Business ProfileforJohnstone Supply Inc

About 1 year ago, I had an independent contractor purchase and install a heat pump and air handler that the contractor purchased from the Johnstone Supply location in *****, **********. As it turned out, this contractor installed a much smaller unit than what we had agreed to, and now my wife and I are suing the contractor. In the course of our research on this matter, we learned that the "contractor" was not actually licensed in the *******************, and had not been for some years. He did not even have a UBI number, which is required for any business in the state.My wife and I have learned a bitter ****** about the importance of checking the credentials of any professional we hire. But we also realized that Johnstone Supply is abetting the behavior of rogue installers like this one. Their own website states "Johnstone Supply is wholesale only and does not sell directly to homeowners. We are a wholesale provider of parts, supplies and equipment to HVAC and Refrigeration professionals." If you attempt to sign up for an account with the company, the first thing they ask for is your credentials as an installer.What is clear to me is that Johnstone Supply is only occasionally, if ever, verifying the credentials of the contractors they work with. If they were, they would have noted that our installer was not licensed at the time the he bought our unit from them.We believe that Johnstone Supply could help the community, and themselves, by actually vetting all of their buyers. If they opt not to do this, they might as well just start selling to anyone.