FRANKLIN, TENN – The Service Roundtable and Contracting Business Magazine are pleased to recognize Ron Smith as the recipient of their 2009 Tom McCart Consultant of the Year Award for the Plumbing and HVAC trades.

“Ron has been an extremely successful contractor and one of the industry’s true innovators.  Throughout his career, he’s freely shared his knowledge and mentored countless others,” said Matt Michel, Service Roundtable CEO.  “Ron’s brought many of the best known consultants into the industry, including Tom McCart, who became the first residential retail salesperson to achieve $1 million while working for Ron at Modern Air in Florida.  It’s fitting that Ron is a recipient of the McCart Award.”

Candidates for the Tom McCart HVAC Consultant of the Year Award are nominated and voted on by the membership of the Service Roundtable.

Smith said, "I’m very pleased and feel privileged to have received the Consultant of the Year award.  To be recognized by such a large group of some of the very best contractors in North America is truly an honor."

This is the second year of the McCart Award.  The previous recipient was Charlie Greer.

Serving the HVAC and plumbing industries, the Service Roundtable is a private contractor group. Membership information is available at www.serviceroundtable.com.