ACHR News Podcast

How does the HVAC franchising process work? Mark Dawson, COO of One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning, fills us in on the process.

HVAC contractor and friend of The ACHR NEWS stops by the podcast to discuss inventory issues, hiring new talent, and Indy car racing.

Leaders from Chemours, Carrier, Danfoss and Emerson discuss the properties and performance benefits of Opteon XL41 (R-454B) compared to R-410A. Learn how switching to XL41can prepare you to meet the upcoming HFC phase down requirements. Sponsored by Chemours.

It is hard to find a contractor who does not have a firm opinion on Nest and if the company is good for the HVAC industry. In this week’s podcast, we talk to former HVAC contractor and current Nest employee Gene LaNois about why that is.

How can HVAC contractors get the best trade school graduates to become employees? And how do they make sure those graduates are properly trained? Chris Roth, CEO and owner of National Technical Institute in Las Vegas, fills us in.

Highwood Mechanical Contractors, Inc. is having success selling both geothermal and ductless. Owner Ben Uscilla explains how.

People have spent their life building a successful HVAC business. But how do they sell it? In this podcast, Matt Smith with Morgan Stanley answers any question a contractor might have about selling their business.

Outgoing Tempo CEO Steve Saunders and incoming CEO Brian Mount talk about running a first-class HVAC contracting company.

Training HVAC employees is vital. We talk with Jerry Rollins this week. Jerry is the former director of training for contractor Morris-Jenkins and is currently the host of an HVAC training show called Tool Shed.

Williams Comfort Air is doing a great job providing IAQ to their homeowner customers. Jeff Howard, HVAC Comfort Engineer for the company, stops by with tips to selling IAQ.

It takes a lot of work to build an HVAC brand. Dan Antonelli, the founder of KickCharge Creative, stops by to provide some tips on the subject.

This week we talk with Ben DiMarco of DiMarco & Associates. This contractor has built his business on total system performance and building commissioning. He does this in both the commercial and residential market. Listen to see how he pulls it off.

Jason Sylvain is a partner at AKF Group, an engineering firm that specializes in high-performance buildings, and an ACHR NEWS 40 Under 40 honoree. In this podcast, he talks about retrofitting historic buildings with cutting-edge HVAC technology.

As HVAC contractors try to navigate the digital marketing world, Blue Corona CEO Ben Landers provides some advice.

ACCA’s government relations representative Chris Czarnecki stops by the podcast to let us know all the legislative topics that are impacting the HVAC industry.

We talk with Ohio HVAC contractor Scott Merritt on how to sell high efficiency equipment to residential homeowners.

HVAC business consultant Frank Besednjak is a self-described chief agitator. Frank talks about recruiting, 40 percent profitability, and hands on training.

What is in store for the residential HVAC contractor in the summer of 2021? We get Nortek Vice President of Sales, Residential Darren Leonard on the phone to fill us in on predicted sales, inventory, and upcoming trends.

A refrigerant transition is happening again in the HVACR industry, and Stephen Spletzer (left) and Jeff Warther (right) of Chemours talk with The NEWS about R-454B, which is a mildly flammable refrigerant that is designed to replace R-410A in many types of comfort cooling equipment.

If you are worried about getting an early PPP loan forgiven or in need of the next round of PPP loans… we have you covered. Jeff Nager, Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Lending from The Bancorp walks us through everything PPP.

For a residential HVAC contractor, the service call is a key to profit. What processes need to be in place to run a perfect service call? Former contractor turned consultant Dave Rackler lets us know.

Melanie Rembrandt is the founder of Rembrandt Communications and an expert in HVAC PR. In this podcast, we talk about how HVAC contractors can end up on the local TV station or newspaper for the right reasons.

Mike Branson, a president at Rheem Manufacturing, takes the time to give us a 30,000 foot view of the industry. We talk about what happened in 2020, inventory issues moving forward, and the leasing of HVAC equipment.

HVAC guru Ben Poole shares his story. Poole has been a contractor twice over, an HVAC consultant, and now runs an HVAC clothing business. Learn about hiring sales people, referral-based marketing, and how to reach the younger generation.

How should you be measuring customer service? Should your staff work off scripts? How should you run weekly meetings? HVAC customer service guru Steve Coscia answers all these questions. Invest in customer service. You can visit www.coscia.com.