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 CONTRACTORS

Strikepoint Group Holdings (Newark, Del.) acquired Olson’s Air Conditioning and Heating Inc. (Monmouth Junction, N.J.) and Nicholson Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning (Framingham, Mass.).

Heartland Home Services (Grand Rapids, Mich.) acquired Custom Mechanical (Frankford, Del.).

MANUFACTURERS

Air Comfort Corporation (Broadview, Ill.) appointed Krista Bulow as director of business development.

Diversified CPC International (Channahon, Ill.) appointed David Burks as president and chief operating officer.

Milwaukee Tool (Brookfield, Wis.) opened a new facility in Chicago.

DISTRIBUTORS

Munch’s Supply (New Lennox, Ill.) acquired System Aire Supply Company and Control Aire Supply Company (Plantsville, Conn.).

Gryphon Investors (San Francisco) acquired Ed’s Supply Company Inc. (Nashville).

ORGANIZATIONS

The SEER Group (Seattle, Wash.) acquired Terry’s Heating & Air Conditioning (Twin Falls, Idaho).

AAON Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.) announced the upcoming retirement of Norman H. Asbjornson, director, executive chairman, and founder of AAON Inc.

SCHOOLS

HVAC Excellence (Mount Prospect, Ill.) has accredited the HVACR training program at Lawson State Community College (Bessemer, Alabama).

SOFTWARE

XOi (Nashville) and Synergy Solution Group (Yorkville, Ill.) announced a shared initiative to deliver XOi’s Journeyman Platform.