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Mike Schwaller Joins Integrated Facility Services (IFS)

Mike Schwaller Joins Integrated Facility Services (IFS) ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Mike Schwaller of Eureka has joined Integrated Facility Services (IFS) as safety director. He is responsible for developing, implementing and monitoring safety initiatives and training programs for IFS, a St. Louis-based HVAC, plumbing, piping, fire protection and building automation firm. Schwaller holds a bachelor’s degree […]

Severe Weather Week – Tornado Safety

The first thing that pops into many peoples minds when they hear the words “severe weather” is TORNADO.  In St. Louis, we have seen the destruction first hand.  No doubt many of you in the area will remember the Good Friday Tornadoes in 2011.  Those images and feelings will stick with us forever.  Many of […]

Severe Weather Week – Preparedness

It is Severe Weather Week and this week we will be sending out daily communications focused on different topics surrounding severe weather.  Today we are going to focus on being Prepared.  There are many things we need to do to be prepared, today we are going to focus on three main points that will help […]

Art Bottorff Joins Integrated Facility Services (IFS)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”6466″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes”][vc_column_text]ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Art Bottorff has joined Integrated Facility Services (IFS) as sales and marketing manager. Prior to joining IFS, Bottorff was Midwest Area Sales Manager for Carrier in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is responsible for developing and implementing sales and marketing strategies for IFS, a St. Louis-based HVAC, plumbing, piping, fire […]

Art Bottorff Joins Integrated Facility Services (IFS)

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Art Bottorff has joined Integrated Facility Services (IFS) as sales and marketing manager. Prior to joining IFS, Bottorff was Midwest Area Sales Manager for Carrier in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is responsible for developing and implementing sales and marketing strategies for IFS, a St. Louis-based HVAC, plumbing, piping, fire protection and building […]

Integrated Facility Services completes $8 million project at Spartan Light Metal Products

COLUMBIA, MISSOURI – Integrated Facility Services (IFS) in Columbia, formerly Air Masters, has completed an HVAC, process piping, and building automation systems project for the $8 million office and plant expansion at Spartan Light Metal Products in Mexico, Missouri. The 68,000-square-foot expansion included a complete renovation of the existing plant offices, a new office addition and a new […]

Reduce Your Chiller’s Energy Usage

Reduce Your Chiller’s Energy Usage up to 30% by Adding a Variable Frequency Drive! A centrifugal chiller is typically the single largest consumer of energy in a building and as the cost for large horsepower VFD comes down, their application on centrifugal chillers has become more economically attractive. Since most chillers operate at part load/off […]

Our New Name: A Message from John Rundquist

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5574″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]January 4, 2016 We’re excited to begin the New Year as Integrated Facility Services (IFS), our longtime corporate holding company name. Over the past 50 years, we’ve grown and diversified to provide a full range of integrated facility services, so the name fits us better than ever. Moving forward, we will integrate […]

Air Masters is Rebranding as Integrated Facility Services

ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis-based Air Masters Corporation and its affiliated companies – Gateway Mechanical, Gateway Mechanical Fire Protection, Inc. and Automation Solutions Group – today announced a rebranding as Integrated Facility Services, Inc. (IFS), their corporate holding company name. IFS has annual billings of more than $50 million, employs more than 220 people […]

Air Masters is rebranding as Integrated Facility Services

ST. LOUIS, MO – St. Louis-based Air Masters Corporation and its affiliated companies – Gateway Mechanical, Gateway Mechanical Fire Protection, Inc. and Automation Solutions Group – today announced a rebranding as Integrated Facility Services, Inc. (IFS), their corporate holding company name. IFS has annual billings of more than $50 million, employs more than 220 people […]

The Importance of Retro Commissioning

Most buildings have never gone through a formal, systematic commissioning or quality assurance process, and are likely performing below their potential. Retro-commissioning is designed to assist in improving building performance, and in the process capture the energy and demand savings opportunities. Retro-commissioning not only identifies problems due to design flaws or events that occurred during […]

What You Need to Know About Pipe Welding

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pipe welding started in the 1920’s and is now almost a century old art and science. Why did welding begin? Because as systems and pipe sizes grew, the need for stronger, faster, and longer lasting joints became a necessity. Remember in the 1920’s there was no plastic to glue, no grooved pipe system, no mechanical […]

Michelle Golightly Joins Air Masters Corporation

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Michelle Golightly has joined Air Masters as an account manager, responsible for dispatching Air Masters’ HVAC service team, customer service and administrative assistance.Golightly has 10 years of experience working in the construction industry. She is a graduate of Metro Business College. Air Masters Corporation is a full-service HVAC, plumbing, piping, building […]

Air Masters named Midwest Top 50 Specialty Contracting Firm

ST. LOUIS, MO – Air Masters Corporation has been named a Midwest Top 50 Specialty Contracting Firm by Engineering News Record, the leading international construction industry news magazine. With $43.6 million in 2014 revenue, Air Masters ranked among the top 10 largest specialty contractors in the St. Louis region.   Air Masters, an HVAC, mechanical, […]

Air Masters contracted for HVAC upgrade at Chesterfield City Hall

ST. LOUIS – The City of Chesterfield has contracted Air Masters for a $724,000 HVAC upgrade at Chesterfield City Hall. Air Masters will function as the Prime Contractor, managing all construction work and activities to fulfill the scope directed by the City of Chesterfield. The project will replace the existing 14-year-old heating, air conditioning and […]

Air Masters completes HVAC modernization project at North County Technical High School

ST. LOUIS – Air Masters has completed a $9 million HVAC modernization project at North County Technical High School in Florissant for the Special School District of St. Louis County. Air Masters served as the mechanical contractor and designer as well as the prime contractor. The three-phase Design/Build project began March 24, 2014 and was […]

Air Masters completes HVAC and controls upgrade inside the Gateway Arch in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – Air Masters has completed the first-comfort HVAC upgrade inside the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. The 50-year-old HVAC dual duct boxes and pneumatic controls in the national monument’s 630-foot legs were replaced with new boxes and computerized controls to ensure the comfort and safety of tram passengers on their way to the […]

Jeremy Welch Earns Professional Engineer (P.E.) License

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – Jeremy Welch, Commercial Support Technical Engineer for Air Masters, has earned his Professional Engineer (P.E.) license in the state of Missouri. A graduate of the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Welch joined Air Masters in 2010. Welch is a Certified Energy […]

Air Masters Completes North County Christian School Energy-Saving Boiler Upgrade

ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – Air Masters Corporation has completed an extensive boiler upgrade project at North County Christian School (NCCS) in Florissant. The project increased efficiency and reliability of the school’s power plant while reducing operating costs. As part of the $275,000 project, Air Masters removed the school’s two fire-tube boilers and installed new high-efficiency […]