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Fast Company<\/i> today published an article on the rapid growth of Big Ass Fans\u00ae<\/sup>, focusing on the company’s ability to seize opportunities.<\/p>\n

Contributor Kaihan Krippendorff recounted how Big Ass Fans\u2019 customers suggested its name by constantly asking employees of the then-HVLS Fan Company if they made \u201cthose big-ass fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the HVLS Fan Company decided to walk through the door that customers had opened for them and rename themselves \u2018Big Ass Fans,\u2019\u201d Krippendorff wrote. \u201cThe name stuck and spread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since that time, the company has invested heavily in research and development, introducing a breadth of new models including the world\u2019s only fans designed specifically for air-conditioned commercial spaces.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fast Company today published an article on the rapid growth of Big Ass Fans\u00ae, focusing on the company’s ability to seize opportunities. 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