Mike Nichols
Chief Executive Officer Ackerman Plumbing, Inc.
20+ years of experience building and scaling trade service organizations from field operations to private equity-backed leadership. Currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Ackerman Trade Services, leading operational performance, leadership alignment, and long-term value creation. Focused on margin integrity, financial visibility, and disciplined cost-to-complete practices that drive predictable results. Known for strengthening field execution, improving accountability, and implementing scalable systems that support growth. Brings a proven track record of aligning people, processes, and strategy while developing leaders who take ownership. Committed to building durable organizations that deliver consistent performance, create opportunity, and earn long-term trust.
Seminars
Prefabrication has shifted from an optional innovation to a core operational strategy for delivering mechanical and plumbing systems at the speed today’s market demands. With increasing project complexity, shrinking labour pools, and tighter schedules, contractors need approaches that reliably increase capacity and improve accuracy.
This workshop will gather experts to discuss:
- Build a scalable prefabrication operation; this will cover shop layout, labour planning, pricing, hidden costs, KPIs, workflows that maximise productivity
- Identify high value prefabrication opportunities that boost capacity, shorten schedules, and ensure BIM-to-fab accuracy
- Strengthen cross-functional alignment and organizational buy-in by reliably demonstrating prefabs efficiency gains and competitive advantages
