HVAC/ HYDRONICS
36 JANUARY 2016 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com
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ecognized as the largest trade show event of its
kind, AHR Expo returns to Orlando in 2016. The
event will take place January 25 to 27 at the Orange
County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The
Show welcomes HVACR professionals serving
commercial, industrial, residential and institutional markets.
Each year, thousands of companies both large and small exhibit
their air-conditioning, heating, ventilation and refrigeration sys-
tems, equipment and components. Thousands of contractors,
engineers, OEMs, distributors and other industry professionals
attend the exposition in search of new products and services.
With annual participation nearing 2,000 yearly exhibitors and
more than 60,000 attendees, AHR Expo has grown to become
one of the most significant annual events for contractors from
across the country.
Value derived from the three-day event, which is co-sponsored
by ASHRAE and AHRI, has resulted in longstanding loyalty
from mechanical contractors who attend year after year, like
president and owner Winfield Clamens of Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration Solutions in Boca Raton, Fla.
"I've been attending AHR Expo for about 20 years and try to
make it every year," said Clamens. "It's where I went to see
the new products before I started my business, and now it's
an important venue for attending seminars and for learning
and training on new technologies and products, and seeing the
manufacturers that provide them."
For those like Calvin Shwiyat, contractor and owner of William
Enterprises in Tulsa, AHR Expo has come to serve as a forum for
making important new business decisions.
"I attend AHR Expo to find new products and see technologies I
may possibly want to represent as a dealer," Shwiyat said.
"AHR Expo does a good job of facilitating its attendees' abil-
ity to see and recognize the latest and greatest in the industry,"
agreed Stephen Maneggio, principal at Abbey Air Conditioning
Services Inc. in Massapequa, N.Y.
"It's not enough to have technicians just attending school – the
only way to make a good technician is by experience and hands-
on training," Maneggio shared. "AHR Expo helps in this effort
by showing what technicians need to train on and be familiar
with in the actual field."
Attending contractors additionally emphasize the value of net-
working opportunities – both at formal events and informally
throughout the course of the Show – provided at AHR Expo.
"It's great to be able to get together with people I know in
The 2016 AHR Expo