For your information newsbriefs from a wide variety of categories within the HVAC industry. Price increases, mergers and acquisitions, award winners, and more are highlighted here each week.

PRICE INCREASE

UTC Climate, Controls & Security (Palm Beach Gardens, Florida) announced a price increase of up to 3 percent on residential and commercial HVAC equipment, effective Sept. 10.

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR

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GEM Energy (Walbridge, Ohio), part of the Rudolph Libbe Group (Walbridge, Ohio), named Nick Lange business development manager. He will be based in the Rudolph Libbe Group’s Plymouth, Michigan, office.

MANUFACTURERS

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Ice Air LLC (Mount Vernon, New York) announced its participation in the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) Room Fan-Coil Air-Conditioners (RFC) Certification Program.

LG Electronics (Alpharetta, Georgia) named Donald Decker director of owner sales for LG Air Conditioning Technologies in the U.S.

Taco Comfort Solutions (Cranston, Rhode Island) named Jeffrey Bredeson president of its subsidiary, Hydroflo Pumps USA Inc. (Fairview, Tennessee).

Napoleon (Barrie, Ontario, Canada) named Christopher Schroeter and Stephen Schroeter co-CEOs, effective immediately.

SCHOOL

Lincoln Technical Institute (Union, New Jersey) was granted accreditation of its HVACR program by HVAC Excellence.

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

Business Development Resources (Seattle) is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Publication date: 8/27/2018

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