I attended my fair share of trade shows, conferences, and seminars during my seven years in hospitality. And, I’ll admit, I did not go into my first one with open arms. I thought it was stupid and a waste of money, until I got there, that is. I was impressed and happy to admit I was wrong. But, all my trade show, conference, and seminar experience combined is nothing compared to the AHR Expo.
Taco Comfort Solutions announced Robert Bean as the 2017 recipient of the Dan Holohan Lifetime Contribution to Comfort Award. The award was presented on Monday, Jan. 30 at the 2017 AHR Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Fresh-Aire UV® named Southwestern HVAC Sales LLC, Smithville, Texas as its “2016 Rep of the Year" at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo 2017), Jan. 31, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The seminar, sponsored by Women in HVACR and hosted by David Squires, owner of Online-Access Inc. and Mike Layton, owner of Stochastic Marketing LLC, offered seeds of information for HVAC contractors to bring home, plant, and create the most fruitful marketing garden to grow their business from.
Seresco USA Inc., Decatur, Georgia, a mechanical dehumidifier manufacturer in North America, presented manufacturer's representative Texas AirSystems, Dallas, with its "2016 U.S. Rep of the Year" award at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo 2017) Jan. 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Berner Intl. LLC, New Castle, Pennsylvania, a manufacturer and innovator of air curtains, announced manufacturer representatives R. Williamson & Associates, Skokie, Illinois, and SRS Enterprises, Middletown, New Jersey, received the company's "2016 Rep of the Year" for commission and buy/resell reps, respectively. The awards were presented at the International Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigerating Exposition (AHR Expo 2017) Jan. 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
General Filters Inc. presented the “Soaring Eagle” Award to Edmunds & Associates of Lynchburg, Virginia; the sales representative company that best met a wide array of business objectives in 2016.
This year’s show floor spanned 500,159 square feet and welcomed 1,968 exhibitors. Of those, 80 percent displayed new or enhanced products, systems, and technologies.
Energy efficiency, the growing popularity of ductless and variable refrigerant flow (VRF), the evolution of heat pumps into whole-home solutions, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are a few of the major trends influencing products in the residential air conditioning market.