James Allen Heatherington of Lyon, Georgia, is the newest recipient of the Joseph Groh Foundation grant to financially assist those in the construction trades who are living with a life altering injury or illness. 

York, Pennsylvania-based Double ‘D’ Roofing & Sheet Metal won an award for its charity efforts.

Mechanical Services Inc. of central Florida raised more than $100,000 for Frontline Outreach Inc., a Florida-based charity that helps children.

In my years at Snips, I’ve learned that the HVAC and sheet metal industry is a pretty charitable one. Not every company or association talks about it, but many people who work in this field like to give back.

As we approach Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season, it made me remember that the HVAC industry is a pretty charitable bunch.

Carlisle HVAC is an active sponsor of the Joseph Groh Foundation, a nonprofit that concentrates on helping people with injuries or diseases that affect mobility or quality of life.

Bryant Heating & Cooling provided an Evolution HVAC system to a home in Detroit that’s being refurbished by Home Depot’s Renovation Services program in collaboration with the Detroit Land Bank Authority.

A longtime sales and marketing manager with stints at Titus, PCI Industries and Lennox, Groh was out for a bike ride on Father’s Day 2008 when he took a turn too sharp and flew off the bicycle.