Time for a New Plan?

It’s a new year once again, and we all know what that means… many people are making resolutions to start anew and make changes.  Whether or not you are resolving to change anything, there is something we all can do to help life go a little more smoothly:  get organized and make a plan.  Whether it’s for work, at home or both, a little organization and planning can go a long way.  Read More

Ken Smyers is Controltrends Fan of the Month and Wins Gift Card

December 6, 2011  |  In the Community  |  2 Comments

Controltrends.com is the “The Place” to get your HVAC controls information. Need reliable product reviews, training videos, and the scoop on new products? Want to hear what controls experts and manufactures have to say in informative interviews?

We know how valuable your time is and encourage you to subscribe to our website so we can keep you updated on the latest “control news you can use.” Read More

Looking For Employees? Look To Facebook

by Gabrielle Gribble

According to Jobvite’s Social Job Seeker Survey 2011, job seekers are turning to Facebook first. LinkedIn is actually coming in a distant second. To read more click here.

Stromquist Named Honeywell Diamond Distributor

November 11, 2011  |  In the Community, News and Information, Press  |  No Comments

We are very happy and proud to announce that once again Stromquist achieved the prestigious classification of a Honeywell Diamond Distributor for 2012.  Every year we strive for this honor, and we are always thrilled when we are succesful. 

We would like to thank Honeywell for this privilege, but more importantly we would like to thank all of our customers who helped us make this possible.  If it weren’t for you, we would never be able to do it!

 

 

Honeywell Releases Rapid Eye Driver: Camera catches mysterious Secret Handshake

September 13, 2011  |  Control Talk, In the Community  |  7 Comments

Honeywell released it’s new Rapid Eye Driver today. This Honeywell- Tridium software tool allows integrators to easily incorporate digital video surveillance capabilities into larger building control systems.
in this video you can see unintended consequences as the Honeywell Rapid Eye video camera catches Read More

Controversy arises as the Smyers Company out of Pittsburgh says handshake started in Pittsburgh not Chicago

September 6, 2011  |  In the Community  |  1 Comment

As many of you know G & O Thermal Supply the master HVAC controls distributor out of Chicago offered strong evidence that the second secret handshake originated in Chicago. New evidence summited by the HVAC and boiler controls supplier that Pittsburgh relies on for Johnson, Honeywell, and Belimo controls the Edward C Smyers Company suggests that the second secret handshake in fact originated with relatives of the Smyers that dates Read More

New findings in the origin of the second HVAC secret handshake

August 30, 2011  |  In the Community  |  No Comments

Based on this photo that I received today it would appear that the origin of the second secret Read More

The Second HVAC Secret Handshake Revealed

August 29, 2011  |  In the Community  |  No Comments

Ok for those of you who have mastered the first secret hvac handshake it is time for you to Read More

HVAC Secret Handshake of the Week

August 23, 2011  |  Eric Stromquist, In the Community  |  No Comments

Like most great societies, the HVAC industry has it’s secret handshake. However,since we are such an incredible industry and thanks to our friends at the Dap APP we are fortunate enough to have more than one secret handshakes. In fact there are over one hundred!! Read More

Thank You. A Memorial Ride

Stromquist and Company would like to take this time to say “Thank You”. Thank you to all of our military veterans and veterans throughout the country and the world. We would like to thank all those who have and those who are still serving our country this Memorial Day. I especially would like to dedicate the following article to Stromquist employees:  Paul Eskin (U.S. Marines), Mark Gerety (U.S. Army 1980′s), Randy Hereford (U.S. Army Airborne Viet Nam Purple Heart), Matt Koenig (U.S. Army Combat Engineers 1990′S),Oscar Hansen (U.S. Coast Guard), Paul Morin (U.S. Army), and my nephew Nick who has served in Iraq and is still serving in Afghanistan on his last of five tours of duty as a combat Marine. Take the time to say thank you. We are grateful. I hope you enjoy the article.

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