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NATE Announces April NATE Bowl Winners
Division Winners Eligible for Super Bowl Tickets

(May 9, 2008, Arlington, VA.) — North American Technician Excellence (NATE) is
pleased to announce the April winners of the NATE Bowl contest which kicked-off on
Feb. 1. These monthly winners are awarded prizes for a variety of accomplishments,
including: The Most New Certifications—the contractor with the most new certifications
in a given month; the Most Re-Certifications—the contractor with the most recertifications
in a given month; and the Highest Certification Score—the contractor or
technician with the highest NATE certification score for the month.

Winners for April are:

Division 1- IBS- Industrial Building Service, FT Lauderdale, FL.
Division 2- Cookeville Heating and Cooling, Cookeville, TN
Division 3- The Dan Wright Corporation, New Port Richey, FL

• Most New NATE Certifications: Neal Harris Service Experts, Kansas City, MO; Berkshire Service Experts, West Springfield, MA; Air Temp Mechanical Services, Southington, CT; Wendland Air Conditioning and Heating, Portland, TX
• Most NATE Re-Certifications: AC/DAC, LLC, Nashville, TN; Berkshire
  Service Experts, West Springfield, MA
• Highest NATE Certification Score: Darrell Wilhelm, Neal Harris Service Experts, Kansas City, MO

“We congratulate this round of NATE Bowl winners and look forward to
announcing many more as the contest goes on through October,” says Rex Boynton,
president of NATE. “It’s our hope that all HVACR contractors will get involved in this
good-natured competition to leverage their commitment to excellence in a fun way.”

In addition to monthly prizes, the five contractors at the end of the contest with
the most NATE Bowl points in each of the three “divisions” will be entered into a grand
prize drawing for a Super Bowl package to be announced in early November. Teams
can get points for every NATE-certified technician they have on staff. Additional points
can be earned each time a technician gets certified (or re-certified) or earns additional
NATE credentials. All points accrue during the NATE Bowl season, which lasts from
February through October 2008. Any HVACR contractor in the United States or Canada
interested in learning more about NATE Bowl, or registering, can go to www.natex.org.

Special thanks go to JB Industries, Johnstone Supply, Baker Industries and
Testo for their support of providing tools of the trade for NATE Bowl prizes.

NATE, headquartered in Arlington, VA., was founded in 1997 and is the only
technician certification organization governed, owned, operated, developed and
supported by the HVACR industry.

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