O’Rourke will continue to service accounts throughout North America, working in cooperation with Mestek’s network of sales representatives, wholesale distributor partners, and contractors.
Just as the pandemic accelerated the HVAC industry’s digital transformation, wholesalers’ dependency on eCommerce as a sales channel has skyrocketed over the past few years.
E-commerce continues to change the picture in HVACR wholesaling, accelerated by a pandemic-era move toward remote transactions and an ongoing generational shift in the work force.
In 2018, Steele was featured in the Distribution Trends Top 40 Under 40 feature as a sales and marketing manager at CFM Equipment Distributors Inc. DT sat down with Steele to talk about his career and the state of HVAC wholesaling.
Johnson Supply is a Houston-based HVACR wholesaler that will mark its 70th anniversary this year, and president and COO Richard Cook has been with the company for more than half that time.
Representatives of one of the country’s major HVAC wholesalers gathered recently to celebrate their successes and discuss the industry landscape at the Winsupply Inc. biennial conference and vendor showcase in mid-March.
Amid all the challenges of the past years, distributors found out in 2020 and 2021 what they and their teams are made of, with many rising to the occasion to meet those challenges and more.
Usually, Rhonda Wight is busy serving Ohio and western Pennsylvania’s HVACR needs as president of RSC. Her influence now goes nationwide as the new chairwoman of the HARDI board of directors.