Work came to a halt for a time being this week for The Hayter Group.
Despite it being a busy time of year, with air conditioners a distant memory and furnaces being installed and fired up on a daily basis, staff for the Alvinston-based company has reason to celebrate.
“It was a total team effort,” said Chad Hayter, about his company being the winner of the Integrity Award from the Better Business Bureau of Western Ontario. “No way one person could do it.”
Hayter said his entire team stopped work early to celebrate the win with a staff party.
“We celebrate these kind of successes,” he said.
Nominees in the various categories were from different types of businesses from all across the region, who practise high ethical standards for customers, employees and the community.
“Businesses from Windsor to Woodstock,” Hayter said.
Hayter said he’s proud to bring home an award focused on a staple of good business.
“If you don’t have integrity, you don’t have a business,” he said.
Hayter added integrity is instilled in his staff from the moment they’re hired.
“From installing our products, to handling the customers to servicing… our staff know how the handle all situations, and the customers are treated with respect.”
Hayter said he’s excited about the other portion of the award, which gives his company a chance to hand out $2,500 through a scholarship from the Rotary Club of London.
“We’re going to do something for our staff or family of staff, who have students going into post-secondary education,” he said.
Also up for the Integrity Award were Aveiro Constructors of Dorchester and London-based Fantastic Nails and Spa and Van Luyk Greenhouses and Garden Centre.
The Hayter Group specializes in geothermal heating and cooling, air conditioning, water treatment, and solar systems. Since 1982, the company has installed over 1500 kilometres of environmentally-friendly geothermal piping in the province.
They have offices in Cambridge, Alvinston and on Richmond Street in Chatham. Give them a call at 1-877-429-8377 or visit them on their website.
