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2024 - 2025


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Marking the box below is agreement to these policies:


Registration Policy

  • Only Trane Dealers in good standing with Butcher are eligible to attend training.
  • Registration is based on availability and will be confirmed by Butcher.


Invoicing Policy

  • Butcher Distributors will invoice the dealer the full amount for each class registered upon receiving enrollment information.


No-Show Policy

  • Registrants that do not show up for class and fail to cancel 3-days ahead of time will be charged the full cost of training class.
  • For TCS/Marketing Class, there will be a $100/person no-show fee for registrants that fail to cancel 3-days ahead of time.
  • For Tyler Factory Tour, there will be a no-show fee equivalent to one night's hotel stay for each registrant that fails to cancel 3-days ahead of time.

ENROLLMENT INFORMATION


Low GWP Refrigerant Training & Certification

This class is designed to ensure that HVAC techs have the necessary skills and job knowledge to handle refrigerants of all types. The certification covers A2Ls, combustions and thermal decomposition of refrigerants, field procedures and summary of standards and codes.


Cost: $100/person


Dates/Locations:


10/8/2024 New Orleans

  • Doubletree Kenner: 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Kenner, LA 70062


10/10/2024 Lafayette

  • Butcher Distributors: 101 Boyce St, Broussard, LA 70518


10/15/2024 Jackson

  • Butcher Distributors: 199 Carrier Blvd, Richland, MS 39218


10/17/2024 Biloxi

  • Hyatt Place: 1150 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530


Jackson DATE CHANGED TO 01/28/25

  • Butcher Distributors: 199 Carrier Blvd, Richland, MS 39218


Biloxi DATE CHANGED TO 02/04/2025

  • Keesler Air Force Base: 302 Patrick Drive

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Trane-specific Refrigerant Transition

Covers the refrigerant transition with Trane specifics. These include phase-out and introduction timelines, product portfolios, learning resources and much more.


Cost: $50/person


Dates/Locations:


11/06/2024 Lafayette

  • Butcher Distributors: 101 Boyce St, Broussard, LA 70518


Nov/Dec TBD - Lafayette (Choose Waiting List)

  • Butcher Distributors: 101 Boyce St, Broussard, LA 70518


11/07/2024 New Orleans

  • Doubletree Kenner: 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Kenner, LA 70062


11/12/2024 Jackson

  • Butcher Distributors: 199 Carrier Blvd, Richland, MS 39218


11/14/2024 Biloxi

  • Hyatt Place: 1150 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530

Interested in attending Lafayette class? With 11/8 Lafayette Class filled, choose Lafayette Waiting List. We will have a 2nd Lafayette class on date TBD in November/December.

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Marketing Training & TCS Kick-Off

This class will have Trane, Mediagistic, Podium, Audacy and Butcher Distributors presenting in person. It is a mandatory class if you wish to get co-op or ad club from Butcher.


Topics Covered:

  • 2025 TCS program
  • Setting your advertising budget
  • Understanding analytics and lead reports
  • Creating a marketing plan
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Optimizing your website
  • OTT and Social media practices
  • Services offered
  • Requirements for Butcher Distributors and Trane
  • Co-op and ad club processes
  • Guidelines and disclaimers


Cost: Free


Dates/Locations:


11/19/2024 Jackson

  • Butcher Distributors: 199 Carrier Blvd, Richland, MS 39218


11/20/2024 Biloxi

  • Harrah's Gulf Coast - 280 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530


11/21/2024 Lafayette

  • Butcher Distributors: 101 Boyce St, Broussard, LA 70518


11/22/2024 New Orleans

  • Doubletree Kenner: 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Kenner, LA 70062



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Symbio Hands-On Technical Training

Symbio is now included in all Odyssey, Precedent and Voyager units.


There are multiple wiring configurations based on the application.


Learn how to correctly wire and set up Symbio in Light Commercial units.


It is strongly suggested, all customers who install TWA, TWE, TTA units should send multiple install and service technicians to one of these classes.


This class will:

  • Have in-depth discussions on topics such as Wiring requirements, condenser and air handler pairings, thermostat and zone sensor wiring, and condenser and Air handler wiring information.
  • Provide a thorough explanation on the Symbio Service and Installation Mobile Application. The Symbio Service and Installation mobile app provides advanced configuration, setup, status updates, alarms, and service capabilities for the Symbio 700 controller via Bluetooth connection.
  • Be taught by experienced Butcher Field Service Representatives who deal with SYMBIO Troubleshooting on a daily basis.


Cost: $75/person



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Link Diagnostics & Zoning

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This class will cover the features and benefits of Trane Link for dealers and homeowners.


Trane Link is a state-of-art communications technology designed to revolutionize the way installation, commissioning and remote monitoring are conducted on Trane Variable Speed Systems. Techs will be able to Bluetooth access the system to control, charge and configure the system from their smart device.


This class will cover:

  • Diagnostics mobile app
  • Remote Configurations
  • Automated Charging: Smart Charge™
  • Wiring
  • System Testing
  • Capacity Distribution
  • Sensor Readings -
  • Troubleshooting


Cost: $75/person


Dates/Locations:

01/07/2025 Lake Charles

  • Golden Nugget: 2550 Golden Nugget Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601


01/08/2025 Lafayette

  • Butcher Distributors: 101 Boyce St, Broussard, LA 70518


01/09/2025 New Orleans

  • Doubletree Kenner: 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Kenner, LA 70062


01/14/2025 Jackson

  • Butcher Distributors: 199 Carrier Blvd, Richland, MS 39218


01/16/2025 Biloxi

  • Hyatt Place: 1150 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530


Trane Factory Tour - Tyler

Don't miss this opportunity to gain an in-depth understanding of why “It's Hard To Stop A Trane!”


At the Trane Factory Tour in Tyler, TX, you will:

  • Tour Trane’s state-of-the art facility.
  • Lab Tour
  • SEET Tour
  • Plant Tour
  • Experience high level product training from Trane product leaders.
  • See how Trane quality is built into their products through Trane’s manufacturing process.
  • Hear the pride Trane employees take in producing the best HVAC products possible.
  • Meet with product engineers for Q&A and product discussions.
  • See how Trane components, units and systems are tested repeatedly.
  • Experience snow inside the building in the SEET testing facility


Invited: Dealer Principals, Dealer Management, RSPs


Cost: Free, dealer is responsible for getting to Tyler/Dallas.


Dates/Location:

1/28/2025 - 1/29/2025

  • Trane Factory, Tyler, TX

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Mitsubishi Diamond System Builder / Ductless Pro Training

In the morning at this Trane Mitsubishi Ductless Training Class, you will learn all about the Diamond System Builder: how to build, plan and spec, it's design view, take a job from start to finish.


In the afternoon, we will over the Ductless Pro program and its benefits.


Cost: $75/person


Dates/Locations:


02/04/2025 New Orleans

  • Doubletree Kenner: 2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Kenner, LA 70062


02/05/2025 Biloxi

  • Hyatt Place: 1150 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530


02/06/2025 Jackson

  • Butcher Distributors: 199 Carrier Blvd, Richland, MS 39218


02/12/2025 Lafayette

  • Butcher Distributors: 101 Boyce St, Broussard, LA 70518


02/13/2025 Baton Rouge

  • Crowne Plaza: 4728 Constitution Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70808

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BDR Wall 1

This is a 2-day class. BDR’s Wall One: 6 Steps to $3 Million+ in Revenue gives owners and managers the key strategies and business structure any company can use to get over the $3 million wall.


Contractors will leave with a plan for lead generation, accessory sales, service profitability, and high-efficiency equipment sales that can be implemented immediately. Most contractors have the resources and critical mass in place to achieve this and can do it without having to reinvent their company.



Cost: $495/person


Dates / Locations:


3/18 - 3/19/2025 Lafayette

  • Butcher Distributors: 101 Boyce St, Broussard, LA 70518


3/20 - 3/21/2025 Biloxi

  • Harrah's Gulf Coast - 280 Beach Boulevard, Biloxi, MS 39530

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Light Commercial Boot Camp & Clarksville Factory Tour

This 4-day class will take place at Trane's Light Commercial Factory in Clarksville, TN. It will include a factory tour!


If you tried to replace just 10% of the commercial HVAC equipment in your area that is worn out, unreliable, or leaking energy like an open window, you probably couldn’t do it in 10 lifetimes! Problem is, most commercial HVAC equipment owners won’t replace their equipment until it falls apart or falls off the roof. If you’re like most contractors and wait for the equipment to die or “go out to bid”, you’re too late!


To tap this enormous market, you must have a proven plan, the right tools, and an understanding of how to sell cash flow, property value, and productivity. You’ve got to document why they should replace it now, before it dies. You’ll gain the tools, sales skills, and self-confidence to sell more commercial comfort equipment than you and your company ever believed possible!


Day 1 Prospecting and Discovering Opportunities.

  • Turning repair calls into recurring revenue streams.
  • The power of light commercial service agreements.
  • How a dedicated Commercial Account Representative can grow your business.
  • How to manage the commercial account process from start to finish.
  • The differences between account management, prospecting, and cold-calling; and which will work best for you and your company.


Day 2 Understanding the Marketplace.

  • Learn who makes the buying decisions and what will motivate them to buy from you.
  • Getting past the “gatekeeper”.
  • Creating a custom ROI for each potential client.
  • Surveying your customers’ needs.
  • What to ask, and how to ask it.
  • What makes light commercial sales so much different than residential sales.
  • The typical life cycle of a sale.
  • Proper pricing.
  • Marketing opportunities.
  • Discover the real estate principles you must know to reach ultra-success.
  • Review No-Pressure Selling® Tools that you’ll use to close the sale. Prepare to deal with objections such as: “need to think about it,” “your price is too high,” “can’t afford it.”


Day 3 Creating an eye-opening proposal.

  • New exercises let you see how others deal with the objections you’ll receive every day.
  • Skills practice: use the copyrighted financial tools to show they can afford it.
  • Skills practice: use the tools to deal with all common objections.
  • How to use the building and equipment survey to “lock in” the sale.
  • How to turn survey results into a one-of-a-kind proposal and presentation.
  • How to write an “exclusive benefits” proposal that will sell decision makers thousands of miles away.
  • Focusing your proposal on the real value-building items.
  • What to include vs. what not to include.
  • How to focus on the most important needs of each different client.
  • Develop a No Pressure Selling® presentation using proven materials provided.


Day 4 Presenting and Gaining Commitment!

  • Skills practice: you’ll use the sales tools you’ve developed to make a videotaped presentation.
  • Three simple scenarios to handle every objection you can imagine.
  • When to schedule your presentation.
  • Knowing and understanding your audience.
  • Tying benefits they said they wanted to your custom presentation.
  • Clearly outlining the ROI and benefits only you and your company can provide.
  • Making “yes” decisions the logical conclusion to your presentation.
  • Dealing with decision makers.
  • Demonstrating the value of your company, products, and expertise.
  • The best practices for following up on your proposals.
  • Class members will use a checklist to evaluate your presentation and make recommendations.
  • After presentations, certificates of accomplishment will be presented.


Cost: $1,600/person. Dealer responsible for travel, lodging, and meals.


Dates/Locations:

April 1 - 4, 2025

  • Trane Light Commercial Factory, Clarksville, TN