The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), or as Justin Trudeau calls it CUSMA or the new NAFTA, may have been signed, but steel and aluminum tariffs remain in place. These tariffs have a significant affect on the HVAC and refrigeration industries. So is there tariff relief on the horizon? Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged U.S. President … Continued
Last week, Bonnie Lysyk, Ontario’s Auditor General, released her annual report. It stated that the TSSA, the agency responsible for inspecting Ontario elevators, is failing to meet its mandate to protect public safety. Lysyk says the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is doing little to tackle real elevator safety issues. Ontario’s PC government has … Continued
FIELDBOSS 3.0 is our latest release specific to elevator contractors. FIELDBOSS 3.0 includes several functionality improvements as well as a significant update to the platform that leverages the Dynamics 365 V9.0 update. Major updates to the platform include: Platform Separation When Dynamics 365 launched, Microsoft made a move towards an app-centric platform. With the release … Continued
FIELDBOSS 3.0 is now available for new and existing HVAC customers! With version 3.0 FIELDBOSS customers are now able to manage progress billing for construction projects and inventory stock levels within the system much more efficiently. In addition to the two major functionality improvements, version 3.0 adds new features and performance enhancements that continue to streamline HVAC contractor … Continued
The decline in Canadian elevator service is linked to a mix of industry problems and external factors including lack of qualified mechanics, cost pressures, changing demographics and regulatory reforms, which have all converged to create a challenging environment. Here are 5 challenges the Canadian elevator industry is currently facing: 1 -TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE AND ROUTE LOADING … Continued
OSHA announced its Top 10 list of most cited violations for 2018. Although this annual list of the most frequently cited violations almost always features the same categories, the individual rankings do shift a bit. It’s concerning to note that the total number of violations went up in all nine categories this year except for the eye … Continued
Since last year, when a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that the EPA could not ban HFCs through its Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program, there has been a lot of confusion around HFC’s. End users who thought they would have to transition from high-GWP HFCs to other refrigerants were suddenly given a reprieve, while … Continued
Over the last year, the Ontario elevator industry has been faced with the threat of numerous regulations that would drastically effect how they do business. First, Bill 148 was proposed and set to become a law in January 2019. Next, Bill 8, Access to Consumer Credit Reports and Elevator Availability Act was ratified and set … Continued
The HVAC industry’s labor shortage is growing at an exponential rate. The shrinking skills gap in the HVAC industry did not just suddenly appear. For more than a decade, the lack of qualified technicians has been a growing problem in the U.S. Statistics show that 25% of the workforce will be of retirement age by … Continued
The HVAC industry has been steadily growing over the last few years and according to the Bureau of Labour and Statistics, it looks like that trend is going to continue. With 2018 coming to a close, air conditioning and heat pump unit shipments are on track to bring 2018 numbers closer than ever to 2005’s … Continued
Timesheet approval for payroll and invoicing is an area that FIELDBOSS excels at streamlining. For most contractors it’s the same frustration loop every other week. Technicians come into the office with stacks of timesheets that were signed off by clients. The back-office rushes to get everything processed in time for payroll, and then someone else … Continued
If you run a field service company, you know that technology is propelling the industry in a new direction. How quickly and efficiently you implement these technologies and processes into your business practices will determine how profitable you become and how satisfied your customers are. The intense competition to retain and attract new clients is … Continued