The Press-Dispatch
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D-6 Spring Home and Garden Wednesday, April 11, 2012 The Press-Dispatch Carl Benner and his crew stand with their newly revamped vans at their new location of Benner & Co. Plus. Benner and partner Rich Coan acquired the for- mer Burns Heating and Air Conditioning business at John Burns' retirement. Benner & Co. Plus recently converted to a Bryant dealer. Benner & Co. Plus, customer first business plan try" for Carl Benner of Benner & Co. Plus meant paying his way through school while working in heating and air condition- ing. The Lake County na- tive learned his trade in the north-west corner of In- diana where "winter is sev- en months of the year" ac- cording to Benner. His latest endeavor af- By James Capozella In 1977, the "old college ter a long string of residen- tial, commercial and indus- trial applications started here in Pike County when he joined Burns Heating and Air-Conditioning three years ago. Since then Ben- ner has employed a 24/7 service availability for both residential and commercial needs in this community and beyond. Benner moved to Pike County in 1999 after crew supervising for a number of large plant contractors in the boiler, heating and A/C installation and service. In- stallations for large compa- nies like UPS and develop- ing 350 new homes a year turned to work at St. Mary's in Evansville and Warrick County. He did shift at IPL for a time but tired of it and moved on to the present task of learning the terri- tory and customers devel- oped by John Burns Heat- ing & Air-Conditioning. Benner has been an EMT for the county and a Peters- burg fireman since moving into the county, adding to his varied career in people oriented service. Joining Benner in his customer first style of busi- ness are Rich Coan and for- mer Burns employees Ross Mose, Ed Heath and Tom Biers. Coan's connection to the business is the former Pike Alignment building on SR 61 North where the of- fice and stock piles of sheet metal, electrical, plumb- ing, spare parts, filters and more are stored. as the "silent partner" of the business while Mose keeps the place going in the sheet metal fabrication room. He said the transition from Burns has been a smooth transition from Alford to north edge of Petersburg. His 21-years of experi- Benner describes Coan ence is added to Benner's 35 years and Tom Biers with a dozen years. Ed Heath's 10 years of experience makes for a total of 78 years in the heating and air-condition- ing trade. The best part of his third year in the business here in Pike County is "the peo- ple and being a part of their lives" according to Ben- ner. Another plus for his is his kids all being within an hour of his "home town of Petersburg. It's great to be a part of the growth here in the community" according to Benner who is looking forward to I-69 and the Stel- lar program for Petersburg. Greet guests with a touch of glass, welcoming entryway tive glass to create dramat- ic entryways continues to grow as homeowners choose to stay in their homes lon- ger and remodel for extend- ed personal enjoyment. Add- ing a "touch of glass" with a new front entry door can be one of the most effective and economical ways to enhance a home's curb appeal. Beyond aesthetics, a new The trend of using decora- entry with decorative glass can add value to the home. According to a national home valuation study con- ducted by Therma-Tru(R) and TNS, an independent research organization, sim- ply installing a new entry- way door has been shown to increase the perceived val- ue of a home by more than $24,000 on average. 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