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.

 

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS:

Coolsys Inc. (Brea, California) acquired Energy Squared LLC (Princeton, New Jersey).

Arden Building Companies Inc. (Pawtucket, Rhode Island) contributed $5,000 to the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF).

 

MANUFACTURERS

Weil-McLain® (Burr Ridge, Illinois) named Michael Langen director of sales. He will lead the U.S. sales organization in growth strategy, including channel management and contractor engagement initiatives.

Adey® (Cheltenham, England) received its third Queen’s Award for its work in maintaining and protecting central heating systems around the world from the dangers of damaging iron oxide sludge.

 

DISTRIBUTORS

Matco-Norca (Brewster, New York) named Brian Jennings assistant vice president of sales.

R. Williamson & Associates (Skokie, Illinois) has become the exclusive high-volume, low-speed (HVLS) fan partner for Hunter Industrial (Nashville, Tennessee), the industrial division of Hunter Fan Co. (Nashville, Tennessee).

Winsupply Inc. (Dayton, Ohio) opened two new branches: Winsupply of Kerrville (Kerrville, Texas) and Winsupply of Chattanooga (Chattanooga, Tennessee).

 

MANUFACTURER’S REPS

HVAC RepCo (Memphis, Tennessee) will represent Cozy Heating Systems LLC (Jeffersonville, Indiana) in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and middle and east Tennessee.

 

ORGANIZATIONS

National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals (OESP) named Scott Vadino, service manager of Harriett’s Energy Solutions (Medford, New Jersey), executive vice president of its 2018-2020 board of directors.

ASHRAE issued a call for abstracts for the 2019 Buildings XIV International Conference, to be held Dec. 9-12, in Clearwater Beach, Florida. Submissions are due Oct. 26.

 

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

Slingshot Inc. (Orem, Utah) was named one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. magazine’s 500 list.

 

SOFTWARE

PlanGrid Inc. (San Francisco) was named one of 2018’s Hot 100 Privately Held Software Companies by JMP Securities LLC (San Francisco).

 

Publication date: 9/3/2018

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