Mingledorff's Revenue and Competitors

Mingledorff's, Inc., is a wholesale distributor specializing in equipment and parts for heating, ventilating and air conditioning. It is a total support organization dedicated to meeting the overall needs of the HVAC industry. The company has been a distributor of Carrier equipment for over 60 years. It began as a contracting firm that designed and installed air conditioning systems. It became a strictly wholesale distributorship in 1958, when Carrier realized the need for an extended network of dealers and contractors to handle Georgia's rapidly expanding economy and population. Mingledorff's, Inc., was asked by Carrier to help develop this customer base. At that time the company relocated from Savannah to Atlanta so it could better serve its distribution area. Mingledorff?s, Inc. is now a major distributor for Carrier, Bryant, Payne, and over 150 other manufacturers of heating and air conditioning equipment and accessories with a sales territory covering most of Georgia. Throughout our 17 locations in Georgia, we carry in inventory around 120,000 items. The company has roughly 4,000 retail customers. Of those, 1,000 are very active accounts, and the rest are occasional customers who maintain a charge account with us. Our services to customers include: equipment sales, sales assistance, advertising and sales promotion programs, engineering aid, product and service training, business management assistance, technical assistance and parts supply. Because the HVAC industry is constantly evolving with more technologically advanced equipment, it's crucial for Mingledorff's to assist our staff and customers in keeping pace by offering excellent, on-going training. Credit for the success and growth of the company can be given to the support and training received from Carrier and other vendors, a well-trained staff with knowledge of new technology, new equipment and new parts, and a solid base of good, knowledgeable customers. In order to provide fast and efficient order processing and management information, in 1998, the company made the substantial investments required for the latest in modern computer systems specifically designed for distributorships. All locations are networked on a computer system that can be accessed from all sales and parts locations. Customers can place orders with our staff, or be quickly provided information on order status, product availability, pricing, etc. Engineering support plays a vital role in the application of much of the highly specialized equipment the company distributes. A completely staffed engineering department assists customers in every phase of equipment application, and in the design of controls and energy saving programs. Mingledorff's, Inc. has always placed great emphasis on technical training for its customers and employees. Training facilities in the Atlanta headquarters, include large auditoriums with sophisticated audio/visual equipment, plus a complete laboratory where various types of equipment and controls can be demonstrated or worked on under simulated operating conditions. In addition, the company maintains one of the largest lending libraries of HVAC information in the nation. We also have smaller training facilities in many of our other branches. Mingledorff's, Inc., provides a top quality, highly-skilled sales force backed by a complete distribution system; adequate stocks of equipment; an area-wide chain of parts stores; engineering assistance; technical reference; and on-going training programs. No other distributorship in this area offers so extensive a range of facilities and services. An even greater asset can be found in the company's extensive customer base, established over the years, of HVAC dealers and mechanical contractors. The answer to almost any residential or commercial HVAC requirement can be found in that customer base, which is made up, by and large, of businesses that are the leading air conditioning and heating specialists in their respective areas.