
HVAC equipment
Teach where the heat pump fits.
$1.5M → $10M
Annual sales of the line in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Duffey Lofts, Minneapolis. Multifamily application example.

A premier manufacturers’ representative for HVAC, plumbing and professional tools across the Upper Midwest.
Architectural visualization of a multifamily building. Not footage of an SEI project.
Territory & team
Distribution relationships and contractor demand, from the Dakotas to Michigan, Illinois and Indiana.
Select a state. Meet the people behind it.
Minnesota · Wisconsin · Illinois · North Dakota · South Dakota · Michigan · Indiana
Seven in the field. One in inside sales.

SEI connects your line with established distribution relationships and commercial HVAC contractors and engineers in Chicago. Our Illinois team brings experience from distribution, manufacturer sales and the contractor side of the business.
Meet Todd Montgomery and Sean Trudeau.

How a line grows
Your sales in our territory depend on two relationships: distributors who can stock and support the product, and contractors who ask for it. We build both, in that order, and the orders go through distribution.


We know which branches in each market have the inventory, the counter staff and the technical depth to carry a product well, and we work with their ownership and branch teams until the line is stocked and quoted. That is where the demand we create next has to land.
A contractor trusts a recommendation when the person making it understands the application, the code changes that affect it and where the product saves labor or material. We teach that in training sessions, at demonstrations and on job sites, and when the contractor asks for the product, the order goes to the distributor we placed it with.
Field calls, counter days, training and inside sales keep the line moving after the launch. Contractors call us when they have a problem on a job, and a line whose questions get answered is the one they keep asking their distributor for.
Line results
Results are reported by SEI; annual figures are sales of the line in our territory, and 2026 figures are year to date.

HVAC equipment
$1.5M → $10M
Annual sales of the line in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Duffey Lofts, Minneapolis. Multifamily application example.
SEI taught contractors accustomed to gas-fired equipment where heat pumps fit and how to apply them, with distribution ready to stock and support the line. In Minnesota, changing requirements and incentives created a clear education opportunity. That application knowledge reached crews and distributor counters as part of the wider six-state growth effort.
From $150,000 to $1 million$1M
Annual sales in SEI’s territory,
over three years.
The result covers the broader ICM Controls line.
SEI taught contractors what surge and over/undervoltage protection does for the electronic controls in modern HVAC equipment, heat pumps included, and when to specify it.

SEI showed contractors the value of carrying compatible universal furnace boards in truck stock. Compatibility is checked for the equipment involved, and having a suitable board on hand can help a contractor complete a repair without a second trip.
Product and demonstration imagery: ICM Controls.
+200%
Sales growth in SEI’s territory,
2026 year to date.The result covers the broader Glasfloss line.

SEI helped distributor branches develop commercial filtration sales they were overlooking: identifying customers, preparing stock and introducing the line to contractors serving those buildings.



Infrared heating
#1
U.S. representative agency by sales since 2021, as ranked by the manufacturer
Pinseekers driving bays with SRP overhead heating.
SEI helps building owners and contractors understand where infrared heating fits, from driving bays to stainless-steel configurations for wet, corrosive car-wash environments. Pinseekers and Holiday car washes illustrate the range of SRP applications.

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Gas piping, professional tools and more applications.
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Buildings from SEI’s project experience. Multifamily, hospitality and major venues.



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Representation
Tell us about your products, the markets you want to develop and the distribution you have today. We will discuss where SEI’s people and experience fit.
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