A national HVAC distribution company — one of the largest wholesale distributors of heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning equipment in North America. This case study covers five sales centers in Central Florida, each serving roughly 200 customers a day, predominantly HVAC contractors and repair technicians who bill by the hour. Every minute in line is money they are not making on a job.
HVAC Distribution
How a National HVAC Distributor Cut Physical Lines 70% and Turned Waiting Customers Into Buyers
A national HVAC distribution company replaced the physical line at its sales-center counters with Frontlion's in-person service platform across five high-traffic Central Florida branches. Physical lines fell by 70%, the disputes they caused ended, and customers freed from the line began browsing the showroom — lifting in-store sales.
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70%
Physical queue reduction
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~200
Daily customers per sales center
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5
Sales centers deployed
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4
Weeks to full deployment
What Leaders Say
Who They Are
Customer Snapshot
Sales Centers
5 in Central Florida
Daily Volume
~200 customers/day
Staff Per Location
~33 employees
Customer Type
HVAC contractors & technicians
The Problem
The Challenge
At roughly 200 customers a day per sales center, every minute a contractor spent standing in line was money they were not making on a job. Because different customers needed different services, someone who arrived later could be served first — in plain view of those waiting longer. That visible unfairness boiled over into confrontations at the counter. The line also froze the showroom: customers stayed anchored near the help desk, so the floor full of tools, supplies, and equipment went largely unseen and unsold. A prior software-only vendor had failed to solve the problem.
- Physical line cost contractors real money — tradespeople bill by the hour and every wait minute counts
- Line-cutting and confrontations at the counter — disputes flared when service order was unclear
- Customers anchored near the desk — showroom floor went unseen and unsold
- A prior software-only vendor had already failed to solve the problem
The Decision
Why Frontlion?
The company had been burned by a software-only approach, so it chose Frontlion for what that first vendor lacked: a complete, supported system. Three factors drove the decision: a tailored configuration for a busy distribution counter, hands-on enablement with role-playing and live instruction, and responsive ongoing support from a dedicated team. Frontlion stood up all five sales centers in four weeks.
Tailored Configuration
Built for a busy distribution counter — not a one-size-fits-all program.
Hands-On Enablement
Role-playing, live instruction, and recorded sessions across every location — teams confident from day one.
Responsive Support
Dedicated support team; issues resolved quickly — not routed through a software ticket queue.
Complete System
Software, kiosks, QR signage, status monitors, and a professional support desk — everything in one deployment.
How It Works
The Solution
Frontlion deployed its in-person service platform across all five Central Florida sales centers as a complete package — software, self-service kiosks, QR-code signage, status monitors, and training rolled out across every location in four weeks.
Deployment
How the Rollout Worked
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Hardware + Software Install
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Role-Play Training Across All 5
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All 5 Locations Live
Impact
Operational Challenges Solved & Results
The headline result is the strongest in the category — a 70% reduction in physical queue length across five sales centers serving ~200 customers a day. That came after a prior software-only vendor had failed. Confrontations and line-cutting ended. Customers freed from the line browsed the showroom, and the company reported higher in-store sales.
70% queue reduction
Physical Queue Reduction
Physical queue length cut 70% across five high-volume sales centers — after a prior vendor had already failed.
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Disputes Eliminated
With every customer's place in line visible on screen, line-cutting arguments had nothing left to argue about.
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In-Store Sales
Customers freed from the line browsed the showroom — the company reported higher in-store sales (% not disclosed).
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Data-Driven Staffing
Leaders make staffing decisions from actual traffic patterns by hour, day, and week — no longer by guesswork.