Heating & Air Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Leigh Faircloth, CAE, Executive Director
South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors
Phone: (800) 395-9276         E-mail: leigh@associationsplus.com
Website:  www.schvac.net

South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors Announces Winner of the Best HVAC Service Truck in the State!  

Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA (April 24, 2013) – The South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors (SCAHACC), held its first Statewide Service Truck Competition in conjunction with the 2013 Annual Convention & Trade Show.  SCAHACC is proud to congratulate Josh Geddings of Panther Heating & Cooling, Inc. for having the Best Service Truck in the State. 
Geddings won the local Piedmont Chapter competition during the fall of the year to move onto compete at the statewide level.  The association has 10 chapters across the state.  They are as follows:  Anderson/Oconee, Beaufort/Hilton Head, Central Savannah River Area, Charleston, Greenville, Horry/Georgetown, Midlands, Pee Dee, Piedmont, and Spartanburg.  Each chapter area winner was invited to compete on the state level.  
The trucks were judged on outside presentation, cleanliness, personal safety equipment, organized for HVAC work to be performed, and the implementation of new technology.  “When one thinks about a truck that our HVAC technicians use one might think of dirty, grimy with a bunch of tools thrown in the back of a truck. The trucks that competed were nothing like that. These trucks are very clean and well-kept, and the technicians are proud to call them “their offices on wheels.”  Geddings’ truck was very impressive and you can tell how proud he was to show it off” commented SCAHACC President Lee Boylston.  
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Established in 1989, the South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors is a non-profit organization comprised of nearly 1,000 industry allies from across the state, including several hundred licensed contractors and their employees, equipment distributors, electric and gas utilities and HVAC instructors. The SCAHACC works to promote professionals in the industry who create jobs and provides safe and needed products and services for the comfort of their consumers. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Leigh Faircloth, CAE, Executive Director
South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors
Phone: (800) 395-9276         E-mail: leigh@associationsplus.com
Website:  www.schvac.net


South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors Announces Winner of the 2013 Inaugural Technician Rodeo
Columbia, SOUTH CAROLINA (April 24, 2013) – The South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors (SCAHACC), held its inaugural Technician Rodeo in conjunction with the 2013 Annual Convention & Trade Show.  SCAHACC is proud to congratulate Sam Cassell of Cassell Brothers Heating & Cooling, LLC from Irmo, SC as the Top Tech in the State with a perfect score.  
Cassell competed against 11 other technicians from across the state.  The technicians were skill tested and timed at four HVAC stations with accuracy being very important.  The stations consisted of identifying the type of refrigerant used, high voltage troubleshooting, low voltage and thermostat trouble, measurement of airflow on air handler, gas furnace carbon monoxide and combustion testing and analysis.  
“Service technicians are a critical part of the HVAC business.  The rodeo gave them an opportunity to show off their skills as well as an opportunity to educate students and other technicians.  This was our first rodeo; it was a huge success. We will be doing it again, “ said Scott Kelly, contractor for Greenville, SC, association past president and Technician Rodeo Committee Chairman.  
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Established in 1989, the South Carolina Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors is a non-profit organization comprised of nearly 1,000 industry allies from across the state, including several hundred licensed contractors and their employees, equipment distributors, electric and gas utilities and HVAC instructors. The SCAHACC works to promote professionals in the industry who create jobs and provides safe and needed products and services for the comfort of their consumers.