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

Refrigeration Design and Service (Fairless Hills, Pa.) acquired Dahms Refrigeration Services (Norristown, Pa.).

MANUFACTURERS

Lochinvar (Lebanon, Tenn.) marked the 50th anniversary of its partnership with manufacturers representatives Cummins-Wagner (Annapolis Junction, Md.).

HT Materials Science (Dublin, Ireland) won a 2024 Green Product Award for its heat-transfer fluid.

NAVAC (Lyndhurst, N.J.) launched a HVAC training program, My NAVAC University.

Bradford White Corp. (Ambler, Pa.) announced three leadership promotions in its operations in Canada. Gino DiNezza was promoted to director of sales for Eastern Canada and national sales director for specialty products. Damon Williamson was named district sales manager for Onatrio. Graeme Gilbert was appointed business development manager for national accounts.

Sharc International Systems Inc. (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) received unanimous approval from the Massachusetts Board of State Examiners of Plumbers and Gas Fitters (Boston) for 10 pilot sites in the state for its wastewater energy transfer (WET) system.

Fujitsu General America Inc. (Pine Brook, N.J.) has hired two residential sales directors, Matt Coley and Darin Barnes.

Stelpro Group (Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec, Canada) and Innovair Solutions (L’Islet, Quebec, Canada) announced a strategic partnership.

MANUFACTURERS REPS

Mulcahy Co. Inc. (Eagan, Minn.) appointed Paul Frank vice president of sales and business development.

ORGANIZATIONS

Air Movement and Control Association International Inc. (Arlington Heights, Ill.) appointed Nazme Mohsina global technical director.

The Construction Industry Roundtable (McLean, Va.) elected Deryl McKissack, president and CEO of McKissack & McKissack (Washington) as its

2024-2025 chairwoman.

SCHOOLS

Howard Community College (Columbia, Md.) announced gifts totaling $1.2 million toward its planned Workforce Development and Skilled Trades Center.

SOFTWARE

IntelliShift (Commack, N.Y.) won a Stevie Sales & Customer Service Award.

Interplay Learning (Austin, Texas) named Elias Tavarez chief revenue officer and launched a new trades education platform, Interplay Enterprise.

ServiceTrade Inc. (Durham, N.C.) won a 2024 Mental Health America’s (MHA) Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health.