| DECEMBER
2011 Volume 21 Number 12 |
| Reporting for Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Professionals
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L-R: Paul Shea, Mueller; Brad Barksdale, Mueller;
Michael Senter, CEO of ABCO and Jeff Harris of Mueller
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ABCO Expo Draws Record Numbers.
More
than 4,700 contractors and nearly 200 vendors came together
to trade ideas, reconnect with old friends, and discover
what’s next at the 31st Annual ABCO EXPO.
The
energetic atmosphere reverberated throughout Terrace On The
Park from the time the doors opened at 12:30 pm right up
until the end of the event at 8 pm. “There’s nothing
like this around here,” said one contractor.
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BETWEEN THE LINES
by Fred Martel
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S.G. Torrice Company Rewards Dealers With Day At The Links.
The S.G. Torrice Company recently partnered with Mitsubishi Electric,
ServiceFirst, CertainTeed and Flanders Filters to reward contractors for their outstanding
efforts.
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R. E. Michel Co., Inc. Vermont Branch Moving to 230 Pioneer Drive
Williston.
Construction on the new location for our Williston Vermont location is almost finished with the branch team planning a move by
December 2011. <<read
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When Irene Rendered us Powerless
When my
sister called from San Antonio a few weeks ago to tell me
that mom was coming back to visit me, she meant hurricane
Irene. Our mom Irene passed away in 2001. She was quite
proficient at brewing her own type of storm. Just kidding,
mom.
I noted as
I walked down the driveway on that Sunday morning to get the
newspapers that Irene was barely making her mark. Not much
wind at all and no rain yet. An hour later – at 8:30 –
the power went out. Twenty or so minutes later the rain came
so I placed buckets outside to collect rain water.
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Granite Group HVAC Dealer Trip to Florida a Huge Success!
The Granite Group recently took 32 of their HVAC clients to Ft. Lauderdale, FL for fishing, golf and airboat tours of the Everglades.
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Johnstone Supply of Braintree Welcomes Rey Rivera to Their Team.
Rey has joined the Braintree team to increase the company's market share, through sales and marketing management.
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complete story>>
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| PRODUCT PREVIEW |
New Mitsubishi Electric meView App Helps Homeowners Visualize System.
The new meView™
app, the latest in a series of mobile applications from
Mitsubishi Electric, provides homeowners and professionals
with a customized virtual view of how a Mitsubishi Electric
split-ductless product would look in the home. This tool is
designed to make it easier than ever to select and install
America’s number one selling ductless cooling and heating
system.
Available
for use with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, meView allows the
homeowner or contractor to take a picture of the room, then
drag and drop various styles of Mitsubishi Electric systems
into the space. Available via free download, meView is a
handy tool for both consumers and HVAC contractors to
envision how the room would look with an indoor unit in
place. <<continue>>
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