Advance Air & Heat Company, East Freetown MA
Karen Lamy DeSousa from Advance Air & Heat Company

Karen Lamy DeSousa

Advance Air & Heat Company

Freetown, MA
Highly Recommended (27)
Hvac Refrigeration Sales & Service Equipment
Hvac Refrigeration Sales & Service Equipment
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About Us

If you depend on HVAC, refrigeration and controls for your business, we’re the contractor for you. We make it our business to keep your business running. Advance Air and Heat is a family owned full-service commercial HVAC, Refrigeration and Building Automation contractor. Full service means that with us, you can have happy employees, tenants and turnips all while maintaining a healthy bottom line for your business. We specialize in helping you solve your commercial HVAC, refrigeration and control issues in a way that is environmentally friendly, economical and makes sense for your individual needs. Since 1986 we've served Massachusetts, Cape Cod and Rhode Island commercial, industrial, public and non-profit clients with integrity and pride.

How We Got Started

Advance Air was started in 1986 by my father, out of the dining room of our family home. From a one-man shop, we have grown to a team of 20 with extensive experience in all types of HVAC and Refrigeration equipment. We are still a family business focused on bringing highly skilled technicians together with excellent customer service to our customers. It is our goal to be a partner with the businesses and organizations that we work with.

The products and services we offer

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Recommendations Given (30)
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Recent Activity
As a business owner, which online site do you feel is most effective for attracting new employees?
Karen from Advance Air & Heat Company Answered this on November 19, 2018
I recently had some luck with Indeed.com. Rather than post a job, I browsed resumes that were already posted and found several that were worth a follow up. I would recommend taking a look. It's free to look. You only pay if you want to contact applicants. (more) I recently had some luck with Indeed.com. Rather than post a job, I browsed resumes that were already posted and found several that were worth a follow up. I would recommend taking a look. It's free to look. You only pay if you want to contact applicants.
Where should one look for HVAC work?
Karen from Advance Air & Heat Company Answered this on August 10, 2018
Hi Francineglide - So many HVAC companies are hiring right now - the industry is crazy busy! With less than five years of experience and no Journeyman level licenses, your husband would be considered at "Apprentice" level. For a union shop like mine, unfortunately, I cannot hire apprentices... (more) Hi Francineglide - So many HVAC companies are hiring right now - the industry is crazy busy! With less than five years of experience and no Journeyman level licenses, your husband would be considered at "Apprentice" level. For a union shop like mine, unfortunately, I cannot hire apprentices directly. They would have to be accepted by the union first. For info on that, go to their website: www.ualocal51.com A non-union shop like DG Service in Mattapoisett or Pierce Refrigeration in W. Bridgewater, for example, can hire apprentices directly. 
How do you reward someone who successfully referred you?
Karen from Advance Air & Heat Company Answered this on January 16, 2018
I believe it is important for the "Thank you" for a referral to come from genuine gratitude rather than making it a business transaction and assigning a formal monetary value and process to it. Whether it is a personal thank you note or a gift of some sort, the gesture should be personal not... (more) I believe it is important for the "Thank you" for a referral to come from genuine gratitude rather than making it a business transaction and assigning a formal monetary value and process to it. Whether it is a personal thank you note or a gift of some sort, the gesture should be personal not automated and thus, I believe, more appreciated.
Are you getting social value from your sponsorships?
Karen from Advance Air & Heat Company Answered this on November 14, 2017
I have had the opposite experience from the organizations that I have sponsored. The three I can think of off the top of my head were the Women's Fund of Southeastern Mass, Buttonwood Park Zoo and United Way of Greater New Bedford. Each of them reached out with a social media thank you specific... (more) I have had the opposite experience from the organizations that I have sponsored. The three I can think of off the top of my head were the Women's Fund of Southeastern Mass, Buttonwood Park Zoo and United Way of Greater New Bedford. Each of them reached out with a social media thank you specific to my company upfront. When I shared their events, they were active in 'likes' and posts and all have followed my company on Facebook. I would strongly suggest providing the feedback of your experience directly to the organization. That's an important oversight in need of correction!

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