In This Edition:
  • EXCLUSIVE: MATT MICHEL - WHY BUY A COMPETITOR WHEN YOU CAN BUY THE PHONE NUMBER?
  • ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE EARNS ENERGY STAR® RANKING
  • ENOCEAN SPONSORS 'SELF-POWERED' SPEED SKATER IN VANCOUVER OLYMPICS
  • ROBERT GIBB & SONS JOINS UNIFIED GROUP
  • WOLFF BROS. SUPPLY TO DISTRIBUTE JCI'S COLEMAN, SOURCE1™ PARTS IN OHIO
  • FREE REGISTRATION FOR THE HVAC COMFORTECH EXHIBIT SHOWCASE IS NOW AVAILABLE
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  • OUR SPONSORS
  • This Week At Contracting Business Interactive February 17, 2010
    COLUMNS

    EXCLUSIVE: MATT MICHEL - WHY BUY A COMPETITOR WHEN YOU CAN BUY THE PHONE NUMBER?

    A lot of fiscally healthy contractors are taking advantage the current economy to buy weaker competitors. Sometimes companies can be purchased for little more than the provision of a job for the owner and a percent of future sales from his customer list. If the owner would make a good technician or fill a need for a service manager, an acquisition might be the best approach.

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    NEWS & EDITORIAL

    ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE EARNS ENERGY STAR® RANKING

    Engineering Excellence, a mechanical HVAC contractor based in Cincinnati, OH, has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star, for superior energy efficiency and environmental protection. The designation signifies that the energy performance in the company's building ranks in the top 25% of facilities nationwide.

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    ENOCEAN SPONSORS 'SELF-POWERED' SPEED SKATER IN VANCOUVER OLYMPICS

    EnOcean — Boston, MA-based developer of self-powered wireless sensor networks — reports it has agreed to sponsore four-time Olympian, Catherine Raney-Norman in the Vancouver Winter Olympics.

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    ROBERT GIBB & SONS JOINS UNIFIED GROUP

    The Unified Group, Broadview, IL, reports that Robert Gibb & Sons, Fargo, ND has become its newest member.Robert Gibb & Sons is a leading full service mechanical contractor in specializing in plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and underground sewer and water utilities. Robert Gibb & Sons has been a family-owned and operated business providing quality service and workmanship since 1915.

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    WOLFF BROS. SUPPLY TO DISTRIBUTE JCI'S COLEMAN, SOURCE1™ PARTS IN OHIO

    Wolff Bros. Supply Inc., Medina, OH, has signed an agreement with Johnson Controls Inc. to become a distributor of its Coleman® brand products and Source 1™ parts throughout northwest Ohio.

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    FREE REGISTRATION FOR THE HVAC COMFORTECH EXHIBIT SHOWCASE IS NOW AVAILABLE

    Get on the Floor! Register now for FREE access to the Exhibit Showcase at HVAC Comfortech. All the top manufacturers and service providers will be on hand displaying the latest and greatest products in the industry.

    September 23 & 24, 2010: 11:15am – 3:30pm Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, Maryland

    To register for FREE click www.hvaccomfortech.com HVAC Comfortech is part of HVACR WEEK 2010.

    AMERICAN SPORTS LEGEND TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT HVACR WEEK
    Come celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the “Miracle On Ice” with an Opening Keynote Event at HVACR WEEK like no other. U.S. Olympic hockey team Captain Mike Eruzione will captivate the audience with uplifting stories on overcoming the odds, the benefits of hard work, and the belief that anything is possible. HVACR WEEK attendees will walk away inspired, moved and ready to take Mike’s message right back to their own businesses.

    Mike Eruzione is an American sports legend and icon. As captain of the 1980 U.S. Olympic “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, Eruzione led the Americans past the heavily favored Soviet Union and Finland to capture the Gold Medal. Sports Illustrated rated the U.S. upset of the Soviets as the “#1 Sports Moment of the 20th Century”.

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    Mike Eruzione's keynote appearance is sponsored by Trane.

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