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

Business Development Resources (Seattle) acquired BxB Media (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

CoolSys (Brea, Calif.) acquired Universal Refrigeration Inc. (Auburn, Wash.).

RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS

Harts Plumbers, Electricians and HVAC Technicians (Tacoma, Wash.) named Jason Fournier president.

Cosby Heating and Cooling (Mount Vernon, Ohio) was named the 2024 Bryant Dealer of the Year by Bryant (Indianapolis).

MANUFACTURERS

Carrier (Charlotte, N.C.) launched Carrier Cooling-as-a-Service, a subscription model for commercial HVAC.

Reliable Controls (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) named Cameron Lutz vice president of marketing and communications.

Warmboard Inc. (Scotts Valley, Calif.) is marking its 25th anniversary.

Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US, or METUS (Suwanee, Ga.), announced a lineup of products that use R-454B refrigerant.

Trane Technologies (Swords, Ireland) announced successful completion of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Cold Climate Heat Pump Technology Challenge.

MANUFACTURERS’ REPS

Mulcahy Co. (Eagan, Minn.) was named a Top 200 Workplace in Minnesota by the Minneapolis Star Tribune (Minneapolis).

ORGANIZATIONS

Women in HVACR (Englewood, Colo.) named Amy O’Grady its first executive director.

SOFTWARE

Interplay Learning (Austin, Texas) launched a new mobile app for contractors.

CONTRACTOR SERVICES

Redwood Services (Memphis, Tenn.) named Raj Midha chief marketing officer.