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Advantage Mechanical Refrigeration

Advantage Mechanical Refrigeration

Jodi van Haren established Advantage Mechanical Refrigeration (AMR) in 2001. After working for a mechanical contracting company out of high school, she knew that along with her drive and passion for business, she had a great foundation to own a company in the...

R&R Mechanical Services

Ruben Ramos joined his brother as a partner at R&R Mechanical Services in 2010, two years after his brother, who had been in the industry since his high school years, founded the company. The first large-scale project R&R Mechanical Services completed was the...