More Than Just a Part Number: How Distribution Relationships Build Your Business
More Than Just a Part Number: How Distribution Relationships Build Your Business There’s a specific smell to a supply house at 6:45 in the morning. It’s a mix of stale coffee, industrial floor cleaner, and the faint metallic tang of ductwork. It’s the smell of the day getting ready to explode. I’ve spent a lot of my life on both sides of that counter. I’ve been the guy with the grease on his forehead looking for a universal igniter that’s definitely not on my truck, and I’ve been the guy behind the desk looking at [...]
Next-Gen HVACR: Building the Future of the Trades
Next-Gen HVACR: Building the Future of the Trades (Live from AHR Expo 2026) Event: 2026 AHR Expo – Las Vegas, NV Moderator: Rhydon Atzenhoffer Panelists: Anthony Woo, Leilani Orr, Loren Morris, Max Rohr, Paige Knowles Watch the Full Panel: Live from AHR Expo 2026 Walking the floor at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas always feels a bit like peering into a crystal ball. But this year, in 2026, it felt different. The "future" isn't some distant target we’re aiming for anymore: it’s standing right in front of us, holding a tablet and a manifold [...]
The Science of Clean Air: Jumping on Filters with Kurk Wilks of Mann + Hummel
EP 176 | The Science of Clean Air: Jumping on Filters with Kurk Wilks of Mann + Hummel Episode Details: Podcast: HVAC R&D Episode: 176 Guest: Kurk Wilks, President & CEO of Mann + Hummel Location: AHR Expo, Las Vegas – Booth 7310 Watch/Listen: YouTube Link Walking the floor at the AHR Expo in Las Vegas is always a trip. It’s loud, it’s crowded, and if you aren’t careful, you can get lost in a sea of shiny new tools and massive rooftop units. But every once in a while, you step into a booth [...]
From Truck Roll to Trust Builder: How Smart Contractors Use Video in the Field
From Truck Roll to Trust Builder: How Smart Contractors Use Video in the Field I was sitting at a distribution counter last week, watching a tech scroll through his phone. He was trying to show the counter guy a blurry, zoomed-in photo of a data plate that looked like it had been recovered from the bottom of the ocean. We’ve all been there. Our phones have become the most important tool in the bag, right next to the manifold gauges and the 11-in-1. We use them for everything: snapping photos of bad heat exchangers, texting [...]
The Counter Talk: How to Stop Being Just a Customer and Start Being a Partner
The Counter Talk: How to Stop Being Just a Customer and Start Being a Partner Happy Saint Patrick's Day #TradeCrew! I’m Rhydon, Ramblin’ Rhyno when I’m writing like this, and if you’ve spent any time in this industry, you know exactly what 6:30 AM smells like. It smells like diesel exhaust, lukewarm gas station coffee, and the unique, dusty scent of an HVAC supply house. It’s that window of time before the phones start blowing up, when the world is still quiet enough to hear the hum of the warehouse forklift in the back. I’ve [...]
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