Getting your technical ducks in a row is important in this business of ours. Hey, folks are going to ask questions and it’s good to have correct answers for them. It’s what adds value to our flesh and bones.
The common industry thinking is that offering risky credit is a bad idea. However, that rule may not always be the best one to follow when you consider actual potential losses vs. potential benefits.
I recently read an article in a local HVACR magazine that somewhat addressed this problem, which I guess we all should have foreseen coming because R22 is getting very scarce and its price is skyrocketing.
The supply-house business always is hazardous due to the chance of losses when your contractor customers file for bankruptcy. However, if you know the signs, you can minimize the risk.
Visitors looking for the latest heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and sanitation products and technologies at the 2013 ISH China & CIHE show didn’t leave the New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing disappointed.
One of the biggest mistakes any supply house management team can make is to force its customers to buy from a competing supply house or hardware store.
I love the odd-numbered years because they contain ISH Frankfurt. This year was my 12th consecutive visit to that enormous hydronic feast. Which is not to say ISH is only about hydronics.