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

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR

Duncklee Inc. (Stonington, Connecticut) received the Top Performer award from Connecticut Green Bank (North Haven, Connecticut).

MANUFACTURERS

Kenneth Eggleston

Mestek (Westfield, Massachusetts) named Kenneth Eggleston North Eastern sales manager for the Mestek Boiler Group. He will be responsible for the sales and promotion of RBI, Advanced Thermal Hydronics, and Smith Cast Iron Boilers.

Systemair announced that its Freshman Series Air Handler has been certified for air and sound by Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc.

Greg Brandon

Watts (North Andover, Massachusetts) named Greg Brandon sales director.

He brings more than 20 years of experience to the position.

Chris Lawson

HiberSense. Inc. (Pittsburgh) appointed Chris Lawson channel sales manager for the U.S. market.

MANUFACTURER’S REPS

Cutting Edge Marketing Agents will represent Nor-Lake Inc. in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee (except western Tennessee), and the Florida Panhandle.

S&J Equipment Co. (Westfield, Indiana) was named rep of the year for 2018 in the commission reps category by Berner Intl. (New Castle, Pennsylvania).

DISTRIBUTORS

cfm Distributors Inc. (Kansas City, Missouri) named Doug Berry senior service manager.

Gree America (Flushing, New York) is the exclusive master distributor of Gree commercial VRF air conditioners in the U.S.

ORGANIZATIONS

The Council of Refrigeration Educators (CARE) and HVAC Excellence announced Nathan “John” Willis of Hill College (Cleburne, Texas) and Daniel Vos of Southeast Technical Institute (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) as the winners of the 2019 D. Brian Baker Memorial Scholarship.

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

David Wilson

Dewberry (Fairfax, Virginia) named David Wilson senior mechanical engineer in the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) department.

Publication date: 4/8/2019

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