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Comfort’s Technican Reaches 30 Year Milestone
 Lamar
Gunter, service technician with Custom Comfort
Air Conditioning and Heating in Leesville was recognized
with a $3,000 bonus by owners Jimmy and Shelby Long
for his 30 years of dedicated service.
Gunter is to be commended for this outstanding achievement
as very few employees today ever accomplish this length
of work record with the same company.
2006 will mark the 40th year in business for Custom
Comfort Air Conditioning and Heating. Congratulations
to both Gunter and the Longs!
SCAHACC’s O’Neill
Deemed One of the “Best of the Best”
Association member Kevin O’Neill from O’Neill
Bagwell Cooling and Heating from Myrtle Beach was one
of seven finalists to compete in the final round of
the fifth annual North American Technican Excellence
(NATE) Certified Technician Competition, held during
HVAC Comfortech, in September in Nashville.
The Certified Technician competition demonstrates the
technological, systemic, and mechanical knowledge required
to install and service today’s heating and cooling
equipment. NATE describes the seven finalists as being
“the best of the best,” having been chosen
from more than 10,000 technicians who tested between
May 31-June 30.
“NATE certification provides a standard for technicians
to prove their knowledge,” says O’Neill.
Wilson Refrigeration & A/C
Service Named a Bryant Factory Authorized Dealer
 Wilson
Refrigeration & A/C Service has earned its accreditation
as a Bryant Factory Authorized Dealer.
“We’re proud that Wilson Refrigeration
has achieved Factory Authorized Dealer status,”
said Halsey Cook, president of Bryant Heating &
Cooling. “Wilson Refrigeration’s reputation
for excellent customer service precedes them in the
Carolinas, and they’ve certainly been one of our
top dealers in the United States for many years, so
it’s no surprise they would be one of the first
to qualify for this distinction.”
Jimmy Wilson began working in heating and air conditioning
while in high school and discovered he enjoyed the challenges
and problem solving skills the industry provided. “There’s
a lot of satisfaction at the end of the day when you
go home and know you really helped people be more comfortable
and happy,” he explains. Over the next seven years,
he worked his way to the top, founding his own company
in 1987. Wilson Refrigeration has since grown to serve
five counties, including Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry,
Richland, and Saluda.
3 Member Dealers Receive Distinguished
Award from GWD
General Wholesale Distributors announced three of its
contractors as receiving the Distinguished Dealer Award.
The three companies include: Carolina Heating Service
of Greenville, Brown Heating Company of York and Pittman
Heating & AC of Seneca. The award is given to independent
Trane dealers who operate their business in a manner
to advance their reputation as a retailer of quality
air conditioning and heating systems. In order to be
considered for this award, a dealership must complete
a program over the course of a year in which the company
receives recognition for promoting the Trane brand throughout
the dealership.
All three companies are members of the South Carolina
Association of Heating and Air Conditioning Contractors.
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to their safe return. We also look forward to their
active duty back with Gateway Supply. All of us here
at Gateway are proud of them, as we are of all our men
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