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.

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR

Yale Mechanical (Bloomington, Minnesota) is celebrating its 80th anniversary by sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship to students pursuing an education at the local technical college, providing volunteer opportunities for employees at select nonprofits in the Twin Cities area, and offering free 80-minute HVAC system assessments to qualifying building managers.

MANUFACTURERS

James McDowell

Michael Schulz

Beth Goldstein

RenewAire (Waunakee, Wisconsin) was named a top workplace in the Madison area by the Wisconsin State Journal, based on employee feedback in areas including pay and benefits to employee appreciation, confidence in leadership, and company values and goals.

Twin City Fan Cos. (Plymouth, Minnesota) named Barb Ducat CFO.

Hoshizaki America Inc. (Peachtree City, Georgia) named James McDowell president.

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US was awarded a National Association of Home Builders’ 2018 Global Innovation Award for its MLZ One-Way Ceiling Cassette in the Best Energy Efficient Product category.

Armstrong Fluid Technology GmbH named Michael Schulz sales director for continental Europe.

CoolSys™ (Brea, California) named Beth Goldstein chief human resources officer.

DISTRIBUTORS

US Air Conditioning Distributors (Roanoke, Texas is now a wholesale distributor of Samsung HVAC America residential and commercial VRF systems in 50 locations.

Windsor Winair (Connecticut) and its president, Glen Baskin, were recognized by Winsupply Inc. as top performers in the HVAC category.

SCHOOL

Altierus Career College-Tampa launched two new programs: Refrigeration Technician (RT) and Industrial Electrical Technician (IET). Both are currently enrolling for classes that start monthly, beginning in May.

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

Dewberry (Fairfax, Virginia) named John Teeter senior associate and department manager for the mechanical group.

Publication date: 4/22/2019

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