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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
growth projections very organically without wasting too
many resources or too much time. "
" Another big challenge we had, like a lot of people during
COVID, were supply chain issues, " said Burton. " Dealing
with that plus price increases and keeping your price
margins down to try and not upset your customers, that's
probably the most difficult part for me. "
1912 Locomotive (only 2 in the world) that Chesapeake Cooling
Solutions rebuilt.
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Chesapeake Cooling Solutions joined NARSA/IDEA in
2021 in the early days of their business, but the owners
would be lying if they said they weren't apprehensive
about joining at first.
" My experience with industry associations and up until
this point were mostly a waste of time and money, "
said Slater. " Getting any information to benefit your
company (no matter the size of your company) was
always a game of politics and deflection. So, when
Ryan and I called up NARSA and asked to become a
member, I was not expecting much... Boy, was I wrong!
NARSA/IDEA has been a great resource for information,
and networking. "
" It's so nice to talk to people in the industry, because
it's not like they're coming out of the woodwork, " said
Burton. " There aren't an over abundance of radiator
shops. I could go down the road to talk to a mechanic,
but he's not going to know what I'm talking about. So, to
get a chance to talk with somebody who does what you
do, that's really valuable. "
" When we took over the business, we were really in
the dark ages when it came competing in 2021, " said
Slater. " After starting our little shop in early 2021, Ryan
and I had a thousand questions about how to not only
start a thermal business, but also make a lot of the
right decisions early on so we wouldn't waste a ton of
resources re-inventing the wheel, " said Slater. " There
were never ending questions, because I like to pull the
sweater thread down until there's no more sweater left!
Some of the questions we asked were, 'What's going
on with DPFs? What's up with Plastic Tank Aluminium?
Who are the vendors out there we want to deal with
in specific markets? Here's what we're doing now; are
we doing anything stupid?' No one's giving me a bad
answer yet. "
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