Give-A-Sh**-ology Blog

Perhaps our very own Mark Nemeth will win an Academy Award for his performance as the aging building services technician who cares for his Thermaduct Exterior Ductwork. The role of Wilson the volleyball is supplanted by our own little robot. Wait for it…Mark,...

I’ve shared with some folks that Air Flow is going solar. The responses have been interesting, including: “I thought solar was a 12-year payback.” “Solar panels only last a few years and then they need to be replaced.” “Did the consultant figure there are cloudy...

Here's who can help you:Have you selected a product and felt uncertain you did it correctly? Afraid to ask? That’s understandable. Many times in my career, I’ve asked an engineer “Would you be willing to walk through this as if you were a beginner?” And so many...

Every now and again, we get into a discussion that hits the brakes with “I’m offended”. It’s quite the trump card isn’t it? The person who states “I’m offended” has (in a way) proclaimed the higher moral ground. But hear me out for a second, lest I offend you....

Hey guys, Last year, my ego got the better of me and we decided to stock some rooftop units. “We’ll take on the wholesalers!”. Dumb move. Now we’ve got some RTUs that we’d like to move. They’re below our cost, so enjoy taking advantage of my foolish decisions....

How’s it Hangin’? Good question. The assembly above our heads is supported by universal imbeds; down with cable to Unigrip, mounted to pipe support brackets, and piping twist clamps.Features our latest video – How’s It Hangin’?Offensive? Maybe. (Sorry to the 10% of...

Hey there Air Flow customers and suppliers. For the last 16 months, Air Flow has been working on an enterprise software and accounting change. The migration is upon us, and it will take place over the weekend of April 27th and 28th. The timing is unfortunate...

Way back when, (2014) you may have seen Air Flow’s Grand Opening “Save the Date” video. This video was cooked up and kept a secret from all of Air Flow’s employees. The team all had the ‘reveal’ at the same time. Everyone was gathered around the conference room...

Our dust collection system is grandfathered.Says who?A couple of weeks ago at the Air Flow Inc. dust collector seminar, an engineer shared that an existing school cyclone dust collector was not to be touched to avoid the need to bring it up to code. Except that...

Hey you, For those of you who have stuck with me for the newsletters and blog, I have a longer post to share with you. It dawned on me that it’s been 20 years since I bought the company. On March 3, 1999, I was 28 years old. The remaining sales staff had recently...

Hey folks, It’s been a while since Air Flow shared any news to share on the product front. Here we go!Bry-Air - Win Air Flow has joined up with Bry-Air for desiccant solutions Many of you remember Air Flow’s promotion of Advantix. Unfortunately, Air Flow’s success...

“How are you doing?” “Almost perfect.” That’s how Randy Sikkema answers that question. It makes me like him more, want to share more information with him, and work harder. Most likely, things get more perfect for Randy because of his engaging method to answering...