Executives from leading HVAC manufacturing companies describe the various ways they're listening to HVAC contractors, and issues that are challenging contractors in 2018.
For our 2018 Executive Roundtable, we asked executives from some of the HVAC industry’s top brands to tell us about their latest programs designed to seek increased input from contractors.
We then asked them to describe the major concerns they hear expressed by HVAC contractors.
2018 EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS
Jason Bingham, President, Residential HVAC & Supply, Ingersoll-Rand
Mike Branson, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Rheem Air Division
Liz Haggerty, Vice President and General Manager, Ducted Systems, Johnson Controls
A career publishing professional, Terence 'Terry' McIver has served three diverse industry publications in varying degrees of responsibility since 1987, and worked in marketing communications for a major U.S. corporation.He joined the staff of Contracting Business magazine in April 2005.
As director of content for Contracting Business, he produces daily content and feature articles for CB's 38,000 print subscribers and many more Internet visitors. He has written hundreds, if not two or three, pieces of news, features and contractor profile articles for CB's audience of quality HVACR contractors. He can also be found covering HVACR industry events or visiting with manufacturers and contractors. He also has significant experience in trade show planning.