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Choosing the perfect contractor is easy when you select a member of the Qualified Gas Contractors Association of Virginia. QGC is a premier group dedicated to ensuring the highest professional standards for its members and the best service for the consumer.

QGC members subscribe to a code of ethics and excellence that assures customers of quality products and services.

We understand that you need a quality heating contractor who is knowledgeable, skilled and qualified to install your new gas system or service your current installation. And with a QGC associate that’s exactly what you get. Whether you need an HVAC installation or service for your current air conditioning system, our members can help.

Here are four good reasons to contact a Qualified Gas Contractor:

1. Knows the latest in gas technology to bring you the latest innovations.
2. Continually educates themselves and their employees about the industry.
3. Makes your gas efficiency a priority for them.
4. Wants to make sure that you and your family are comfortable in your gas home.

QGC works very closely with all of the major equipment manufacturers, state and local code compliance departments, and the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR).

We are proud to have the support of Virginia Natural Gas, natural gas provider to 300,000 customers in southeast Virginia. Their support reflects/recognizes/underscores our commitment to superior customer service and continuing education for QGC members.

Our Code of Ethics is on our web site and we invite you to read it and then use our Qualified Natural Gas Contractor Locator features to select a contractor in your area.

Our “Locate a Contractor” feature is located on the right. Enter your zip code region, and a list of QGC members, in that area, will be presented for your review, complete with contact information. If your zip code is not listed or you need any assistance in determining the best contractor for your needs, please feel free to contact us and we’ll do our very best to help you with your selection.

If you’re new to natural gas or would simply like to learn more information about it, please read our educational sections entitled “Why Choose Gas”. You can also learn more about us by clicking on ‘Who We Are’.

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How the QGC Gives Back To Our Communities

As active members of the communities we live in, QGC members are always pleased to be able to give back to our neighbors in need. Each QGC chapter takes on several worthy causes every year, from hosting charitable events to donating skill, time and equipment.

Consider for example the women’s shelter in Suffolk. “The building was about 19-20 years old, “recalls Ray Cobb, chairman of the Suffolk chapter, “and they were having a lot of problems with their heating equipment.” What they didn’t’ have was $25,000 it would cost to replace it, so Cobb’s group worked to get the much-needed equipment donated by their suppliers, then performed all the installation work free of charge, just as they did for a seriously ill women’s family.

The Southside chapter sent a Christmas care package off to the 101st Airborne in Afghanistan after learning a member’s son was stationed there. And the association’s annual golf tournament has risen over $47,000 for local charities for 16 years, including St. Mary’s Home for Disabled Children and Hope Haven Children’s Home in Virginia Beach. “QGC members participate in it one way or the other, doing their part to help make people lives better,” said Vincent O’Brien, chairman of the Southside chapter.

Richard Hibbard, chairman of the Peninsula chapter, recently spearheaded an effort by this group to replace the aging HVAC equipment at a rescue mission for the homeless. “It’s a kind of men’s home,” describes Hibbard, “and we put in four heating and cooling systems that we got three different companies to donate.” The entire project was worth about $40,000, Hibbard estimates.

QGC members cheerfully play Santa Claus for underprivileged kids, take on work at reduced or no cost for families facing difficult situations, donate time and talents to groups that need a helping hand and willingly reach out whenever there is a need.

We also look out for communities in other ways that are just as important. “ I run into four or five systems a year that have been installed improperly by people who didn’t know what they were doing, “says Cobb, who is pleased that QGC admits only those contractors who are capable of performing quality work and are willing to stand behind it. “I hear horror stories all the time about contractors who just want to get in the door so they can make a buck, but don’t do the job right and won’t come back to fix any problems. They’re taking advantage of people and it’s a really big problem we have here.”

That’s one of the reasons all QGC chapters carefully scrutinizes any contractor who wants to become a member and holds classes on a regular basis. QGC is also working to try and have stronger consumer protection laws passed at the state level. QGC members have gone to Richmond on behalf of a bill that would close some licensing loopholes. “If you’re not out there today to fight for what’s best for the homeowners, in my opinion you shouldn’t even be in business, “says Cobb.

For a Qualified Gas Contractor, it’s all just part of putting our communities first.