Virtual HEAT Show set for September 22 and 23
On September 22 & 23, the first ever Virtual HEAT Show will take place for heating and energy industry professionals. This free online event offers attendees, exhibitors and sponsors an interactive trade show experience from …
A Lone Voice Need Not Be Alone
Every day, we all encounter things we love and things that need to change. The former gives us joy. The latter fuels our desire to make the world different—ideally, better than we found it. However, trying …
How the Health Crisis is Changing Your Business
The COVID-19 health crisis has spread across the world, resulting in mass efforts by people to stay at home. It has also revealed a rapid shift in several aspects of how fuel businesses operate. In the …
Steam Systems Operate a Lot Like the Refrigeration Cycle…
Steam systems with various problems have been coming at me fast and furious, even though it is still the summertime as I write this column. I have noticed though, with all of the jobs, there …
Universal Gas Valves
The importance of universal controls cannot be emphasized enough. The ability to carry one control that covers a multitude of applications makes the service technician’s job a lot easier. There are other control systems that …
PERC presents the first in a series of free technology talks from OEMs
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has launched a new live webinar series for attendees to hear directly from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) about propane and the future of propane-powered equipment. The first webinar, …
Acquisitions abound in home heating and cooling markets
Several companies are continuing with their strategies to bring new companies on board and expand their firms. ThompsonGas has acquired Owatonna, MN-based propane provider Pirkl Gas, its seventh merger in 2020. Terms of the deal were …
Heating oil groups partner for Bioheat campaign
Five Northeastern heating oil trade associations have collaborated to launch a campaign to promote clean, renewable Bioheat to consumers and entice heating oil companies to offer Bioheat to their customers. The campaign, entitled “One Industry – …
Maryland-based HVAC company to acquire two Virginia firms
According to Virginia Business, Columbia, MD-based HVAC contractor Havtech will acquire two Richmond, VA-based HVAC firms, including Air Conditioning Equipment Sales Inc. (ACES) and Mechanical Systems Testing & Balancing Inc. (MSTB). Terms of the deals …
Goettl aims to provide HVAC careers to 50 veterans in 2020
Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing, Las Vegas, has nearly met its goal to hire and certify 50 Veterans in 2020. The company most recently hired and facilitated free HVAC training to 12 of the 49 …