CoolSys has acquired ABC Refrigeration & HVAC. Headquartered in Syracuse, New York, ABC Refrigeration is a commercial refrigeration and air conditioning services provider in the Northeast that also has in-house metal fabrication capabilities.
A-Gas, a company involved in the supply and lifecycle management of refrigerants, clean agent fire suppression, and performance chemical blowing agents, recently announced that it is expanding into Canada. A-Gas also recently announced that it has acquired Singapore-based refrigerant company, VEMAC Services.
The Fastest Growing Companies List was created to honor businesses in the Fort Worth area that have made significant contributions to their local economy and have seen unprecedented growth over the last three years.
The Illinois Community College Board recently approved John Wood Community College’s newly developed one-year HVAC certificate program, which will begin enrolling students this fall.
The following remarks were made regarding the article “24 Truths of Successful HVAC Contracting,” written by Matt Michel, CEO of Service Roundtable and contributor to The NEWS, published Jan. 21.
Conference veterans and newcomers alike are ready for the ACCA 2019 Conference and Expo in San Antonio, March 4-6. The events prepared for attendees range from guest speakers like Darren Woodson, former Dallas Cowboy and ESPN analyst, to breakout sessions that cover distributor relationships, marketing, payroll, opioids, and more. Held at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, the theme of this year’s conference is to “Optimize.”
I don’t have to tell the readers of this magazine that the HVAC industry is changing quickly. A lot of us just spent a few days at the AHR Expo in Atlanta, being introduced to a lot of the new products that are changing the industry. In all honesty, we probably could have spent an entire week looking at all the technology.
The NEWS sat down with Barton James, interim president and CEO of ACCA, to talk about what he has experienced in his time as leader so far. The association’s relationships, the direction of ACCA, and what has been accomplished were discussed as he detailed what ACCA and its leadership team is working toward for contractors in 2019.
Winsupply Inc. has named its 2018 Vendors of the Year in their respective product categories. The Winsupply Preferred Vendors that won in each category were chosen based on several criteria, the most important of which was being a leader in growing the segment's business over the past year. They were also judged on selling to a breadth of locations that buy the vendor’s product, providing strong support at the local level, and consistent volume and growth.
J & H Controls received the 2018 Growth Award from Cylon Auto-Matrix at the ASHRAE Show in Atlanta, which took place January 2018. Mark Hawley, president of J & H Controls, accepted the award from Kelle Donohue, Cylon Auto-Matrix director of Sales-Americas.