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Fuel Oil News January 2016

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HVAC/ HYDRONICS 36 JANUARY 2016 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com R 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

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