Heat Wave!!

82 Counties in North Carolina are under a Heat Advisory.  Heat Index values could reach and exceed 105 degress.  These hot temperatures can have an accumulative affect on the human body.  If the body does not cool and rest at night is can create more stress the next day.  The longer the heat lasts, the higher the adverse impact on the body. Prolonged exposure or any strenuous activity may lead to heat related illnesses that require immediate medical attention.

With brutal heat across the state Piedmont Service Group would like to remind everyone to stay hydrated!

Happy 4th!

Piedmont Service Group would like to wish everyone a happy and safe Independence Day!

PSG July Birthdays and Service Anniversaries

July Birthdays

Alex Berry	Greensboro	July	3
Donnie Stancil	Raleigh	July	3
Nick Walters	Raleigh	July	4
Angela Norman	Raleigh	July	7
Cindy Stephenson	Raleigh	July	10
Valerie Fidanzo	Raleigh	July	11
Kenneth Gardner	Greenville	July	11
Danny Griffis	Greenville	July	12
Susan Allen	Wilmington	July	13
Melissa Donham	Raleigh	July	14
Thomas Wood	Raleigh	July	15
Peter Williams	Raleigh	July	25
Scott Johnson	Greenville	July	27
Angelina Lanier	Greensboro	July	29
John Padgett II	Wilmington	July	30

July Service Anniversaries

Scott Pickering	Raleigh	July	16	4 Years of Service
Joseph Pietrondi	Wilmington	July	16	5 Years of Service
Freddie Purnell	Greensboro	July	17	5 Years of Service
Todd Swartz	Wilmington	July	19	1 Year of Service
Mark Roberts	Raleigh	July	19	1 Year of Service
Ken Oesch	Raleigh	July	25	3 Years of Service
Angelina Lanier	Greensboro	July	26	1 Year of Service
Donald Osborne	Raleigh	July	28	13 Years of Service
David Stephenson	Raleigh	July	31	2 Years of Service

Thank you to all the associates reaching a new year of service with PSG!

Greensboro Welcomes new Service Consultant!

Piedmont Service Group is proud to announce Barry Epstein as Service Consultant for the Greensboro, NC office.  Barry worked as a Maintenance Sales Representative in the Greensboro office from 2007 until 2009. We are extremely happy to have Barry back as a team memeber. Barry is a graduate from Roosevelt University in Chicago, and returned to the Triad area of North Carolina in 2006 with wife Amy, their two daughters and now two dogs! Welcome back Barry!

New Team Member!

Piedmont Service Group is proud to announce John Padgett II as Project Consultant for the Wilmington, NC office.  John is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Cape Fear Community College.  He comes to us from Battelle Memorial Institute, where he was a Program Manager for the U.S. Coast Guard at Camp Lejeune, NC.  Prior to working with Battelle, John worked for Brady Trane as the southeastern NC area account manager.  Additionally, John is a U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Officer and is a veteran of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Unified Response.  John brings a great deal of experience to our company, and will be a great compliment to our Wilmington Team.  Welcome to the team John!

Welcome!

Piedmont Service Group is proud to announce Susan F. Allen as a Service Consultant southeastern NC. Susan works out of our Wilmington, NC office and is a graduate of Chowan University. She previously worked for Brady Trane as a New Business Development Specialist in outside sales. Susan is well known in Southeastern NC serving Corporate/Industrial HVAC customers for the last 15 years. She is a member of the Business & Professional Women's Club of Wilmington as well as past President. Welcome!

Welcome!

Piedmont Service Group is pround to announce Frank Ladd as a Service Consultant. Frank is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He comes to us from the Raleigh office of Ivey Mechanical, where he worked in Retrofit Project and AService Sales. Prior to working with Ivey, Frank worked for Brady Services in Water Treatment Services and Indoor Air Quality Management. Frank brings a great deal of experience in helping large HVAC and Boiler owners reduce their operating costs. Welcome Frank!

Play Ball!!!!!!!!!!

Piedmont Service Group would like to congratulate the PSG t-ball team on a great season!

Piedmont was proud to sponsor a team in the Spring Salvation Army 5 & 6 year old T-ball league. The entertainment level was much higher than the level of athleticism. Kids learning the fundamentals of baseball. The Athletic Director of the league said, "Each coach plays a significant role. The time you give teaches our kids the fundamentals, leadership, and sportsmanship of spring baseball". They started the season not knowing which way to run to get to first base. By the 6th game, they were actually tagging out baserunners and busting out head first slides into home plate.

Welcome Kevin!

Piedmont Service Group is proud to announce Kevin Overcash as Business Development-Energy Solutions. Kevin is a graduate of North Carolina State University with a Degree in Engineering and Management with a Finance Concentration. He comes to us from the Raleigh office of Siemens Building Technologies Division, where he held the titles of Energy and Environmental Solutions Operations Manager for the Georgia/Carolinas District and Lead Project Engineer. Prior to working with Siemens, Kevin worked for Wyeth in Sanford, NC as a Maintenance and Reliability Engineer. Kevin brings a great deal of experience in energy and maintenance efficiency and large account selling in all phases of HVAC and energy services. He will be a great compliment and asset to our sales staff in the Raleigh office. Welcome Kevin!

Automated Facility Solutions recieves TOP TREND Award!

The annual Trend Controls Business & Sales Conference was held this past week in VA and as always Automated Facility Solutions was recognized with several achievement awards.

For the 5^th straight year AFS was awarded the Trend Top Shelf Award which is recognition for top performance in several categories surrounding growth of our business.

AFS was also awarded a top performance award from Honeywell Field Devices for our overall commitment to the Honeywell Partner program. This program extends very competitive pricing multipliers for all HW field devices that are comparative to what some of our other vendors pay such as ACR and CC Dickson. With this program we can eliminate the middleman mark up on HW Field Devices. Contact me for more information on this program if you desire to be more competitive on your quotes.

Saving the best for last. Automated Facility Solutions was also recognized as the #1 Dealer for Trend Sales Volume in North America for 2010. AFS is consistently #1 in the Southeast Region and in the top 5 throughout the US but in 2010 we blew past the other 75 dealers.

This achievement could not have been possible without the open minded and forward thinking of each and every associate at PSG/AFS. We have the product, expertise, and personnel  throughout NC to recognize and identify HVAC and Lighting  opportunities. We provide our customers with solutions to their building automation needs, and can tackle the most complex system design and strategy for any application that is uncovered.

So congratulations to every associate at PSG/AFS for their team effort in securing this prestigious award.

Thank you for your support.

Kevin Riley

Division Manager

Automated Facility Solutions

Safety First

Piedmont Service Group's Greenville office recently participate in a Safety class addressing CPR. Piedmont is a huge supporter of constantly reinforcing such classes and information to ensure the safety and health of workers.  Way to go PSG Greenville!

Keep up the great work!



Congratulations Kim!

Kim Stokes has been promoted to the Project Accounting Group.  In this new role, she will be assisting Gwen with construction and project related accounting activities along with maintaining some A/P processes.  Please join me in congratulating Kim in her new responsibilities.

Piedmont Lends A Helping Hand

On Saturday, April 16, 2011 a series of devastating tornadoes hit many areas of Central and Eastern North Carolina. NC Baptist disaster relief volunteers began doing assessment and disaster recovery as soon as the storms passed. Piedmont Service Group was happy to find this amazing group and donate a check to help them in their efforts.  Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone effected by the storms.

For more information, or to find out how you too can help please visit the Baptist on A Misson website at

http://www.baptistsonmission.org/Projects/North-Carolina/Tornado/Update

Golf Anyone?

On Thrusday April 14th, Piedmont Service Group was proud to sponsor the 10th hole at the BOMA Southern Regional Conference Golf Tournament.

New Name...Same Great Company!

Piedmont Air Conditioning was founded in 1971 and we are celebrating our 40 year anniversary throughout all of 2011. Our employees today still strive to deliver the level of service that our founders, Larry and Buddy Kelly, built the company around. Over the last 40 years, the portfolio of services and solutions we offer to our customers has grown exponentially. Piedmont employees are working with customers to help them

• Develop and implement cost effective preventative maintenance programs

• Design and build energy efficient mechanical systems for their buildings

• Design and install state of the art energy management and building automation systems

• Identify, design, and install energy efficiency measures aimed at reducing the utility costs, utility consumption, and carbon footprint of commercial facilities

• Address indoor air quality issues

• Identify and correct electrical system issues

• Construct and maintain LEED rated buildings

In an effort to insure our current and future customers are aware of the vast array of value added services offered by Piedmont, we have elected to change our name from “Piedmont Air Conditioning” to “Piedmont Service Group”. This change will be effective on April 11th, 2011. There has been no change in ownership of the company. Over the next couple of months, you will see our new name and logo show up on trucks, signs, invoices, proposals, and other various areas.

Our new website will be www.piedmontservicegroup.com and our new email addresses will be @piedmontsg.com instead of @piedmontac.com.

This is a very exciting time for us and we are glad to share it with you!