Saving Labor and Simplifying Coordination in the Field
Price Industries is proud to be a Gold Associate Member of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA). In our SMACNA Highlights blog series, we’ll be featuring news, tips and tricks tailored to the skilled contractors who install, coordinate and deliver HVAC systems across North America.
Associated builders and contractors have estimated that an additional 454,000 laborers will be required to meet commercial construction demand in 2025. Preconstruction options are a popular strategy to reduce project timelines for contractors and can provide a number of other benefits.
Factory-mounted piping packages can improve contractor margins while reducing project risk and delivery timelines. They are available on all of Price’s VAV boxes, fan-powered boxes and fan coil units.
Labor savings can come from more than just the assembly; factory-mounted piping packages can save trips for parts, tools, rework and gasket issues. How valuable would it be to have an employee installing three or four more VAV boxes per day?
Simplify coordination with a single shipment, one tag and one match-up. Forget about lost parts, delays or mix-ups of valves in the field. All factory-mounted piping packages from Price ship on custom-built pallets that maintain at least 6 inches from the valves to the perimeter of the pallet. All assemblies are pressure tested, and all pallets are Z-crated to ensure that the product shows up on site as expected.
And sourcing components from a single source means fewer submittals, fewer invoices and fewer headaches. If you are interested in this option, reach out to your local Price representative.
A version of this post originally appeared in SMACNA’s Products and Services Updates newsletter.
