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John Cole, Cole’s Air Diagnostics – Ft. Meyers, FL

John Cole, Managing Partner of Cole's Air Diagnostics is September's NCI contractor of the month. The company serves the lower western coast of Florida from Port Charlotte to Naples. When I asked John what part of the industry he specializes in, I heard a grin in his...

JN Electrical Temperature Control, Bowersville, GA

Jason Nikkel, owner of JN Electrical Temperature Control is April's NCI Member of the Month. We informally dubbed Jason as Mr. Congeniality in his own quiet way at last month's NCT Summit in Clearwater, Florida. He seemed to have the ability to develop meaningful...

James A. Wheat & Sons

Jeff Wheat, this months NCI member of the month is one of the family members owning and managing Wheat & Sons, Inc. a nearly $5 million per year plumbing and heating company located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Jeff manages the technical side of the company with his...

Jackson Systems: Helping You Keep Your Customers Comfortable

Tom Jackson is the CEO of Jackson Systems, LLC., Indianapolis, IN Contractor Spotlight on Jackson Systems: Helping You Keep Your Customers Comfortable by Mike Weil According to Tom Jackson, his father – Ron Jackson -- has the HVAC Industry in his blood. Ron studied it...

Jack Davis, A-1 Mechanical, Las Vegas, Nevada

Congratulations to Jack Davis, June's NCI Contractor of the month. We've been keeping an eye on Jack and his company since he attended an Air Balancing Seminar in January of this year and have been impressed with his ability to successfully implement Performance Based...

Is HVAC System Duct Leakage Testing Enough?

Is HVAC System Duct Leakage Testing Enough? by David Richardson Duct leakage is an issue that has challenged the HVAC industry for as long as duct systems have been installed. The concept of resolving duct leakage issues isn’t a new one. If you have seen some of the...

Is Design Enough?

Many of our Dads handed us a little duct chart the day he taught us duct design. My dad's chart said a 6" duct gets 100 CFM, a 7" gets 150, an 8" gets 220 and a 9" gets 300, etc. I thought that was gospel until the day I got my first air balancing hood. I was shocked...

Is Airflow Measurement Enough?

Is Airflow Measurement Enough? Rob "Doc" Falke, NCI President Recently a long time successful NCI contractor contacted me concerning a light commercial project he was struggling with - a 7 ½ ton and a 5 ton unit servicing an office area with sixty uncomfortable women....

Is 2014 Your Year to Shine?

Is 2014 Your Year to Shine? by David Holt, NCI Director Sales & Service Leadership The members of your team perform dozens of business processes each and every day. For example, your team may go through the same steps repeatedly when they generate a report,...

Introducing NCI’s New Service Proposal

How many times in a week is your service technician placed in a situation where he or she finds a problem with a customer's system and when he approaches them with their options they're upset with the unexpected expense? You're stuck explaining options until they...