HTS ENGINEERING
Climate control is a growing consideration for the global construction industry . With inexorable pressure on new buildings to deliver great environmental performance , LEED compliance and ease of maintenance no construction project can be started without the involvement of specialists in environmental control . The North American air conditioning systems market alone is worth some $ 30 billion . Key market players in North America include global manufacturers like Carrier Corporation , Daikin Industries , Ingersoll Rand , Trane , JCI and others . These multi-billion dollar corporations go to market via representative companies , of which HTS Engineering is the largest and most respected across the USA and Canada and represents Daikin Industries in Ontario , New England and Texas . With annual revenues in the region of $ 350 million , HTS has grown since its foundation in 1992 through a strategy of entrepreneurial ownership : there ’ s a global ownership group of individuals who have a stake in each of the company ’ s 16 locations across Canada and the USA , and regional principals who have a share in their own territory .
HTS Engineering is a unique company built around an entrepreneurial spirit . One of the reasons for HTS ’ continued success has been its regional ownership structure . Having a shareholder at each location in the USA and Canada committed to the same brand promise allows HTS unmatched regional penetration and strong relationships with local contractors , engineers , owners , and architects . Nevertheless , when its newly appointed CIO Alejandro Navarro joined the company in 2012 , ‘ segregated ’ is the word he uses to describe its IT infrastructure back then . “ They were working on a reactive model , and using a third party ERP system which was more than 20 years old - but the main problem was how segregated the businesses were from a technology standpoint . Moving the entire business to an integrated technology base with common connectivity and other tools right across North America was a major task ,” he recalls .
90 April 2017