This Week At Contracting Business
Interactive June 3, 2009 |
This is the seventh in a series of articles by Matt Michel about
how to stay positive when we’re surrounded by bad news and negativity.
If you missed the previous article, click
here to read it.
21. Seek Mentors. As a grunt engineer, I was often lost. Mike
Mosher, one of the senior engineers, took pity on me. He casually
mentored me by sharing simple advice and counsel. He showed me how to
use a piece of silver solder to test the logic in a CNC tube bending
program. He nudged me to run my designs by the guys on the shop floor
(who actually had to build the stuff I designed). With Mosher’s help,
I went from horrible to adequate.
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Two camps are forming in our industry. The first camp has
contractors that continue to swap boxes, and the second camp has
contractors who take responsibility for the performance of the system
and add efficiency testing and duct renovations to their equipment
replacements.
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Emerson Climate Technologies, a business of Emerson, has acquired
Vilter Manufacturing, LLC, a privately held compressor manufacturer
based in Cudahy, Wisconsin. Vilter compressors are used in a wide range
of industrial refrigeration systems. Financial terms of the deal were
not disclosed.
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Wrightsoft, a supplier of residential and commercial HVAC design and
sales software, announced that Right-Suite Universal training classes
have been recognized by North American Technician Excellence (NATE), the
national HVACR testing and certification organization. Attendees who
successfully complete a Right-Suite Universals class will receive credit
toward renewing their NATE certification.
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Do you have a question about controlling costs and growing profits
in this economy? Angus Thomson, vice president & general manager of
Intuit Inc. answers your questions live on the web site. Click below and
ask your question today!
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HVACR Week Opening Keynote Event to Feature Robin Crow
The Power of Service
Featuring Robin Crow
Thursday, September 24, 2009 – 9:15am to 10:45 am
Nashville Convention Center – Room 205
Presented by TRANE
Join us Thursday morning as we kick off HVACR Week with Robin Crow’s
The Power of Service.
The difference between businesses that thrive and the ones that struggle
to keep their doors open often boils down to one thing…how well their
customers are served. Ok, we all know that. But the critical distinction
is knowing how to expand your resources, maximize your efforts and
inspire your team to consistently put great service into practice.
Robin Crow is a speaker, author, entrepreneur and one of the most
innovative guitarists in the world. With over 2,000 presentations to his
name, his expertise on leadership and customer service comes from 30
hard-won years in the trenches as an entrepreneur. His company, Dark
Horse Recording, sets the gold standard for customer service and
excellence in the recording industry and is home to Faith Hill, Neil
Diamond and Jewel, to name a few.
HVACR Week to feature the Commercial HVACR Symposium
The Commercial HVACR Symposium, along HVAC Comfortech and the EGB
Conference & Expo, is one of the three components of the 1st annual
HVACR Week. Following the Robin Crow HVACR Week Keynote, the Symposium
gets underway with the first of seven conference sessions designed to
keep HVACR contractors up-to-date on the newest technologies,
applications and developments in business management and sales, as well
as the most pressing issues affecting the industry.
Produced and managed by Contracting Business, the Commercial HVACR
Symposium will feature two days of compelling workshops with the
industry’s leading experts will help provide solutions to your two
most critical business challenges: running a more efficient business and
making more money running it.
For complete details, visit www.hvacrsymposium.com.
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HVAC Comfortech, along with the Commercial HVACR Symposium and the
Engineering Green Buildings Conference & Expo (EGB), have joined
together to create the 1st annual HVACR Week, which will be held
September 21-26 at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville,
Tennessee.
This new mega-event will cover the gamut of the HVACR industry under one
roof: from design to installation to maintenance and service.
HVACR Week 2009 brings together three events to create a single,
comprehensive industry expo. Residential and commercial HVACR
contractors will team with designing/specifying engineers to learn about
the latest trends in the industry and the best business improvement
tactics. Plus, the top manufacturers and industry suppliers will be on
hand to show off their latest products and services.
For more information and to register, go to:
www.hvaccomfortech.com
www.egbconference.com
www.hvacrsymposium.com
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