Ready Refrigeration also works in the natural gas and propane business. And in a province that is seeing such huge growth, especially in urban centres, this is a very good business to be in. While most of the projects, about 80 percent they handle right now being either multi residential or commercial, they still do about 20 percent of the work in residential, but this would be more for custom projects like a custom home, or one offs compared to your one big builder that you just do all their work. They will provide a solution for a custom builder, or our custom homeowners that we deal with on our commercial side of the business, and offer things from boilers, to fire - places, and then your regular fit up in a home, which includes your barbecue boxes, your dryer, your ranges, water hookups and things like that from the propane or natural gas side that they can offer a one stop solution for the customer. Brett adds, “In most of these circumstances we’re probably already in that home for this custom builder, doing other HVAC work. So, then we can bring a whole package in and a tie in their furnace and, and everything else all under one umbrella for the customer.” New commercial building projects, and new home construction is booming in Halifax and through- out Nova Scotia right now, and it is hard to keep up with the growing demand for everything that they are doing, and that demand is barely being met by all of the companies in this region because of labour shortages. That is why Brett is always looking for potential new members to join the over thirty-member team at Ready Refrigeration. He wants everyone who may be interested in working for them to know that his company respects a work life balance and that unlike some other busi- nesses in the area, they know and respect that everyone has a life outside the office. Brett goes on to say, “There’s a lot of different attributes that we take into consideration when it comes to looking after our staff, whether it be appointments, family life, vacations and things like that, we
“now offering a full line of refrigeration, heating, cooling and HVAC products and services for both resi- dential and commercial,” Like almost every small business in the world, Ready Refrigeration was not immune from COVID, and all the struggles that came along with it. Brett and the team had to find their way through so many new challenges, from safety rules constantly changing on job sites to timeline delays because of supply chain disruptions. The past two years have not been easy for any of us, and so many businesses weren’t able to survive. Thankfully though, Ready Refrigeration made it through and even managed to grow the business. Ready Refrigeration is what’s called a Daikin Comfort Pro Dealer and has been since 2013. So, what does this mean? Well, it means they are a highly qualified HVAC contractor trained to install Daikin’s heating, cooling, and venti- lation solutions. Ready Refrigeration was the first business to receive the Daikin Comfort Pro Dealer status in the area. They primarily work with and have a great relationship with Daikin which gives them the ability to offer all products that Daikin sell and that are available for cus- tomers in North America. One of the key parts to the Ready Refrigeration business model that has led to their success is creating strong partnerships with others in the industry. Not only do they have a corporate partnership like the one with Daikin, but they have strong relations with other vendors and service providers so when customers come to them curious about what other services they offer or looking for information on other related products and service providers, like for solar, they know exactly who to recommend for the job and will give them the same level of service they have come to expect from Ready Refriger- ation.
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MARCH/APRIL 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • MARCH/APRIL 2022
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