Tate Engineering

08/17/2026

Preventative maintenance is about more than keeping equipment running. It’s about protecting the operations that depend on it.

In a new article for Facility Executive, Tate’s Sales Manager, Jim Spedding, explores how organizations can take a more strategic approach to preventative maintenance by focusing on operational risk, asset visibility, and emergency preparedness.

When critical HVAC, boiler, compressed air and control systems support production, data, healthcare or other essential operations, understanding where vulnerabilities exist can make the difference between a planned repair and an unexpected disruption.

Read Jim’s article, “How To Turn Preventative Maintenance Into A Business Continuity Strategy,” to learn how facility teams can move beyond the maintenance checklist and make reliability part of the larger business continuity conversation.

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Building a preventative maintenance program around operational risk creates a strong business continuity strategy for organizations.

08/13/2026

We’re growing our team!

Tate Engineering is seeking an experienced Senior HR Generalist to join our organization. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about supporting employees, strengthening workplace culture, and helping a growing company and its people succeed.

Interested in joining a team built on Accountability, Teamwork, Integrity, and Growth? Learn more and apply today:

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08/05/2026

We're proud to share that Tate Engineering has been named the 2026 ACHR NEWS All-Star Award Winner for Commercial Contractor.

This recognition reflects more than a century of innovation, technical excellence, and the dedication of our associates who deliver mission-critical solutions for customers every day. From our roots in marine boilers to becoming a trusted mechanical service partner across the Mid-Atlantic, this achievement belongs to our entire team.

Read the full feature and learn more about Tate's journey: https://hubs.li/Q04r_byL0

07/30/2026

We’re growing in Richmond!

Tate Engineering is looking for experienced, customer-focused professionals to join our Richmond, Virginia team.

We are currently hiring for:

🔧 Service/Install Technician – HVAC This position is ideal for an experienced commercial and industrial HVAC technician skilled in troubleshooting, repairs, installations, start-ups and preventative maintenance.

📈 HVAC Business Development Representative Help expand Tate’s presence throughout the Richmond market by building relationships with facility leaders and identifying opportunities for HVAC service, preventative maintenance, equipment replacement and energy solutions.

At Tate, you will join a team that values accountability, teamwork, integrity and growth while helping customers keep their critical systems operating reliably.

Ready to build your career with Tate?

Service/Install Technician: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4369794

HVAC Business Development Representative: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4369061

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07/16/2026

Winter may feel far away, but now is the time to prepare your heating systems for the season ahead.

A proactive maintenance plan helps reduce unexpected downtime, improve energy efficiency, and keep your facility operating reliably all season long. Planning today can make all the difference when colder temperatures arrive.
A proactive maintenance plan helps reduce unexpected downtime, improve energy efficiency, and keep your facility operating reliably all season long. Planning today can make all the difference when colder temperatures arrive.

06/19/2026

In mission-critical environments, equipment reliability isn't just a convenience; it's essential.

Healthcare facilities, manufacturing plants, commercial buildings, and other critical operations depend on equipment that must perform when it's needed most. Whether it's steam generation systems, hot water boilers, chillers, or air handlers, even a single equipment failure can have significant consequences.

At Tate Engineering, we help customers maintain the systems that keep their operations running, their people comfortable, and in some cases, their patients safe.

06/16/2026

Preventive maintenance is more than a line item in the operating budget. It is a strategy that helps facilities reduce risk, improve efficiency, extend equipment life, and avoid costly downtime.

In FMJ Magazine, Jim Spedding, Regional Sales Manager at Tate Engineering, shares why HVAC preventive maintenance should be viewed as a financial imperative, especially as facilities face rising energy costs, aging infrastructure, labor constraints, and increasing demand on building systems.

For facility managers and operational leaders, the question is no longer whether preventive maintenance is necessary. It is how effectively it is being used to support long-term performance, capital planning, and operational continuity.

Read the full article here: https://hubs.li/Q04lBG3F0

Learn how preventive HVAC maintenance improves ROI by reducing emergency repairs, lowering energy costs, extending asset life and strengthening operational continuity for facilities and building management teams.

06/16/2026

Cooling tower issues can quickly become more than an HVAC concern.

For commercial facilities, declining cooling tower performance can impact comfort, efficiency, uptime, and long-term system reliability. In this case study, Tate Engineering helped a commercial facility replace a failing cooling tower under tight timelines, winter conditions, and complex rooftop logistics.

The project required more than simply swapping out equipment. It took careful planning, system evaluation, crane coordination, and phased ex*****on to help minimize disruption in an active facility environment.

The result: restored HVAC reliability, improved operational efficiency, and reduced risk of unplanned downtime.

Read the full case study here:
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Discover how a strategic cooling tower replacement restored HVAC reliability for a commercial facility, overcoming tight deadlines & winter rooftop logistics.

06/11/2026

What keeps people at Tate for years, or even decades? A culture that puts people first.

At Tate, employees are supported both on and off the job. It's a workplace where family comes first, teammates look out for one another, and long careers are the norm.

Interested in becoming a part of our family? Visit https://hubs.li/Q04kCXzv0 (https://hubs.li/Q04kCznn0) to apply today.

06/10/2026

AI is changing what “normal” looks like inside a data center.

As rack densities increase and workloads run at higher sustained utilization, cooling systems are being asked to do more than ever before. This article from Data Center Knowledge takes a closer look at whether traditional cooling methods can keep up as power demand, water use, and infrastructure limitations continue to converge.

For mission-critical facilities, the conversation cannot stop at equipment selection. Whether a data center relies on air cooling, liquid cooling, hybrid systems, or future cooling technologies, long-term reliability still depends on the fundamentals: preventive maintenance, system monitoring, redundancy planning, controls, and experienced mechanical service.

As data centers prepare for higher cooling demand, Tate Engineering helps mission-critical facilities maintain the mechanical systems that support uptime, reliability, and operational continuity.

Read the full article here:
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As AI workloads push rack densities higher, operators are rethinking cooling strategies as power demands, water use, and infrastructure limits collide.