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Minnick’s

"It's been a long, winding road, but now we're off the back roads on the highway" is how Rob Minnick describes his company's journey over the past few years. Beginning with a small business started in a garage, Minnick's now operates from a contemporary,...

Mike Smith, Airsmiths Heating & Cooling, Sacramento, CA

Mike Smith, President of Airsmiths Heating and Cooling of Sacramento, California is this month's featured NCI Contractor. The young company focuses its energies on providing the best residential systems in California's Central Valley while sustaining profitable...

Mike Graham Heating & Air Conditioning, Burkburnett, TX

Mike Graham is the owner of his namesake company, Mike Graham Heating and Air Conditioning located in Burkburnett, Texas. Mike graduated from service tech to business owner 11 years ago, and now shares his days with a dozen other HVAC professionals in his company....

Member Spotlight: Holt Plumbing and Heating

Member Spotlight: Holt Plumbing and Heating by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager From time to time we like to revisit our members to see what types of new and innovative ideas or programs they have implemented since we last checked in. This month we...

Member Spotlight: Thomas E Clark

Member Spotlight: Thomas E Clark by Mike Weil, NCI VP Communications & Publications It’s just not every day that you get to meet an HVAC contracting company that has been in business for 123 years. But such is the case for Thomas E. Clark, Inc., of Silver Spring,...

Member Spotlight: Minnick’s, Inc.

Member Spotlight Minnick’s, Inc. by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager Our member spotlight this month shines brightly on longtime NCI Member, Minnick’s, Inc. in Laurel, Maryland. A lot has been going on at this growing service business. One particularly...

Member Spotlight Home Energy Experts

Member Spotlight Home Energy Experts by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager “When can I go to work with you dad” is the question Eric Robnett remembers asking from the time he was just a little boy. Eric’s dad Lonnie founded Lonnie’s Nevada Gas Service in...

Working on Implementation: The Struggles and Successes of Performance-based Service

Working on Implementation: The Struggles and Successes of Performance-based Service by Mike Weil, NCI VP Communications & Publications In some ways, FisherAir Heating and Air Conditioning, of Brea, CA, is a very typical HVAC service company. In other ways, the...

Member of the Month – JBS Heating and Air

When Joaquin Contreras decided to make a career change nearly 28 years ago, he wasn’t quite sure where it would all lead. But an opening in the purchasing department of a large new construction HVAC company seemed like the right opportunity at the right time. He...

Member Spotlight: Comfort Climate Control

Member Spotlight Comfort Climate Control by Steve Vannoy, NCI Technical Curriculum Manager Quality Installation is not just the title of the utility-sponsored program Mark Ramirez and his company, Comfort Climate Control, participate in, but it is also the underlying...