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The distribution center will stock and ship a broad range of industrial parts and supplies, including bearings, power transmission products, fluid power components, electrical parts, safety supplies, and more.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers is projected to grow 15 percent over the next eight years, which is much faster than the average for all occupations.

Following the acquisition, United Supply will now offer additional sales and marketing locations for Ruud HVAC products as well as expand its boiler, water heater, plumbing, and HVAC lines.

Motion Industries’ CEO, Tim Breen, believes this move creates operational synergies and new growth strategies that will make both companies stronger than ever in customer service and in the competitive market.

A.H. Harris boasts an extensive network of more than 50 locations from the Carolinas to New England and will operate under the HD Supply Construction & Industrial — White Cap business unit.

HARDI facilitates each benchmarking program via partnerships with four unique vendors. Members’ proprietary data is sent directly to the vendors, where it is securely stored and protected. At no time in the process does HARDI have access to the data that serves as the catalyst for each analytics report. “Numbers have value,” said Brian Loftus, market research & benchmarking analyst at HARDI.

If you were to paint a picture of the HVACR industry today, you’d need many shades of gray. The average technician is around 56 years old. And, while the baby boomer generation has a lot to offer in regards to knowledge, work ethic, and experience, they aren’t going to be turning wrenches forever. In fact, approximately 10,000 baby boomers retire every day. For an industry that relies heavily on an aging workforce, this is not a promising statistic.

In my mind, every distributor needs instant information and quick analytics. Further, these skills need to be disseminated throughout the distributor organization.

Two-step distribution — where manufacturers sell to distributors and distributors sell to contractors — has proven to be an effective HVACR business model for decades.

If you set a plan in place, who is ultimately responsible for making sure that all parties will stay the course? A strong, disciplined leader is needed to consistently drill home the changes that need to take place in order to grow.