Twenty years, programmatic accreditation of HVACR educational programs began in the United States. In the late 1990’s technology was rapidly changing and many schools and school systems worried that their technology programs may not be keeping up with all of the advances. One of these systems, the Tennessee Board of Regents wanted to verify they were preparing their students to be competitive in the workplace. To accomplish this, they mandated that all career and… Read More
TSTC HVAC Program Sees Need to Fill Jobs
The last few weeks have been busy for the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Technology program at Texas State Technical College. David Brannen, the program’s lead instructor, said several companies have visited the campus to recruit HVAC students for jobs. Brannen is happy about this because the program has a very high job placement rate for graduates. “Everybody picks up this time of year because the cooling season is upon us,” said Brannen. Brannen also… Read More
Brian Henderson Joins Harris Products Group as National Sales Manager – Wholesale
Harris Products Group has announced that Brian Henderson has joined its leadership team as National Sales Manager-Wholesale. In this position, Henderson will be instrumental in executing Harris’ expansion in the North America HVAC/Plumbing wholesale market, and in developing the Harris team to support these growing operations. Brian Henderson Henderson most recently served as Director of Managed Inventory Solutions for Winsupply, where he was responsible for the launch of a cloud-based inventory solution across 600 U.S. Read More
ARS/Rescue Rooter Celebrates National HVAC Tech Day
ARS/Rescue Rooter, a privately held national provider of air conditioning, heating and plumbing services, celebrated National HVAC Tech Day on June 22. National HVAC Tech Day recognizes the hard work, skill and resourcefulness of HVAC professionals everywhere. “In 2016, we launched National HVAC Tech day with the help of National Day Calendar. ARS recognizes the extreme conditions and hard work that goes into being an HVAC technician,” said Neal Zamore, Senior Vice President and Chief… Read More
