Snips articles from May 2007

Snips archives from May 2007

Making moves: NADCA encourages members band together to improve operations.(National Air Duct Cleaners Association)
May 1, 2007... NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- If duct cleaners want to grow their business, it's all about alliances. That was the bottom line from two sessions at the National Air Duct Cleaners Association's annual meeting, held March 4-8 at the Gaylord Opryland...

Tool & instrument product guide.(Directory)
May 1, 2007... THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE Quality and productivity are two virtues that every contractor is looking for, whether in the shop or in the field. And choosing the right tool for the job can go a long way to a successful installation. With that in...

Turning business dreams into reality: ACCA conference celebrates group's growth, members' success.(Air Conditioning Contractors of America)
May 1, 2007... LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America is having the kind of success trade associations dream of. The group has seen growth for the fourth straight year. Its state chapters are also going strong, as two Florida...

Dallas service center earns LEED designation.(applications in the field)
May 1, 2007... The city of Dallas' fleet of over 1,200 service vehicles is among the largest in the nation to run primarily on compressed natural gas. It's part of an effort to make the city a greener place to live and work. In addition, the new...

Industrial, office use.(applications in the field)
May 1, 2007... Located on a 17-acre brownfield redevelopment site, the center provides space for city services, vehicle maintenance, and the sanitation and streets divisions. While it includes 16,000 square feet of office space for the streets and sanitation...

Energy-recovery wheels.(applications in the field)(McQuay Inc. supplies McQuay Vision air-handling units to Huitt-Zollars Inc.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... To meet the 100 percent outdoor-air-exchange requirement in the vehicle service area, three large McQuay Vision air-handling units were installed. These can pull in outside air at a total exchange rate of approximately 40,000 cfm. ...

VAV controls.(applications in the field)(variable air volume, McQuay Inc. could win Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's gold certification)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... The office area is conditioned by two McQuay Vision air- handling units with variable-air-volume controls, energy-recovery wheels and hot water heating. The VAV controls match airflow volume to load requirements; the motor runs at a lower...

American Standard to separate business divisions.(supplier news)
May 1, 2007... American Standard Cos. Inc. has approved a plan to separate its three businesses this year. "The board has concluded that separating American Standard into three focused, better-understood companies will create greater share-owner value...

Johnson Controls marks anniversary of York buy.(supplier news)
May 1, 2007... Johnson Controls celebrated the one-year anniversary of its acquisition of York International Corp. The company held a "One Year Later" event Jan. 29 at the AHR Expo in Dallas. The event was to highlight accomplishments that have had a...

Emerson publishes energy incentives paper.(supplier news)
May 1, 2007... Emerson Climate Technologies has published a white paper addressing the need for incentives for energy-efficient refrigeration scroll compressors. "The Demand for Energy-Saving Incentives for High Efficiency Scroll Compressors in Walk-In...

Construction students win national competition.(contractor news)
May 1, 2007... Student teams from the University of Cincinnati and Clemson University placed first in the ninth annual ASC/AGC National Student Competition. The Associated Schools of Construction and Associated General Contractors of America National...

ACCA honors members.(contractor news)
May 1, 2007... Todd McAllister, executive director of the ACCA's Texas chapter, was the recipient of the Spirit of Federation Award. The Air Conditioning Contractors of America presented the award during its annual meeting March 5-8 near Orlando, Fla. ...

Danfoss launches 'Get Hooked' contest.(contractor news)
May 1, 2007... Compressor and controls manufacturer Danfoss has introduced a new incentive program targeting air-conditioning contractors. The new program, called the Danfoss "Get Hooked" contest, is part of the company's incentive plan to encourage...

Avoiding wasted ads; adding air to a high school; and testifying to lawmakers.(Turning back the pages)
May 1, 2007... As part of our continuing celebration of SNIPS' 75th anniversary, we are debuting a "new" department, Turning Back the Pages. Longtime readers may remember an occasional department with the same name when Edward Carter published the magazine. A...

ACCA schedules labor, employment summit.(meetings & conventions)
May 1, 2007... The Air Conditioning Contractors of America will address employee and management issues at its HVACR Labor & Employment Summit, Oct. 4-5 in New Orleans. According to the ACCA, during the day-and-a-half summit, contracting business owners...

Group awards longtime member for service.(meetings & conventions)
May 1, 2007... At SPIDA's Jan. 28 meeting in Dallas, James R. "Dick" Graves of Houston-based Graco Metals Inc. received the 2007 Ted Hamre Appreciation Award from group President Dave Pest of Lindab Inc. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The award, named in...

ASHRAE welcomes engineering group founder.(meetings & conventions)(Bernard Amadei speaks at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers conference)
May 1, 2007... Bernard Amadei, the founding president of Engineers Without Borders USA, will serve as the keynote speaker at ASHRAE's 2007 annual meeting, June 23-27 in Long Beach, Calif. The mission of the group is to partner with disadvantaged...

Controlling overhead a key to improving profits.(business management)
May 1, 2007... It is dangerous to generalize overhead as a percentage of sales, because every trade is different and even the size of a company can have a huge impact. Overhead varies from more than 45 percent of sales for service contractors to a low of...

HARDI announces plans to launch hydronics council.(wholesaler news)(Heating, Airconditioning, Refrigeration Distributors International)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Due to the growing importance of hydronic products for distributors, HARDI announced it would create a new hydronics and radiant-heat council. This new council will join the Heating, Airconditioning, Refrigeration Distributors...

Johnson Controls holds 'movie night' contest.(wholesaler news)
May 1, 2007... Several Johnson Controls customers and distributors were awarded home theater systems through the manufacturer's Ultimate Movie Night contest. Seven regional grand-prize winners were awarded a $5,000 home theater system. Seven second-prize...

AC, heat pump shipments down, says ARI.(wholesaler news)
May 1, 2007... Combined U.S. factory shipments of central air conditioners and air-source heat pumps for November 2006 totaled 336,027, down 47 percent compared with shipments from the same month in 2005, ARI said. The Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration...

Machine tool consumption continues growth.(wholesaler news)
May 1, 2007... U.S. manufacturing technology consumption in November 2006 totaled $335 million, the American Machine Tool Distributors' Association and the Association for Manufacturing Technology said in a joint release. This total was down 12.3 percent...

Emerson Climate named Embraco distributor.(wholesaler news)
May 1, 2007... Emerson Climate Technologies Inc. has been appointed as the North American distributor for Embraco, a manufacturer of hermetic compressors. Embraco's main offices are in Brazil, with factories in Italy, Slovakia and China. "I am...

York Unitary Products.(COLORADO)
May 1, 2007... Andy Armstrong, director of marketing for York Unitary Products and an avid bike rider, is getting ready to raise money for charity by racing a locomotive. The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic in Durango, Colo., is scheduled for May 26, and...

HVAC Excellence.(INDIANA)
May 1, 2007... The Ivy Tech State College in Evansville, Ind., was granted national accreditation of its HVACR program by HVAC Excellence. HVAC Excellence granted a six-year accreditation after conducting a Jan. 11 on-site evaluation of the program. It...

Meier Supply Co. Inc.(NEW YORK)(appointment of William Gleason)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Meier Supply Co. Inc. broke ground on an 11,076-square-foot addition to its Syracuse, N.Y., branch in mid-February. The supplier said the addition would provide additional warehouse space for operations. The size of the Syracuse facility,...

East Coast Metal Distributors.(NORTH CAROLINA)
May 1, 2007... Durham, N.C.-based East Coast Metal Distributors has been named the exclusive distributor of the Vicon Machinery line of HVAC roll-forming and automated duct-processing equipment. The company will represent the line throughout North...

Rabe Environmental Systems Inc.(PENNSYLVANIA)
May 1, 2007... Rabe Environmental Systems Inc. in Erie, Pa., was awarded the 2006 Pennsylvania Governor's Award for safety excellence. The company is the only mechanical contractor in northwestern Pennsylvania to earn ISO: 9001-2001 certification, the...

Emcor Services Fluidics.(PENNSYLVANIA)(Brief article)
May 1, 2007... Philadelphia-based Emcor Services Fluidics has received the 2006 Safety Excellence Award from the General Building Contractors Association. The organization's Safety Excellence Award is part of an annual construction awards program...

Edward Sexton of Huntsville, Tenn., was the 50,000th technician to earn certification from HVAC Excellence.(TENNESSEE)
May 1, 2007... Edward Sexton of Huntsville, Tenn., was the 50,000th technician to earn certification from HVAC Excellence. Sexton was pursuing the HVAC Excellence professional-level heat pump certification to join the Tennessee Valley Authority Quality...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
May 1, 2007... MAY 1-3 The Campaign for Quality Construction legislative conference will be held in Washington, D.C. The event is sponsored by the Sheet Metal and Air-Conditioning Contractors' National Association as well as several other industry...

Wholesalers & Mfr. Reps. Directory.(Directory)
May 1, 2007... The following is a paid directory of distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers representatives, listed by state. To have your company included in this list, please call Sally Fraser at 248-244-6240. We urge our readers to contact these...

Even now, publishing on the Internet means changes.(editor's page)
May 1, 2007... More than a decade after it entered the workplace and popular culture, some businesses still struggle with melding the Internet and traditional operations. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Seven or so years ago, HVAC and sheet metal companies,...