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Top Contractors Receive VIP Treatment during Nashville Experience Trip

Lochinvar recently hosted 16 of its top VIP Contractors and their guests for the annual four-day Nashville Experience. The visiting VIPs were treated to an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2015 CMA Fest, as well as a chance to check out Lochinvar’s world headquarters and meet with the Lochinvar business team.

Winners and their guests stayed at Nashville’s Omni Hotel, a short walk from LP Field and the riverfront festival grounds. This year’s lineup included country’s biggest stars such as Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, Carrie Underwood, Eric Church and Luke Bryan. Several VIPs even had the opportunity to meet some of the performing artists.

During the group’s visit to Lochinvar’s headquarters in nearby Lebanon, they toured the manufacturing facility and got a first glimpse of the expansion that is currently underway with expected completion in early 2016. They also sat down with Lochinvar leaders for round-table discussions where they learned about the company’s latest technologies such as CON·X·US™ remote connectivity and upcoming innovations while sharing their own insights and feedback from the field.

“We had such a great time with all of the VIP Contractors and their guests who made the trip to Nashville this year,” said Jennifer VanHook, marketing services manager. “It’s an honor to welcome these valued partners to our hometown and headquarters and hear their opinions, while rewarding them for their hard work.”

The following VIP Contractors traveled to Nashville for the festivities along with their guests:

• Kevin Hart of Hart Plumbing & Heating in Gonic, N.H.
• John Zinser of Zinser Plumbing & Heating in Clare, Mich.
• Jamie Whitehead of Cooper Plumbing & Heating in Calgary, Alta.
• Aaron Jazynka of Master Mechanical in Papillion, Neb.
• Matthew Shwert of CCL Mechanical in Marlborough, Mass.
• Don Kastenschmidt of Sheren Plumbing & Heating in Traverse City, Mich.
• Craig Childress of CCL Mechanical in Peabody, Mass.
• Stephen Ramsey of Energy Management Systems in Garden City, Kan.
• Nathan White of White’s Plumbing & Heating in Kenai, Alaska
• Donnie Briggs of DiPietro Heating & Cooling in Bradford, Mass.
• Steven Carr of SPC Plumbing & Heating in Methuen, Mass.
• Rob Dahl of Total Mechanical in Oconomowoc, Wis.
• Kevin Miller of Miller Mechanical in Townsend, Mass.
• Mark Lee of Carlson Mechanical in Bothell, Wash.
• Greg Cosgro of GEM Plumbing & Heating in Lincoln, R.I.
• Paul Ganem of Pipe Dreams Plumbing & Heating in Norton, Mass.

For more information about Lochinvar, visit www.Lochinvar.com.

The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded accreditation status to Noritz America. IACET Authorized Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The accreditation period extends for five years and includes specially designated CEU programs offered or created by Noritz during that time.

“Noritz America is proud of our education programs, which train thousands of engineers, plumbers and HVAC professionals each year in important technical skills, so that they and our staff stay on the cutting edge,” states Jason Fleming, Senior Marketing and Customer Care Manager at Noritz.

“Our new partnership with IACET is a demonstration of our commitment to lifelong learning and high standards for all of our programs,” Fleming continues, “and we are very pleased to join such a prestigious organization, as well as an elite group of organizations that offer excellent continuing education and training programs.”

“We are pleased to continue our relationship with Noritz as an Authorized Provider,” says Sandra L. Williams, PhD, president of IACET and assistant professor and consultant at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Ill. “Noritz joins nearly 500 organizations around the globe that have had their programs vetted by third-party experts in continuing education to ensure the highest possible standards are met.”

To achieve Authorized Provider accreditation, Noritz completed a rigorous application process, including a review by an IACET site visitor. The tankless water heater manufacturer successfully demonstrated adherence to the ANSI/IACET 1-2013 Standard, addressing the design, development, administration and evaluation of its programs.

Noritz has pledged its continued compliance with the standard and is now authorized to use the IACET name and Authorized Provider logo on promotional course material. In addition, Noritz is now linked to the IACET web site and is recognized as offering the highest quality continuing education and training programs.

Noritz is dedicated to being the world leader in tankless water heating technology, notes Fleming. “Our company’s focus on customer satisfaction, innovation, and responsible business practices continues to drive us in the marketplace.”

For more information on Noritz tankless water heater training, visit Noritz University online at http://training.noritz.com.

For more information on the full line of Noritz tankless water heating products, visit www.noritz.com. You can also telephone us at 866.766.7489 or e-mail us at support@noritz.com.

DAYTON, Ohio, April 1, 2015 – WinWholesale Inc., one of the largest distributors in the nation, has selected Unitary Products Group as its 2014 HVAC Vendor of the Year, and Uponor as its hydronics 2014 Vendor of the Year. Unitary Products Group and Uponor supply products to WinWholesale local companies representing the Winair, Winsupply, Winnelson and Noland Company brands. “Unitary Products Group is a valuable partner of the Win Group of Companies and their excellent products and services have been key to our growth,” said Jack Johnston, WinWholesale president. “UPG has earned our highest ranking among our many HVAC vendors. “Uponor was the first company to bring radiant floor heating to North America and they have enabled us to grow sales with excellent product and service,” said Jack Johnston, WinWholesale president. “Congratulations to both companies for being the best of the best.” WinWholesale also announced other Vendor of the Year Awards in the plumbing, industrial, electrical, water works, pump, and tools categories.

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Knowify for Contractors is a powerful new suite of tools to help Plumbers manage their businesses better. For the first time you’ll be able to manage both the service ticket side of your business and the long-term contract work in one easy-to-use, highly automated system. Better yet, Knowify syncs with your QuickBooks, ensuring that the operating side of your business and the accounting side of your business stay up to date with one another.

Dispatch

Knowify’s service ticket/dispatch features will allow you to view a map of your service appointments, see your resource schedules and availability, and book new appointments in seconds. Your dispatched teams can view work orders, check in and out of jobs, record comments, and mark jobs as finished from Knowify’s powerful mobile app.

Contract Work

From bid to billing, Knowify’s job management tools will help you deal with the painful administrative tasks that can really burden a plumbing company. You can:

– Use Knowify’s powerful project management features to cost out jobs and then run them once they’re live;

– Prepare bids or change orders and submit them for e-signature directly through the system;

– Track resource schedules and worker timecards, including a special “foreman view” your on-site foremen can use to punch in time for everyone from the jobsite quickly and easily;

– Prepare and send purchase orders to your vendors through the system;

– Bill for your work with standard invoices or with AIA-style applications for payment, depending on the job;

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