What do you want to be when you grow up? A common question for the young that not many can say became reality. But Doug Hyrne can. It began in high school, when Doug went to Great Oaks for heating and air conditioning. Then he was an apprentice, then service technician, then started his own business in 2005—Time Savers Heating & Cooling LLC, which recently moved to Wards Corner near I-275.
In the time-honored tradition of many entrepreneurs, Time Savers was born in Doug’s garage. At the time, he was in North College Hill, but even then, he and his wife had their eyes set on Loveland.
“We wanted to move to Loveland because it was a great community with good schools,” Doug recalls.
So in 2008, three years after he launched Time Savers, Doug set up shop on Loveland-Madeira Road. Since then, as Loveland grew, so did Time Savers—along with Doug’s family. Nowadays, Doug and his wife play a very active role in supporting those schools that first drew them to the community.
“It was always the goal that as the kids grew up and were in sports and different activities, I would use the business to have fun with them,” Doug explains.
For Doug, that fun began with a Loveland Youth Football sponsorship, where he eventually became a board member. One of his first projects was building a new press box, and Doug took a very hands-on approach—literally. His handprints, along with those of his two sons, Jacob and Leelan, are pressed into the concrete floor.
Doug’s kind of an expert at volunteering. He’s coached both of his sons in Loveland Youth Football. He coaches for the Loveland Youth Baseball Organization (which Time Savers sponsors) and Loveland Youth Basketball. Time Savers also became the first corporate sponsor of the Loveland Music Boosters. Been to the Loveland July 4th parade over the past two years? You’ve probably seen a Time Savers service van roll by. The dunking booth at Milford Frontier Days—fun brought to you by Time Savers, along with the Splash/Cool Zone. The annual (always sold-out) Milford-Miami Township Chocolate Walk—yep, a Time Savers event. They even collected 1,000 pounds of household batteries during Loveland’s One Stop Drop to keep them out of landfill. The list of giving back goes on.
“I really believe in helping when you can,” admits Doug, smiling.
Amid all this giving back, Doug and his family have found a community of support in return—which meant so much when Jacob, now 14, needed open-heart surgery at just 11. It was his last year of Loveland Youth Football, and would have to sit it out.
“He was really disappointed about that,” recalls Doug. “But the league put his number on the sleeve of all their jerseys that year.”
The players also put Jacob’s number on their wristbands and shoe tape. Jacob played offense, so to show their support, Loveland High School’s offensive linemen came to a party in Jacob’s honor. He even got to break out the LHS football team at their first home game that season.
For a man who’s been in the heating and air conditioning business since high school, it’s this kind of support and love for his family that truly really warms his heart—an abundance of gratitude all around.
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Pre-season Checklist: Timely Furnace Tips
As a long-time expert in the biz of helping others, thankfully Doug has some recos to help get your furnace or heat pump ready for the winter season.
- Make sure the filter is clean. Air flow is extremely important for heating and cooling systems.
- Keep your registers open and don’t block vents.
- Make sure windows are sealed and don’t let cold air in.
- Give your furnace some breathing room; don’t put anything in front of or around it.
- Get a professional tune-up! Just like a car, your heating and air system needs regular maintenance.