To make sure technicians have the right tools for the job, contractors provide list of required items they must own wrenches, pliers, refrigerant gauges, and the like, and they may offer allowance to help with those purchases.
Six years ago, president of Envirotech Heating and Cooling Shawnee, Kansas, he had changed his policy so that technicians no longer had to purchase their own vacuum pumps and refrigerant scales, and the company had just established account for employees.
Envirotech also increased the spending limit for tool accounts from $300 to $500.
Overall, the technicians at Envirotech seem to enjoy the ability to purchase through company vendors and have the tools deducted through payroll...
Hybrid Air Heating & Air-conditioning Virginia Beach, Virginia, service, and installation, has four installation crews and five service technicians.
Aside from prearranged special circumstances, half of the purchase is deducted from the employees first paycheck of the month, and the remainder of the balance is deducted from the second paycheck at the end of the month...
Progressive Heating and Air Newnan, Georgia, specializes in residential service and replacement and also does work in the commercial and new construction markets.
The company supplies torches, vacuum pumps, recovery machines, rs, leak detectors, and other required tools that are expensive, said Samantha Brazie, sales and operations manager...
The company has tried tool policies, said Brazie, and over the year, they have found that giving technicians freedom to buy what they want has worked the best.
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning Laurinburg, North Carolina, has had the policy for years, and it has worked well, said Derek Cole, manager.
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