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Meet The BlueHat Team Karim 2023-02-18T12:45:38+00:00 Our Senior Team Members Average 20+ Years of Commercial HVAC & Refrigeration experience At BlueHat Mechanical, our customers come first. We know that if your equipment is down, it costs you money. It might be lost production time, loss of product, or create an uncomfortable environment.  It could cost you sales, and some of those customers may never return. BlueHat’s Senior Technicians have an average of 20 years of experience in Commercial HVAC & Refrigeration Service, Maintenance & Installation. You can depend on us to properly maintain your equipment to minimize downtime, and if you do experience downtime we will get your equipment up and running quickly so you can get back to business. The BlueHat Team Karim – Owner, President & Seasoned Entrepreneur Karim Nice, Owner & President of BlueHat Mechanical, spent 12 years building a very successful water and air filtration products company, serving customers in all 50 states and dozens of countries around the world. In that time, he learned the golden rule of service… do what’s best for the customer and everyone wins. In 2012, Karim decided to sell the company so he could focus on bringing that same level of service to local businesses in the Triangle. In the summer of 2013, Karim purchased HVAC & Refrigeration Experts, a highly respected commercial refrigeration and HVAC services company. In the fall, the company relaunched as BlueHat Mechanical with the goal of helping Raleigh area businesses do what they do best without having to worry about their equipment letting them down. Karim has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University, and has over 20 years of experience getting his hands dirty and solving real-world problems. Jimmy – Field Supervisor As BlueHat grew and our Service Manager needed more time to dedicate to managing and training our technicians, Jimmy Barnes was a perfect addition. With 30 years of large system HVAC experience, Jimmy has worked on Boiler teardown; burner service and installation of both large and small boilers; Chiller service and repairs (centrifugal, screw, and reciprocating); Pneumatic controls; Carrier DDC controls; Pump and motor rebuilds (B/G, Taco, Paco, Peerless) ;Coupling alignment on both rubber and steel ;Rigging and welding; NC Mechanical license; Steam and water system piping and control devices. BlueHat Mechanical serves building owners and managers throughout the Triangle. BlueHat’s comprehensive approach to service and maintenance will give your business and building management staff peace of mind through consistent comfort by design. We offer a free building assessment to help determine recommendations and solutions to help operate and maintain HVACR (heating ventilating air conditioning and refrigeration systems). Our planned maintenance packages reduce downtime and energy usage, while extending the life of equipment. New technologies allow us to serve clients in a way that is more environmentally friendly and fiscally responsible. History BlueHat Mechanical was born in August 2013 when Karim Nice bought Refrigeration & HVAC Experts – a 15-year-old commercial refrigeration and HVAC service company based in Garner, NC. With a long term focus and a simple mandate to ‘do the right thing’ for customers and employees, BlueHat Mechanical’s early initiatives were to strengthen relationships with existing customers and to enhance operations with improved technology. An additional Sales/Customer Service position was created to follow up on job satisfaction and the company upgraded the dispatch function with cloud-based dispatch software. Vision Best Service Provider To be recognized as the premier commercial HVAC/R service company. We are forced to grow because customers flock to us for our exceptional service from our technical expertise to our customer experience. Best Place to Work To be recognized as the preferred employer in the HVACR industry. We have more unsolicited applications for employment than we need. Core Values Teamwork – We help each other succeed With an outward mindset , we see others as people like ourselves, whose goals, objectives, needs, and challenges matter to us. Professionalism It’s not just the job you do, it’s how you do the job Hustle We are responsive and we act quickly Curiosity We look beyond the obvious to see more We are always learning Take Ownership Be proactive in finding the resources to get the job done. EASY ONLINE SCHEDULING We'll Call You! Fill out this form and we'll contact you to schedule your service appointment. 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Commercial HVAC, Electrical, and Building Automation Systems (BAS) Services Karim 2026-01-16T14:38:06+00:00 COMMERCIAL REPAIR SERVICE COMMERCIAL MAINTENANCE COMMERCIAL INSTALLATIONS Exclusively Commercial To Meet The Refrigeration & HVAC Needs Of Your Raleigh Area Business BlueHat Mechanical specializes in commercial HVAC and Refrigeration Service in the greater Raleigh Durham Area. Maintenance A properly designed maintenance plan customized to your business needs saves real dollars – these savings more than pay for the costs. These are the main areas of savings: Major Repairs – A properly designed maintenance plan helps prevent major failures. Energy Costs – Properly maintained equipment uses less energy. Equipment Replacement – Maintaining equipment extends its useful life. How much is an extra 2-5 years of equipment life worth to you? Lost Productivity – Equipment failures can stop production lines, or make offices uninhabitable. Repair Service When the inevitable breakdowns do occur, our team responds quickly and competently to resolve issues and get you back up and running. Part of our approach is to help identify equipment that it makes sense to replace – and to work with our customers to do this proactively before that equipment breaks down. Aside from the age and condition of the equipment we look at the history of repairs and the energy savings that newer equipment will bring. Equipment Replacement/Installations Having built relationships with our customers over the years, we strive to understand their businesses, and through providing service and maintenance we understand their buildings.  So when offices need to expand, or production lines move, or when simply replacing old equipment we can design and implement a solution that is both cost effective and meets our customer’s needs. Refrigeration Commercial refrigeration requires a different skill set than HVAC and a different level of response to keep product from spoiling.  Our technicians have 70 plus years combined experience in refrigeration – and they’ve seen it all.  All of our trucks stock both common HVAC and Refrigeration parts.  The Bottom line is we can get you up and running quickly. And just like HVAC systems, refrigeration systems from ice machines to walk in coolers and walk in freezers benefit from properly designed maintenance plans. Refrigeration Installations Need to expand cold storage? We’ve got the experience to design a quality, energy efficient system and install it quickly.  From small walk-in freezers, to refrigerated warehouses, we can handle it. CONTACT US TODAY! Let us show you how our comprehensive approach can reduce headaches and bring dollars to your business's bottom line. Call us at 919-773-9223 or schedule online for a free building assessment today. CONTACT US TODAY! Local Reviews

Commercial Heating & Cooling Services Karim 2021-07-02T15:09:39+00:00 REPAIR MAINTENANCE INSTALLATIONS Exclusively Commercial To Meet The HVAC Needs Of Your Raleigh Area Business Great Service by Design We consider customer service to be the most important aspect of our business. For HVAC Service we focus on several areas in order to provide great overall service: Professional and Well trained Technicians – Ongoing technical training keeps our guys at the top of their game, and years of experience working in commercial facilities means they’ve seen it all. Information at their fingertips – Mobile software lists the work to be done in detail. It allows everyone access to the service history of every machine we work on, including when we last worked on it, who worked on it, what services were performed, photos of equipment, and any relevant technical information. Backup – Some HVAC problems are complicated and sometimes even the best techs get stuck. At BlueHat our techs can always pick up the phone or even do a video call and run the situation by another tech, or by a service manager. Many times two heads are better than one. Well Stocked Trucks – Tired of companies always having to order, or drive to get (at your expense) even the most basic parts. All of our trucks are stocked with a full complement of common HVAC parts, including belts, motors, capacitors, relays, disconnects, fittings, pipe, 8 different refrigerants, and on and on… Safety – All of our techs receive ongoing safety training on relevant topics, like fall protection, handling of chemicals, burns etc. We have a formal safety program in place, and each tech has all appropriate safety gear. If your company has specific safety requirements we can put a plan in place to train our techs or put them through your training. Documentation – Our systems allow the technicians to document their work with words, photos, video and audio recordings, and allow us to share that information with staff within your company. Office Support – finally, to be able to keep work flowing, our office support is there to help with running down hard to find parts, putting together quotes for larger jobs, and anything else you might need. Indoor Air Quality Improve the indoor air quality of your office or business with our systems that will filter the airborne particles carrying bacteria and viruses. Contact us today for more information . Variable Refrigerant Flow VRF systems move refrigerant around a building instead of heated or cooled air the way a traditional system does. Contact us today to learn about increased efficiency options with VRF systems . Give us a try and you’ll see how we’ve put just as much thought into each aspect of our service: Repairs Maintenance Installations/Replacement CONTACT US TODAY! Let us show you how our comprehensive approach can reduce headaches and bring dollars to your business's bottom line. Call us at 919-773-9223 or schedule online for a free building assessment today. CONTACT US TODAY! Local Reviews