North American Technician Excellence (NATE) is pleased to announce the second group of winners in the inaugural NATE Bowl contest, which kicked-off on Feb. 1. These monthly winners are
awarded prizes for a variety of accomplishments, including: The Most New
Certifications—the contractor with the most new certifications in a given
month; the Most Re-Certifications—the contractor with the most re-
certifications in a given month; and the Highest Certification Score—the
contractor or technician with the highest NATE certification score for the
month.
• March Division Leaders are: Division 1 – IBS-Industrial Building Service,
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Division 2 – Stevenson Service Experts, Springfield,
Ohio; and Division 3 – Grisham Airecare, Hot Springs, Ark., and Gochnauer
Mechanical, Hilton Head, S.C.
• Most New NATE Certifications: Brothers Air & Heat, Rock Hill, S.C.;
Horne Heating and Air, Charlotte, N.C.; Parker Pearce Service Experts,
Gaithersburg, Md.; and Casteel Heating and Cooling, Marietta, Ga.
• Most NATE Re-Certifications: Flame Heating, Cooling and Electrical,
Warren, Mich.; AD/DAC, LLC, Nashville, Tenn.; Parker Pearce Service Experts,
Gaithersburg, Md.; and Gochnauer Mechanical, Hilton Head, S.C.
• Highest NATE Certification Score: Philip DeCamillo, with Flame
Heating, Cooling and Electrical in Warren, Mich.; and Thomas Bell, with
Casteel Heating and Cooling in Marietta, Ga.
"We congratulate the most recent NATE Bowl winners and look forward to
announcing many more as the contest continues through October," says Rex
Boynton, president of NATE. "It's still very early in the going, so it's our hope
that all HVACR contractors will get involved in this good-natured competition."
In addition to monthly prizes, the five contractors at the end of the contest
with the most NATE Bowl points in each of the three "divisions" will be
entered into a grand prize drawing for a Super Bowl package to be announced
in early November. Teams can get points for every NATE-certified technician
they have on staff. Additional points can be earned each time a technician
gets certified (or re-certified) or earns additional NATE credentials. All points
accrue during the NATE Bowl season, which lasts from February through
October 2008. Any HVACR contractor in the United States or Canada
interested in learning more about NATE Bowl, or registering, can go to
www.natex.org.
Philip DeCamillo, with Flame Heating, Cooling and Electrical in Warren, Mich.,
tied for the highest score on a NATE certification test during March. For his
accomplishment, Nuzzo will receive a prize of trade tools, while his firm gains
one more chance to win the NATE Bowl grand prize of a trip for two to the
2009 Super Bowl.
Thomas Bell, with Casteel Heating and Cooling in Marietta, Ga., tied for the
highest score on a NATE certification test during March. For his
accomplishment, Bell will receive a prize of trade tools, while his firm gains
one more chance to win the NATE Bowl grand prize of a trip for two to the
2009 Super Bowl.
Special thanks go to JB Industries, Johnstone Supply, Baker Industries and
Testo for their support of providing tools of the trade for NATE Bowl prizes.
NATE, headquartered in Arlington, Va., was founded in 1997 and is the only
technician certification organization governed, owned, operated, developed
and supported by the HVACR industry.