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.

ACQUISITIONS

Leap Partners (Nashville, Tenn.) acquired A1 Heating & Air Conditioning (Huntsville, Alabama) and Engineered Heating and Air (Lexington, Ky.).

Paschal Air Plumbing & Electric (Springdale, Ark.) acquired Walker Air, Plumbing & Electric (Arlington, Texas).

Strikepoint Group Holdings (Newark, Del.) acquired Weeks Service Company (League City, Texas).

Enex Technologies (Veneto, Italy) acquired EOS Refrigeration Equipment S.L. (Barcelona, Spain).

The Master Group (Boucherville, Quebec, Canada) acquired Refrigeration Sales Corp. (Valley View, Ohio).

Daikin Applied (Minneapolis) acquired Alliance Air Products (San Diego).

Danfoss (Baltimore) acquired BOCK GmbH (Frickenhausen, Germany).

Triple Play Home Services (Edmond, Okla.) acquired Comfy Bear Plumbing, Heating, and Air (Edmond, Okla.).

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS

CornerStone One (Brookfield, Wis.) appointed Mike Stahl as senior HVAC project manager.

Atlantic Westchester (Bedford Hills, N.Y.) was named one of Westchester’s Best Places to Work by Westchester magazine.

Meyer & Depew (Kenilworth, N.J.) celebrated 70 years in business.

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS

Brandywine Valley Heating and Air Conditioning (West Chester, Pa.) celebrated its 30th anniversary.

MANUFACTURERS

AAON Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.) promoted Doug Wichman to president of coil products.

Rinnai America (Peachtree City, Ga.) was recognized as a Top Place to Work in the USA by Energage (Exton, Pa.).