MACS 2017 Show returns to California, sees 950 attendees

Feb. 28, 2017
MACS 2017 Training Event and Trade Show in Anaheim, CA was a "success," according to the company. There were 950 attendees at the training and social events, and participating in commerce.

MACS 2017 Training Event and Trade Show in Anaheim, CA was a "success," according to the company. There were 950 attendees at the training and social events, and participating in commerce.

Attendees also weathered a historic, record breaking storm on Friday, February 17 during the Trade Show.

“MACS had not been to California in many years for an annual training event and we were very pleased with attendance which included many new faces from the West Coast,” said Elvis L. Hoffpauir, MACS president and COO.

MACS honored outstanding members, both veteran and up-and-coming, by naming four new Mobile A/C Industry Pioneers and three new Mobile A/C Young Ambassadors. Honored with the Pioneer award were Jim Hittman of Badger Refrigeration, Eau Claire, WI, Marc McDermott of MEI Corporation, Atlanta, GA, John Miller of The Air Shop, Santa Ana, CA and Dan Spurgeon of CAT, Mossville, IL. These Pioneers were honored for a lifetime of industry achievements.

Honored with the MACS Young Ambassador Award were Jesse Azqueta of TSI Supercool, Lake Worth, FL, Melanie Gann of Four Seasons, Lewisville, TX and Tim Iezzi of Iezzi’s Auto Service, Reading, PA. These three outstanding MACS members go "above and beyond" to promote MACS in the mobile A/C industry.

To learn more about MACS Worldwide visit our website at www.macsw.org. The MACS 2018 Training Event and Trade Show, will take place February 14-17 at the Caribe Royale Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, FL.

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