Managing service demand peaks and valleys is a challenge nearly every HVAC contractor encounters. While extreme weather will keep the service calls, texts, and e-mails rolling in, what about less-active periods when the customer service lines are quiet?
Supply House Times recently caught up with several leading distributors and manufactures to gather a feel for what trends are happening throughout the valve sector in commercial, industrial and residential applications.
As I have previously emphasized, my No. 1 goal as 2020 ASA president is to drive ASA programs deeper into our member organizations so our members and their employees can “get in the game!”
Think back to this time in 2019. The state of the industrial PVF supply chain, and expectations for the coming year were pretty different than how the market appears today.
PHCP-PVF manufacturing heavyweights RIDGID and Viega continue to collaborate on solutions aimed at helping professionals do their jobs more efficiently and cost-effectively, thus creating greater opportunities to win more business.
Even though PEX has a long history in construction applications, its early North American beginnings in residential radiant floor heating systems more than 35 years ago dubbed it a “residential” product for the first decade or so.
For residential heating, one of the most noticeable movements we’re seeing is the fine-tuning of hydronic systems for precise temperature control — whether for residential heat or commercial radiant cooling.