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About The Company
Welcome to BTU Ventilation, the industry leader in vegetable storage ventilation solutions. With over 30 years of experience, we’ve been committed to delivering precision and efficiency to farmers, storage managers, and distributors across the United States and beyond. Our expertise, combined with our hands-on approach, ensures that we provide the highest quality solutions tailored to your specific needs.
We understand the challenges involved in managing storages, which is why we’ve dedicated ourselves to creating innovative systems that not only optimize ventilation but also connect you with vital data, allowing you to make more informed decisions. By offering precise control over storage environments, we help preserve the quality of your products while reducing waste and energy consumption.
100% Real-time monitoring and alerts cut downtime, reduce costly service calls, and keep systems running efficiently.
- ACT/BTU has served the vegetable industry for 30 years.
- Our core employees combine over 250 years in ventilation/refrigeration experience
- BTU manufactures 75% of all their equipment, 90% is made in the USA
- We design each system from the ground up to ensure operational success and longevity
- We have a driven team of engineers, designers and technicians that represents fast forward thinking, always developing new technologies and implementing better processes
- We have developed new pioneering designs in the ventilation and refrigeration for the vegetable industry. Applying our experiences to the vegetable storage technologies
- Our systems consist of high quality; durable equipment specifically matched for the use in the vegetable industry
- Remote monitoring/alarming is a must today, we have thousands of ventilation systems online utilizing secure, encrypted connections to your device
- Today energy efficiency is a must, we can help you achieve 35-65% in energy savings annually
- Our Team
Meet The Team
At BTU Ventilation, everything we do starts with our people. Our team is made up of engineers, technicians, and industry professionals who bring decades of hands-on experience in ventilation, refrigeration, and controls. We work together with a shared goal: to help growers protect their crops and operate more efficiently.
We believe the best solutions come from collaboration—within our team and with our customers. From initial design through manufacturing, installation, and long-term service, our people stay involved every step of the way. That close partnership allows us to deliver reliable, energy-efficient systems that are tailored to each operation. At BTU, you’re not just working with a company, you’re working with a dedicated team that takes pride in standing behind every system we build.
Nebraska Branch
Minnesota Branch

Tim Pearson
ACT Manager

John Butorac
Electrical Engineer

Andy Goeson
Service/Project Manager

Jerry Clark
Regional Manager

Robert Drozowski
Regional Manager

Al Simmons
Regional Manager

Donald Grenier
Regional Manager

Joe Jennen
BTU Shop Manager

Jared Goeson
Mechanical Designer

Jodi Holtti
Office Manager

Kari Roberts
Office Assistant

Jonathan Sutton
Service Tech

Tyler Vaughn
Service Tech