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Last Week’s Winners

Stacie — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:09:04 +0000

Grab your cup! Congratulations to the following customers who won our daily Starbucks gift card drawings for ordering online last week:

January 30 – Paul Donner

January 31 – Mike Muth

February 1 - George Shaw

February 2 – Bryan Sandlin

February 3 - Phil Randol

If you want to get in the running for a Starbucks gift card, order online from www.stromquist.com! You will be entered into our daily drawing each day that you place an order. For full details of the promotion go to www.stromquist.com now.

Patrick Jones from South Hampton England is Controltrends fan of The Month

Eric — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:34:22 +0000

Congratulations to Patrick Jones who was selected as the January Controltrends fan of the month. Patrick, who is a controls pro from South Hampton England will receive a $25 Visa card. Do you want to win great prizes while staying informed about HVAC and Industrial Controls ? It is easy either sign up to receive our free news letter, or make comment on Controltrends and you will automatically be entered in our monthly Controltrends fan of the month drawing.

Play It Again Sam…

Stacie — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:24:14 +0000

… on your new i-pod Nano. Congratulation to Sam Hubey who won January’s i-pod for ordering online from www.stromquists.com.

If you want to be like Sam and have a chance to win a Starbucks gift card and an i-pod, start placing your orders online today!

Starbucks Time Again

Stacie — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:15:17 +0000

Grab your cup! Congratulations to the following customers who won our daily Starbucks gift card drawings for ordering online last week:

January 23 – Eddie McGreggor

January 24 – Jim Hunter

January 25 - Craig Carey

January 26 – Brian Moore

January 27 – James Holden

ASHRAE 2012 Meet Me In Chicago

Bill — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:09:27 +0000

Overcast, cold, and snow greeted the vendors and attendees at the 2012 ASHRAE Expo in Chicago this year. But, what do you expect it’s January in Chicago!

It’s been 30 years since I was last in Chicago and it feels the same…

Al’s Italian Beef Sandwiches….A shameless plug but soooo GOOD!

The McCormick Place… A perfect venue for thousands of people from around the world.

Photography was not allowed in the Expo but after seeing thousands of cell phone flashes going off I figured my little point and shoot would not be too pushy. Sorry I hand to leave the big gun cameras in my truck so please forgive me for the picture quality.

The Expo was so large that to be able to cover as much as possible I split the Northside and Southside of the convention into two days.

Come on in with me….

The view from the Northside:

As expected the was a large international showing of vendors. Here are some of our regular vendors putting thier best foot forward.

Peerless Boiler:

Table wares from A.J. Antunes:

Aaron Contente showing the new Honeywell Delphi Systems:

Functional Devices RIB Relays:

Our friends from Italy the guys of Pietro Fiorentini:

Testo Meters:

Honeywell Analytics:

Belimo Air Controls:

There were many new products on display and as soon as I get all my notes in one pile on my desk LOOK for more posts coming up.

AHR EXPO 2012

Eric — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:41:17 +0000

This years AHR Expo is in the windy city of Chicago. Snow, wind and temperatures dropping down to -11 degrees awaited this Florida boy and his pickem’ up truck driving north.

It has been 35 years since my last driving experience in snow. It was amazing after the first few moments of gut wrenching fear how my mind remembered what my college roomate refered to as the “Southern Boys Snow Driving Rules”.

Rule # 1… The road is ALWAYS left of the big white hump in the middle!
Rule # 2… Traction is a CONTROLLED SKID!
Rule # 3… Optimum speed for driving in snow see rule 2!
Rule # 4… If the snow is above the wheels of your pickup STAY HOME!

Guess I did forget Rule 4…

My plan is to give our readers the most up to date information on the EXPO that I can on what’s new at the show.

In the mean time enjoy a couple of these pictures and I guess for now I better find that BIG WHITE HUMP again.

More Starbucks Winners!

Stacie — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:14:22 +0000

Drink up! Congratulations to the following customers who won our daily Starbucks gift card drawings for ordering online this week:

January 16 – Carole Buchanan

January 17 – Patrick Hawkins

January 18 - Stevie Gill

January 19 – Doug Shelton

January 20 – David Garcia

Still Time to Register for The Event

Stacie — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:27:14 +0000

You still have time to register for The Event, but you need to do it soon! The morning session is very close to being full. We still have plenty of space in the afternoon session, but it is gaining ground. Here’s something to think about – if you want to increase your odds of winning the TV, sign up for the afternoon! Whichever session you choose, it will certainly be worth your time to attend as you gain insight into the future of building automation and energy management.

Click here to register for the 9:30AM-2:30PM Morning Session
Click here to register for the 3:30PM-8:30PM Afternoon Session
If you haven’t gotten all the details on The Event yet, click here to find out more.

Controltrends.com Website Get’s a Makeover

Eric — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:57:37 +0000

For those of you who have looked to Controltrends.com for up to date information on HVAC controls, including HVAC training videos, product reviews, and HVAC blogs we hope you will like the new Controltrends look. Hopefully, it will be even easier to find that you are looking for on Controltrends. Thanks to our Controltrends community for all the support over the last two years. Let us know how you like the new look and give us any feedback you may have.

Congratulations Starbucks Winners

Stacie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:22:32 +0000

Time to get that cuppa Joe! Congratulations to the following customers who won our daily Starbucks gift card drawings for ordering online this week:
January 9 – Melba Lindsey

January 10 – Richie Keesling

January 11 – Nettie Brewster

January 12 – Sam Hubey

January 13 – Marcus Patelunas