SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Friedrich Air Conditioning, the San Antonio manufacturer of room air conditioners, announces a new partnership with United Components Inc., the northeast–based multisalesperson HVACR agency.
BALTIMORE — In May 2015, Danfoss, a manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial and water systems, finalized the acquisition of global AC drives manufacturer Vacon.
GLASGOW, Scotland — U.S. chiller manufacturer Azane’s holding company, the industrial refrigeration and heating group Star Refrigeration, has appointed Andy Pearson, Ph.D. as group managing director. He has been working for Star since 1986 and has recently been promoted from group engineering director, a role he has held since 2010.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — HARDI announced its speaker lineup for the Purchasing Focus Conference, April 10-12 in Charlotte, N.C. The keynote speaker for this event is Chad Pilbeam, who may be familiar to HARDI members from his well-received session at the 2015 Annual Conference.
The HVACR industry lost a good one Feb. 10 with the passing of WaterFurnace president and CEO Tom Huntington due to cancer. Huntington passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at the Kansas City Hospice House.
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — Grundfos Pumps Corporation has appointed Anthony Sellers vice president of finance for the company’s Americas region. He will be responsible for all financial activities for North and South America and will report directly to President and CEO Duncan Cooper.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fieldpiece Instruments will be moving to a larger facility with an expanded state-of-the-art quality laboratory, research and development workshop, and new testing equipment. The company plans to move into the new building in early 2016. The new 27,000-square-foot building is approximately double the size of their current facility.
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — Heatcraft Worldwide Refrigeration, a provider of commercial refrigeration components, systems and service solutions, announces a series of recent initiatives designed to enhance the customer experience by continually focusing on what customers need to make it easier to run their businesses.
HOUSTON — Coastal HVAC has raised more than $9,000 for veteran’s services during the annual Customer Appreciation Lunch held on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. Coastal’s customers generously donated $4,601 during the eighth annual luncheon, which was then matched by Coastal to bring the total donation to $9,202.
