I had a chance to catch up with Jeff Corken, president of Florence, Ky,.-based The Corken Steel Products Co., to capture a glimpse of what they do regarding forecasting on the wholesale side of the HVACR industry in the Midwest.
In the old days, distributors operated as if all civilization ended at the edge of the piece of dirt they called their territory. Overlooking national trends, being caught off guard by new technologies and losing out on the opportunity to shape the future were all symptoms of this limited outlook.
In our continuing series on Soft Skills, I was intrigued by some comments I read from Michael O’Brien and the issue of self-awareness, which has always interested me. I’m convinced that all the self-help that exists is useless unless the person who is seeking to improve understands the need (or self-awareness) before you begin.
OWOSSO, Mich. — Precision Electric Motor Sales, a master distributor in electric motor sales, and Kennesaw, Ga.-based Packard Inc., a master distributor of full-line HVACR solutions, announced the successful merger of the two companies.
ST. LOUIS — Unico Inc., maker of high-velocity, small duct heating and air conditioning systems, is expanding its presence in Canada with the addition of HVAC distributor Mits Air conditioning Inc. The distributor is based in Mississauga, Ontario, serving customers throughout Canada and parts of North America.
I want to write this column about why you should attend the HARDI conference. I’ve written a variant of this column with that slant over the years, even when I was not the editor of HARDI’s official publication.
Quietly, without a great deal of fanfare, the roles of chief financial officers throughout the corporate landscape of North American business have changed.
I received an email a few months ago with the following subject line: “Compensation One of the Least Important Factors in Recruiting Millennials.” Well, the subject line served its purpose and enticed me to open the email.
They came, they saw and they bought. When Akron, Ohio-based Famous Supply (a division of Famous Enterprises) realized they needed more space in their Columbus market, they jumped at the chance when an existing building became available.
