• Contractingbusiness 1157 0809dewey Jenkins
    1. Residential HVAC

    Morris-Jenkins Charlotte, NC

    Aug. 1, 2009
    Each month, Contracting Business picks a leading contractor and takes a look at the products, tools, and services that they've chosen to help make the company successful.
    Contractingbusiness Com Images 0809 Dewey Jenkins

    Dewey Jenkins purchased the Morris Heating & Cooling company in 1990, and renamed it Morris-Jenkins. Since then, the company has grown from 12 employees to 140. Keys to the company's success include emphasis on change and improvement, and a commitment to honesty, integrity, and fairness. Morris-Jenkins is the ContractingBusiness.com 2009 Residential Contractor of the Year.

    You can hear Dewey Jenkins' story during his award acceptance speech at HVAC Comfortech, Sept. 23-26, Nashville, TN.

    Visit hvaccomfortech.com for more information on HVAC Comfortech and HVACR Week.

    IN THE TRUCKS

    • Number and type of trucks/vans: 12 Chevrolet pick-ups; 11 Chevrolet box trucks; 45 Chevrolet work vans; 13 Dodge Sprinter vans; 2 Ford Explorers.
    • Tools technicians carry: Robinair® vacuum pump; Appion™ recovery machine; Uniweld® torch kit; Shop -Vac® vacuum.
    • Test instuments technicians carry: Inficon D-Tec electronic leak detetor; Fluke® carbon monoxide detedtors; Supco carbon monoxide detectors; UEi electronic manometer; Nu-Calgon coil gun; UEi digital temperature probe; Fluke digital psychrometer; Ritchie digital psychrometer; Fluke digital volt/ohm meter; Testo Video Pro inspection camera; Ridgid® See-Snake® inspection camera; TIF™ digital refrigerant scale; Yellow Jacket® refrigerant gauges; Dwyer® magnehelic gauge; Supco micron gauge.
    • Field communications: Nextel.
    • Brand of ladders: Werner®.

    IN THE OFFICE

    • Business management software: Timberline®; Microsoft® Office.
    • Business software: S2000 WIN®.
    • Sales management software: Microsoft® Office.
    • Business Internet connection: T1 lines from NuVox®
    • Computer/printer equipment: HP®.
    • Photocopier/fax machine: Canon®.
    • Credit Cards Accepted: American Express®, Discover®, MasterCard®, Visa®.
    • Uniform suppler: Rent from G&K Services
    • Certification — Number of technicians currently certified, and type of certification: 42 North American Technicians Excellence (NATE)-certified technicians.

    IN THE SHOP

    • Preferred HVAC heating equipment brands: Comfortmaker®, Ruud®, York®.
    • Preferred HVAC cooling equipment brands: Comfortmaker, Ruud, York.
    • Preferred accessory equipment: Aprilaire®, Honeywell®.
    • Preferred zoning equipment: Honeywell, Zone First®.
    • Amount of equipment inventoried: $82,000.
    • Preferred distributors: Coastline Distribution; Virginia Air; N.B. Handy; Johnstone Supply; Dealers Supply.