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August 2023

Volume: 23
Edition: 8

2023 Heating Season Preview: Customers’ needs for the basic services contractors provide may never change, but the technology and business settings to provide them will.

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Feature

2023 Heating Season Preview

Customers’ needs for the basic services contractors provide may never change, but the technology and business settings to provide them will.
August 7, 2023
Dan Foley
Mechanical contractor Dan Foley looks at how connectivity, inflation and interest rates, supply chain issues, electrification and heat pumps, and private equity acquisitions affect the U.S. heating industry.


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Feature

Q&A with Dennis Whitelaw, co-owner and president of Towle Whitney

Dennis Whitelaw, owner and president of Towle Whitney, discusses how the company got its start and their booster pump systems.
July 1, 2023

Towle Whitney designs water booster pump systems and prides itself on their value-engineered solutions. PHCPPros recently spoke with Dennis Whitelaw, co-owner and president of Towle Whitney to learn more about the company and their products. Here’s what he had to say.


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"Take the Leap": Meet Jojo Rodriguez

June 27, 2023
Nicole Meyer

In our June Women In PHCP spotlight, we invite you to meet Jojo Rodriguez, HVAC technician for Regan Heating and Air Conditioning!


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Polypropylene Pipe Keeps Glove Production Lines Moving

Miles of Aquatherm piping expertly fused with McElroy equipment helps business accomplish its goals.
August 7, 2023

Miles of Aquatherm piping expertly fused with McElroy equipment helps business accomplish its goals.


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MOMENTUM BUILDING MARKETING

Know Your Competitors to Better Position Your Business

Take a look at what your competition is doing that works and what they do that doesn’t work.
August 7, 2023
Heather Ripley

We often tell our home service clients that the key to their success is to highlight what makes them unique.


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The 7-Power Contractor

Why You Should Become a Better Trainer

It will allow you to help young, willing people rise up and realize their potential while growing your business as much as you want.
August 7, 2023
Al Levi

Ensuring that apprentices and technicians install and repair plumbing and heating systems to your company’s way of doing things is vital to the continued success of your business. If you have a small company, this may be your job, but don’t be intimidated. Al Levi shares some tips to help you be an effective trainer. 


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Alternative Energy

Coffee Culture

From poison to productivity.
August 7, 2023
Max Rohr

Did you know coffee was developed as an insect poison? Or that people used to drink beer for breakfast because the water was bad? Discover more interesting facts and history about the world’s love affair with coffee from Max Rohr.


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Contractor Profit Advantage

Teaching Future Generations To Be Star Techs

The future success of the contracting industry is in the hands and minds of the people who will replace you.
August 7, 2023
Richard DiToma

As older technicians continue to leave the industry, ensuring that new technicians know how to treat customers honestly and fairly is vital. Business owners must recognize and compensate outstanding techs so they stick around and influence apprentices and new techs, creating a circle of knowledge that will only benefit you and your company. 


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CONTRACTOR STORIES

Electrify It All, Immediately?

Electrification makes sense when we have the infrastructure to support it, but not before.
August 7, 2023
Tom Soukup

Whether you believe the polar ice caps are melting as a result of fossil fuel emissions or not, I think we can all agree that reducing air pollution is a good thing for the globe. 


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The Future is Now

Green Warehouse and Factory Buildings

As online sales grow and the reshoring of U.S. semiconductor production continues, this market could be a key opportunity for future clean energy systems.
August 7, 2023
BF Nagy

A geo-exchange system either extracts energy from the ground for heating or pumps it back into the ground for cooling. Energy companies and large construction firms can use this technology to help decarbonize our buildings and remain profitable. BF Nagy describes a few such North American projects in this month’s column.


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