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Two keys to successful interactions with an HVAC company are 1) that you trust the provider and 2) that they can meet the project requirements. Our recent engagement with a customer in Broomfield, Colorado, highlighted both of these elements, showing that if either is missing, the results can be frustrating, costly, or both. Dissatisfaction Drives a Building Owner to Consider New Options ...

Companies and individual consumers have always returned products for reasons ranging from item defects to incorrect size or color to simply a change of heart about the purchase. And when those transactions took place in small numbers, the companies would handle the returns in whatever way made sense at the time. Often, there was no clearly defined process. That somewhat haphazard approach ...

Workers’ compensation insurance is a type of insurance that is generally required by state law for any company that has employees, and in some states, for those who use independent contractors. It provides financial protection for workers who are injured or become ill on the job. It also protects businesses from the high cost of workplace injuries. The cost of workers’ compensation insurance...

At Fireside Partners, our Flight Monitoring team follows a 5-tier classification model for triaging and responding to parameter exceedance events. In this model, the two highest classification tiers are dubbed “emergency response plan-activating events” (ERP-activating events) and “critical events,” respectively. Our team classifies events as “ERP-activating” if they have caused our client ...

When products have long journeys from origin to destination, it’s hard to imagine that the last mile of the trek is important. In fact, many people would consider that stretch unimportant. After all, the shipment is almost there. However, last-mile logistics play a critical role in the success of deliveries—both from the customer's perspective and the point of view of the company shipping t...

Upgrading or replacing your commercial HVAC equipment is an investment. Yes, it’s one that pays off many times over as you, your employees and your customers enjoy comfortably cool temperatures on hot summer days and pleasantly warm ones in the fall and winter months. Nevertheless, there is a significant cost involved in making a change. Consequently, you should approach your upgrade or re...

For marketers, every new year delivers new challenges and opportunities. But most marketing pros will agree that the amount of change from one year to the next is increasing faster than ever. Consequently, it’s essential to start the year by assessing the current marketing landscape and making important decisions about how your organization will adapt to it. To ensure you make well-informed...

(KISS PR Brand Story) Over the last two years, several new rules for commercial operations have been introduced by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as part of the long-term aim of integrating drones into the National Airspace System (NAS). The changes center around the authorization of some limited small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) flights over people and at night without a waiv...

Every business faces risk—things like employee injuries, visitor slip-and-fall accidents, professional "errors and omissions," and work-related auto accidents. The liability and financial loss from these types of incidents and many others can devastate a small company that isn’t properly insured. Commercial insurance—also called small business insurance—can help protect your company from fin...

By 2030, the global eVTOL aircraft market will transport 27 million passengers. Some vehicles will have a single pilot, while others will operate remotely or autonomously with only civilian passengers. Therefore, the companies commercialising this space have a duty of care to their employees and customers to ensure the safety of all on board. Our health histories follow us when we travel....