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the climate control industry will undoubtedly intensify .
Key market players in North America include global manufacturers like Carrier Corporation , Daikin Industries , Ingersoll Rand , JCI , Trane and others . These multi-billion dollar corporations go to market via representative companies , of which HTS Engineering is a dominant name right across North America . 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 . This structure gives HTS a unique focus on success and a single focus on creating success for all those involved with cooling and heating decisions – from selection , design and purchase , to installation and maintenance .
The most active HVAC market and hence one of the largest HTS business is Texas . President of operations there , and a member of HTS ’ s global ownership group Mike Donovan epitomizes the entrepreneurial spirit of the
Mike Donovan
President
Mike Donovan , a 2009 , 2010 and 2015 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist , is the president and owner of HTS Texas . In this role , he has incorporated market-changing , innovative concepts and personalized customer service , enabling the company to grow from start-up to gross $ 163 million in 2015 , receive Houston Business
Journal ’ s Fast 100 award in 2010 and 2014 , and Houston Chronicle ’ s Best
Workplaces Award in 2010 and 2011 .
company , having been a finalist in Ernst & Young ’ s Entrepreneur Of The Year program in 2009 , 2010 and 2015 , cited for the marketchanging , innovative concepts and personalized customer service he introduced , enabling HTS Texas company to grow from start-up in 2002 to gross $ 163 million in 2015 . The Texas economy , he explains , has done better than most though the global recession , though
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