In 1949, 20 year old David Kerr Wilson, founder and Executive Chair of Kerr Controls Ltd. started something incredible. After receiving a $1,000 loan from his mother, he loaded up his modified milk truck with oil burner supplies and set out on this new chapter. Little did he know it would be a major business…
The milk truck continues to be an iconic symbol for Kerr Controls. I don’t think David Kerr Wilson, founder and current executive chair realized the impact it would have on its customers and the history of Kerr when starting up the business 70 years ago. What once started as one individual selling and servicing HVACR…
In 1949, founder and current chairman David Kerr Wilson went to his mother and asked for a $1,000 loan to fix up an old milk truck to sell and service HVAC equipment out of. From humble beginnings in Truro, Nova Scotia, Kerr has now grown to be a leading wholesale distributor of heating, ventilation, air…
We are very proud to be partners with Panasonic, and continue to build and foster our dealer relationships. We were fortunate enough to attend a networking night in Toronto which included live entertainment from the tough guys in blue, the Toronto Maple Leafs. We awarded some of our top dealers an evening out in Toronto…
We are very excited about mini-VRF with Panasonic in 2020. On Tuesday January 14th we had a team of product specialists from across our Atlantic Canadian locations attend a training session in Toronto, On. Kerr strongly prides themselves in offering optimal education opportunities for our staff to better serve you, and this session was a…
Earlier this month we had 18 contractors from both Atlantic Canada and Ontario attend a Navien Training Session in Toronto, ON. They participated in two full days of sessions focusing on NPE, NCB and the new FireTube boilers technical features and functions. Going through a series of troubleshooting techniques, to hands on tear down of…
Each year we gather all of our management staff from across the Atlantic Provinces in Halifax, NS to reflect on the past year, and prepare for what is ahead. We had a fantastic year celebrating our 70th anniversary and we can not wait to see what 2020 has in store for us. Our team has…
We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! Panasonic has concluded through extensive studies that the effect of hydroxyl radicals contained in water can actually help prevent the novel coronavirus. This is the science behind the NEW Nanoex technology which is now available in Canada, and found within the new ClimaPure units. Nanoex…
This past week we gathered a group of recognized future leaders at Kerr from across our Atlantic Canadian branches to participate in a series of management training exercises and seminars. We were so happy to receive the response we did from these sessions. It is not just about providing technical training to our staff, but…
Congratulations to Southwind Energy, who has been recognized with a contractor excellence achievement award by Nova Scotia Power. Stationed in Enfield, Nova Scotia, their lead installer, Kevin Hubbard has been serving the surrounding areas and Halifax region with over 20 years of experience in the HVAC industries. They have also been recognized by Panasonic Canada…