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

Rite Way Heating, Cooling & Plumbing (Pima County, Ariz.) acquired Southern Arizona Plumbing (Tucson, Ariz.).

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS

Tech24 (Greenville, S.C.) acquired Allied Service Group (Jackson, Tenn.).

MANUFACTURERS

Danfoss (Baltimore) announced intent to acquire Bock (Germany).

SPX Cooling Technologies (Overland Park, Kan.) appointed Sean McClenaghan as president - global cooling.

Modine Manufacturing Co. (Racine, Wis.) appointed Art Laszlo as vice president, general manager - liquid-cooled applications.

Carrier (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) appointed Susan N. Story to its board of directors.

Hudson Technologies (Woodcliff Lake, N.J.) appointed Nicole Bulgarino and Loan Mansy to its board of directors.

Yanmar America (Adairsville, Ga.) signed an agreement to acquire Controlled Air (Branford, Conn.).