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

Coolray (Marietta, Ga.) opened its first location in Alabama (Birmingham, Ala.).

Air Pros USA (Davie, Fla.) acquired Airforce Heating and Air (LaGrange, Ga.).

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS

Reedy Industries (Deerfield, Ill.) rebranded as PremiStar.

MANUFACTURERS

Johnson Controls (Ireland) acquired Tempered Networks (Seattle).

AAON Inc.’s (Tulsa, Okla.) board of directors appointed Xerxes Gazder as chief information officer.

Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, Wis.) partnered with Texas Airsystems (Irving, Texas) to expand Airedale product line access.

A-Gas (England) acquired Certified Refrigerant Services (Punta Gorda, Fla.).

NAVAC (Lyndhurst, N.J.) appointed Thomas Boelens as Central region sales manager.

Daikin Applied (Minneapolis) took a majority interest in CM3 Building Solutions (Philadelphia).

DISTRIBUTORS

Johnstone Supply (Waltham, Mass.) opened a new branch (Braintree, Mass.).

SCHOOLS

HVAC Excellence (Mount Prospect, Ill.) accredited the HVACR training programs at Withlacoochee Technical College (Inverness, Fla.) and Washtenaw Community College (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

The ESCO Institute (Mount Prospect, Ill.) appointed Clifton Beck as manager of digital media.

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

Easy Ice (Marquette, Mich.) acquired Thrifty Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Fort Myers, Fla.).