• 2014 – MKT Moves into a new facility!

    MKT moves into our new facility with a new coil line, Oval Duct comes into play, promotes a Northern PA/NY Territory Manager within and continues to seek new opportunities to enhance the MKT Brand.

     

  • 2013 – Purchase of New Facility

    Purchased 460 Grim Lane, Suite 2, York, PA as our new MKT facility that encompasses all operations

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  • 2012 – Stillman’s became the fourth partner of MKT Technology Advancement

    Frank Kottcamp retired and the Stillman’s became the fourth partner of MKT Technology Advancement

    On-screen Take Offs were added to our estimating service

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  • 2010 – Plasma and Welding Stations were Added to the Shop

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  • 2009 – Started the Spiral Shop
    Production and inventories of spiral duct are being managed in a 10,000 square foot facility
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  • 2008 – Started using MKT Metal Manufacturing as a DBA

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  • 2004 – Opened the Doors to Mi-kee-tro Metal Manufacturing

    MKT was created with four partners: Mike Sunday, Ken Brown, Troy Rentzel, and Frank Kottcamp. Together they have over 75 years of combined experience in estimating, manufacturing, installation and sales.

  • When Being Green is a Little Gray

    Why Being Green is a Little Gray

    There are many ways to get closer to the goal of a greener, cleaner life. Each minute of every day, people are working hard to research new ways to keep the world around us cleaner and safer. The end goal for most, if not all people, is to leave behind a clean environment for the future generations. However, there are also plenty of ways to unintentionally pollute the environment. Here at MKT, a requested practice of wrapping duct in plastic is unintentional harmful practice.

    First, it is necessary to see the intentions of this practice. Many believe wrapping the ends of duct will result in the duct becoming less contaminated by job site debris. This sounds like a very “green idea.” But, of course, as many “green ideas,” there are other sides to this story.

    It is important to note that the practice of wrapping the ends of duct in plastic uses up valuable resources. By saying resources, it is not just the physical resource of crude oil that is being discussed. Although noting that crude oil is used to make the plastic is important, there are other resources that are being wasted by this practice. For example, taking the time to wrap each piece of duct in plastic is a very time-consuming task. On top of that, the amount of plastic that is needed to wrap duct is an additional cost to both parties.

    Generally thinking, when the duct arrives on a job site, where does the plastic wrap go? In order to install the duct, the plastic needs to be removed. So, it gets ripped off and thrown into a dumpster. If each piece of duct is wrapped in plastic, how many large pieces of plastic are going to be thrown into a dumpster each day? At the end of the day, the dumpster full of plastic will get taken to a landfill where it will then sit for eternity.

    Most importantly, wrapping the ends of duct in plastic causes a huge health concern. When there is no air flowing through either end of the metal duct, condensation starts to build up. Condensation can cause a variety of issues including rust and mold. If the system begins to rust, it can lead to failed pressure tests. Condensation also creates a moist, dark environment for mold and bacteria to grow. The original intent of this practice was to keep job debris out of the duct, to result in fresher and cleaner air flow. If the inside of the duct is filled with mold and bacteria, this will not only be unclean air flow, but it will always cause some major health concerns for those breathing in the dirty air.

    Overall, there are many ways to keep the environment as clean and green as possible, but it has been made clear that wrapping the ends of duct in plastic is one way to make a greener life, a little grey.

  • Why Bundling Doesn’t Work With Duct

    MKT understands much of the purchasing done in our industry is via packages or “bundling”—the practice where a rep house seals up several items in one package, usually using price “disincentives” or penalties.

    We have listened to the concerns of field personnel. Some claim the “low price on bid day was eliminated by the cost of poor service in the field”. Bundling may work for more static HVAC items but its probably not a good idea for duct. Duct is dynamic; ever changing on the jobsite. Better to have those dynamics served factory direct than wait a week and a half for a missing elbow bought from a rep house, in a bundle…

  • MKT-Reliable and on the Fast Track

    When McHugh Service’s came to us with a quick time-framed job, we jumped at the chance. A quick turn-around with quality products was the key to making this project successful.

    “MKT provided excellent Round, Welded Ductwork in a short time frame for a large, Food Distribution Center located in Lehigh Valley, PA. We actually found out about the project on a Thursday, went to MKT on a Monday and 2 weeks after that, the duct work was installed. We used a Barrel Clamp AccuFlange System that worked out great. The Food Distribution Center was changing their procedures inside needing a mechanical renovation. All ductwork installed was new”, states Brian Alderfer, Project Engineer for McHugh Services.

    MKT delivered over 61,000 pounds of ductwork in 2 weeks, equaling 1,703 feet of ductwork on the roof.

    “We appreciate the exceptional effort MKT provides. They continually deliver excellent products and services to us.”~ Brian Alderfer, Project Engineer McHugh Services

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