Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning Press

July 27, 2010
Our very own Ryan B. was featured on "You & Me In the Morning" on WCIU recently. Ryan was there to discuss the benefits of duct cleaning services. This marks the second time Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning has been asked to appear on the WCIU program.

June 24, 2010
Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning has awarded 2 merit scholarships to a pair of outstanding students who have recently graduated from high school. Stephen Sadak and Valerie Torres were each presented with their scholarships at a recent ceremony at their school. We wish Stephen and Valerie continued success in their academic pursuits.

June 23, 2010
Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning Receives Dave lennox Award from Lennox Industries. Winner 2 Consecutive Years!
Lennox Industries recently announced that Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning has been awarded the Dave Lennox Award as one of the top 25 dealers in North America. This particular honor has been awared to Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning once again, for overall excellence, planning and performance that exceed everyday expectations.

Four Seasons is proud to have been awarded such an honor and strives to maintain the same level of excellence in sales and customer service that has allowed us to be recognized by the leading manufacturer of residential heating & air conditioning products in North America.

June 22, 2010
Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning was recently awarded a winner in the Best Full Wrap Category for Vehicle Wraps by HVACR Business Magazine. The annual competition features innovative and eye-catching designs by HVAC companies which market themselves thru their vehicle fleet. Four Seasons' in-house vehicle wrap department is responsible for "wrapping" the 275 vehicles in our fleet.

May 29, 2010
Jeff V. of Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning discusses tax credits on high efficiency furnaces and air conditioners.

April 29, 2010
The 2010 Crain's Chicago Business - List of the Largest Privately Held Companies was released on April, 19, 2010. Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning is ranked #261. Stimulus plans light fire under Four Seasons
Government Stimulus programs lately have boosted some companies' revenues. At Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning Inc., federal and state money has contributed to record sales. Four Seasons enjoyed a 30% rise in revenue last year to $78 million at a time when many rivals were struggling to stay afloat. Other companies have depended on new construction for much of their installation volume — a market that went comatose in 2009 — but Four Seasons has shunned new homes as low-margin work not worth the trouble.

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January 6, 2010
Publisher Terry Tanker recently interviewed Dave Musial, CEO of Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning in Chicago. They discussed management philosophy, growth, and controlling healthcare costs. Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning strives to give its customers the best service possible. 1. How were you introduced to the hvacr business?
My dad learned the industry in the military and introduced me to it. After I decided that college wasn't for me, my dad offered to sell his business.

2. Were there any problems working for your father?
Sure there were. He demanded perfection. He would tell me that I was only as good as my last job. Read More...

December 28, 2009
Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning strives to give its customers
the best service possible.
Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning's name makes sense not only because the HVAC provider works year-round, but also because its roots come from a Chicago firefighter who wanted to keep busy all the time. Owner Dave Musial says his father, Ken, learned the trade while in the Navy in the 1960s and began offering his services as a way to fill the downtime he normally experienced. Even though his duties as a fireman kept him away from HVAC work for days at a time, Musial says his father's customers didn't mind waiting for their projects to be completed.

"A lot of people were willing to wait for my father because he was honest and trustworthy," Musial says. Those values have carried over into the next generation and have propelled Four Seasons into a position of prominence in the Chicago HVAC market. Musial says the priorities instilled in him by his father have made Four Seasons a trusted name Read More...

December 7, 2009
In the December 2009 issue of HVACR Business, Dave Musial, CEO of Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning, Chicago, gives his thoughts on his book recommendation. Musial writes about "Take the Cold Out of Cold Calling" a book he recommends to those searching for better insights into the value of customer relationships and information. Read More...

November 12, 2009
HVACR Business asked Dave Musial, CEO of Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning, Chicago, to submit his recommendations for Management Resource Shelf. Four Seasons, which serves more than 75,000 customers annually, is recipient of a customer service award by a leading consumer review website, an A+ rating from the new Better Business Bureau's grading system, and the Dave LENNOX Award. In this issue, Musial writes about www.serviceroundtable.com. Next, he will write about two of his favorite management books. Read More...

October 16, 2009
Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning owner Dave Musial was recently featured in a USA Today article about common home heating myths and ways to save energy at home while keeping heating bills low in winter. Here is an excerpt from the article...

Myth: Water-heater settings don't matter.

Reality: Crank your tank down.
Dave Musial of Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning in Chicago says 95% of the homes his installers visit have the water heater set too high. A setting of 120 degrees or "warm" provides comfortable hot water, according to the Department of Energy. You can save money by dressing your water heater for winter, too: A precut insulation jacket for your appliance costs less than $20, and it will pay for itself in no time, Musial says. Read More...

October 12, 2009
Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning (Chicago) received a customer service award by a leading consumer review website, an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau's new grading system, and the Dave Lennox Award from Lennox Industries Inc. (Dallas).

Leading Residential Heating & Air Conditioning Supplier Recognized by a Leading Consumer Review Website, Lennox, and Better Business Bureau.
CHICAGO-July 6, 2009-Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning announced today that it received three distinctive honors including a customer service award by a leading consumer review website, an "A+" rating from the new Better Business Bureau's grading system and the Dave Lennox Award, the most prestigious business award given by worldwide heating and cooling manufacturer Lennox Industries Inc.

Four Seasons earned the customer service award by a leading consumer review website which is only awarded to companies who have achieved and maintained a superior service rating throughout the past year. Fewer than 5 percent of the companies on this leading consumer review website meet the eligibility requirements to be considered for the award. This is the 4th year in a row, that Four Seasons has been presented with this high profile distinction and 5th year overall. Read More...

Business owners dream: An unexpectedly high volume of business.
Humbling reality: An increased need for immediate access to materials.
Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning, the largest privately owned HVAC service provider in the U.S., found itself in this situation. As the company grew, it sought to enhance services to its over 75,000 customers. To accomplish this, Four Seasons required immediate access to thousands of parts. The company teamed with Sid Harvey's, an HVAC parts and equipment distributor. The two agreed to share an 80,000-sq.-ft. warehouse.

Prior to becoming strategic partners both Sid Harvey's and Four Seasons relied on VAI (Vormittage Associates, Inc.), a leading provider of enterprise management solutions to the HVAC industry, to provide and implement its award winning software. VAI helped these companies find a common denominator, forging a unique partnership in customer service. Read More...

Chicago native Dave Musial's new approach to service is steeped in emphasizing traditional customer service.
Dave Musial is a regular guy. No one would suspect upon first meeting him that the mild mannered Chicagoan heads up a $60-million company.

As the president and chief executive officer of Four Seasons Heating & Air Conditioning, www.fourseasonsheating.com, you won't find Dave practicing his swing on the golf course, or taking extended vacations in the Caribbean, like other company leaders. In fact, you are likely to find Dave sipping a cup of steaming Dunkin' Donuts coffee, at his office in downtown Chicago, while he looks over service orders, and answers calls from customers.

"I'm a solutions guy. I don't hide in my office and wait for other people to handle customer service, it's just not my nature," said Musial, who puts in 14-hour days, seven days a week, and rarely takes a vacation.

Musial credits his father Ken, with giving him a strict work ethic. "My dad always believed in integrity, and that the quality of work should speak for itself, that is definitely reflected in our ethics statement today," said Musial, "it's something we live and die by." Read More...

BY DAVE MUSIAL.

It all started with one man and one truck. My father was a professional firefighter in Chicago. Because they work 24-hour shifts, sleeping at the firehouse firefighters have a lot of extra time on their hands. Most find secondary sources of income. In 1971, my dad opened his own HVAC contracting business-one man with one truck.
I joined the company after high school and it became one man, one teenager, and one truck. When dad retired in 1995, it was back to one man (me), and one truck. But not for long.

Over the past 12 years, Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning has grown to a $60 million business that employs more than 400. At a certain point, this tremendous growth gave birth to the unique idea of having a distributor on site at our main facility, with the sole mission of supplying our business. Read More...