The Coleman® brand of Johnson Controls introduced Coleman Echelon™ Variable Capacity Residential Systems. In addition to variable capacity technology, the systems feature built-in advanced charge monitoring technology for faster, more accurate installation and maintenance.

Daikin North America LLC announced the launch of BIM portal, a web-portal selector of Revit and CAD files for Daikin brand products, including VRV, Sky-Air, single- and multi-zone systems, rooftop units, and light commercial split systems. This database-driven, web-based selector enhances the customer experience by generating Revit files and CAD drawings on the fly.

Permira, the global private equity firm, announced  that a company backed by the Permira funds has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DiversiTech, an aftermarket manufacturer and supplier of highly-engineered components for residential and light commercial heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (“HVACR”), from an affiliate of The Jordan Company LP. 

Ferguson’s parent company Wolseley plc, the world’s largest distributor of plumbing and heating products to professional contractors, announced its financial results for the first half of the 2017 fiscal year alongside a name change and the upcoming retirement of CEO Frank Roach.

General Filters Inc. recently added sales representative group Trade Link Sales Midwest of Yukon, Oaklahoma.

In September 2016, Bosch Thermotechnology Corp. contributed a 5-ton Inverter Ducted Split System Condensing Unit and Air Handler to the HVAC laboratory at Atlantic Technical College Coconut Creek campus.

In an effort to provide customers with high-quality training and support to efficiently and effectively manage their HVAC systems, LG Electronics USA has opened a new, 4,100-square-foot HVAC training academy in Orange County, California, with interactive courses on the latest LG technologies.

Lifestory Research uses customer surveys to track how trust impacts the evaluation of HVAC brands. Trust is measured through the Lifestory Research Net Trust Quotient in which a score of 100 is average for all brands included in the study.

Taco, Inc.’s SmartPlug Instant Hot Water Control was announced as the 2017 AHR Expo Innovation Award Product of the Year yesterday at the Show’s Innovation Awards ceremony in Las Vegas. The product, which also secured a win in the Innovation Awards’ plumbing category, allows for easy installation onto existing domestic hot water recirculation pump systems, to more efficiently manage on-demand hot water delivery.

The new, second generation YORK® touch-screen residential thermostat from Johnson Controls incorporates smart technology to communicate with both conventional and connected HVAC systems, allowing contractors to sell a single thermostat solution across multiple product tiers and offer homeowners a complete YORK home comfort system.