With over 400 employees , much of McCrea Equipment Company ’ s ( McCrea ) service reliability is owed to the caliber of its team and those who paved the road to its success . Furthermore , as a company in construction , maintaining agility and pivoting to industry turbulence has been critical . “ A business is only as good as its people , and we have some of the best HVAC minds around ,” shares President , Shane Lanhardt . “ The other big key to longevity has been overcoming obstacles . Through housing recessions and economic downturns , our organization always did whatever it took to survive . From our ownership level making sacrifices , to innovations in cost cutting measures without sacrificing quality , our organization has run the gambit of economic conditions over 87 years .”