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

Horizon Group Holdings (Newark, Del.), also known as Strikepoint Group Holdings, acquired Gervais Mechanical (Auburn, Mass.), an HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractor.

MANUFACTURERS

PXL BR Duck Pro labels by Shurtape Technologies (Hickory, N.C.) won in four categories in the 2023 Occupational Health & Safety New Product of the Year Awards.

Carrier (Indianapolis) was named one of the Best HVAC Companies of 2023 and Best Air Conditioning Brands of 2023 by Forbes HOME (New York City). Carrier’s Bryant brand also appeared on the Best HVAC Companies list.

A JP Lamborn Co. plant (Lakeland, Fla.) was named one of Polk County’s Best Places to Work by Career Source of Polk County (Lakeland, Fla.).

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS

Air Pros USA (Davie, Fla.) was named to the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies by Inc. Magazine (New York City).

COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS

Jesse Alley was promoted to general manager at Atlantic Westchester (Bedford Hills, N.Y.).

MANUFACTURER’S REPRESENTATIVES

Reece-Hopper Sales LLC (Farmers Branch, Texas) will represent products by polymer manufacturer Rehau (Leesburg, Va.) in Texas.

ORGANIZATIONS

Paula Huband is the new events director at ACCA (Alexandria, Va.).

SCHOOLS

Calhoun Community College (Decatur and Huntsville, Ala.) opened a building automation laboratory outfitted by Trane Technologies (Swords, Ireland).

SOFTWARE

ThermoGrid from ECI Software Solutions (Fort Worth, Texas) joined the corporate partner program at ACCA (Alexandria, Va.).

XOi Technologies (Nashville, Tenn.) was named to the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies by Inc. Magazine (New York City).