEMs, distributors, techs, and others in navigating the landscape in ways that were sustainable for the planet and their businesses.

Trevor May started in the HVAC industry several years ago as a technician on commercial systems.

Johan has helped implement and further initiatives like cycle counting, warranty processing, bin locations, wireless warehousing, and obsolete item program, including setting up measurables and tracking for each program.

As the channel marketing leader, Paige is responsible for leading the creation of customer-focused marketing programs to spur customer growth and increase customer satisfaction.

Since he has a deep understanding of the issues in the field as well as an engineering background in controls, Ketan is able to develop products and tools to help overcome common contractor challenges to make installation quicker and easier.

Dustin is constantly looking for ways to help his team and is always willing to help when needed.

Hector became involved in manufacturing operations and proved himself as a leader, progressing to supervisory and managing roles where he could bring about positive change.

Despite only being 35 years old, Chad Peterman is already helping the next generation of HVAC technicians. In 2020, Peterman and his company created the Top Tech Academy, an in-house training program.

Sergio is a humble person and very well-liked by his customers and coworkers. During COVID, he helped support the company’s manufacturing and distribution partners and also launched several IAQ products, which greatly increased sales.

Ryan has a passion for learning everything he can about his product lines, whether it be flying across the country for field visits, training sales representatives and receiving feedback, or developing new products and processes based on research.

Alyssa’s vision and skillset have been instrumental in the rapid growth of Rogers. She oversees the office operations and has created a culture that is customer experience focused and team oriented.

What sets Doug apart is his mission to teach and instill the importance of the trade industry in today’s youth.

Daniel quickly became the “go-to guy” for bringing challenging projects both on time and in budget. This allowed the natural progression of Daniel finding himself using his tools less and less for projects and more his natural leadership with his follow coworkers.

Travis is always ready and eager to ensure customer satisfaction, promote sales growth, and provide support to other businesses.

Devin started the business from nothing with his wife, Brooke, 10 years ago. The duo has grown the business into a multimillion-dollar company that employs more than 35 team members.

For your information news briefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.

In the latest episode of The NEWSMakers podcast, Hannah Belloli, business management editor for The ACHR NEWS, talks to Colleen Keyworth, sales and marketing director for Contractors Online Access.

Decoldest Crawford, a freshman wide receiver for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, is the hottest name in HVAC since signing a marketing deal last month with SOS Heating & Cooling, a 72-year-old residential and commercial contractor in Omaha.

Emerson announced that its E360 Webinar series, “The Journey to Lower-GWP Refrigerants,” will include five webinars designed to prepare food retailers and other industry stakeholders for the U.S. phasedown of HFC refrigerants.