About us
We have been at this since 1988.
Progressive Air started as a sole trader in 1988. Today we are a commercial and industrial mechanical services contractor working out of Arndell Park, across New South Wales.
Who we are
A service and maintenance business first
Most of our work is looking after commercial and industrial HVAC plant that already exists: servicing it, reporting on it, and replacing it before it fails. Chillers, cooling towers, air handling units, pumps, ventilation and building management systems, in facilities where downtime is expensive.
The rest is projects. Design and construct, refurbishments, fit-outs and make-good works, usually in buildings that stay open while we are in them.
We trade as Progressive Air Conditioning Engineering. The company behind it is Pace Services Pty Ltd, ABN 56 069 957 320.
How we got here
Nearly forty years of it
Two dates and a present tense. We would rather give you those than a paragraph about our journey.
1988
Progressive Air starts as a sole trader.
Mid-1990s
The business incorporates as Pace Services Pty Ltd.
Today
Working out of Arndell Park across New South Wales, on commercial and industrial plant.
How we work
Three things we get right before the job starts
Good service delivery is not complicated. It is mostly deciding who is doing what, and then telling you about it.
The right team for the facility
We pick the crew for the client and the building rather than sending whoever is free.
Clear roles and accountability
Who is responsible for what is spelled out inside our service teams before anyone turns up on site.
We keep talking to you
Open communication at every stage of the job, not just an invoice at the end of it.
Credentials
Licensed, certified and insured
All of it held by the business, so the paperwork on your job is ours to answer for.
Current as at September 2026.
Cover
Issuer
Number
Expires
Refrigerant trading licence
Australian Refrigeration Council
AU13202
13/09/2027
FPA certification
Fire Protection Association Australia
F056723A
31/07/2027
Contractor licence
NSW Fair Trading
146964C
25/03/2028
Public liability
Hollard
$20,000,000
23/06/2027
Workers compensation
icare
Held
31/05/2027
Quality
How we keep the work consistent
We run a quality management system, and a Quality Assurance Manager looks after the quality and procurement processes behind it. Every project gets its own quality management plan, written and reviewed with the project team before work starts.
Quality is not a department here. Every employee is responsible for it, and for saying so when a process is not working.
Compliance with client specifications and Australian Standards
Documented review, approval and sign-off
Inspection and test plans, with hold points
Testing, commissioning and certification of installed services
The people
Who you will be dealing with
Managing Director
Michael Brown
Started the business in 1988 and still runs it.
General Manager
Christopher Najdovski
Operations Manager
Erica Najdovski
In the community
What we put back
Some of what the business earns goes back out locally, and into two long drives in unreliable cars.
Windsor Leagues Wolves
We sponsor our local football club.
Shitbox Rally
Raising money for Cancer Council.
Outback Car Trek
Raising money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Get in touch
Got a plant room that needs looking at?
Tell us what the building is and what it's doing wrong. We'll come and have a look.