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TRAINING & EDUCATION
ATLANTA, GA - The HVAC Advanced Products Division of Mitsubishi Electric has been offering contractor training for some years now, but just this past August, the company opened its own state-of-the-art training center based at its headquarters in Lawrenceville, GA.
The Mitsubishi HVAC Atlanta Training Center (ATC) offers interactive instruction on its Mr. Slim and City Multi ductless systems.
According to Mike Smith, marketing manager of Mitsubishi's hvac division, the new training center serves to strengthen and centralize its training efforts and to provide an in-depth technical overview on its ductless systems. Training at the new facility complements the nationwide courses, which are held by Mitsubishi's distributors. The ATC allows the company to conduct a regular schedule of courses and to finetune the curriculum.
Another objective of the training center is to increase the contractor's comfort level with ductless products while at the same time outlining the benefits of ductless as compared to window units and PTACs, which are identified by Mitsubishi as target markets.
Smith says an important part of the training curriculum introduces the company's ductless line to contractors and identifies how Mr. Slim can benefit their bottom line.
"The contractors get to see how easy they are to install," says Smith about the ductless...