Nicholson Plumbing, Heating, & Air Conditioning received Carrier Corp.’s President’s Award for Excellence.

American Residential Services acquired Comfort Heating & Air.

De Troye Electric Service Inc.’s Andrew Lensink received the gold award — HVAC in Associated Builders and Contractors Inc.’s (ABC’s) 2017 National Craft Championships.

The Southern California Region of American Residential Services won the Most Improved Region Award at ARS’s Annual Manager’s Meeting and more.

Rescue Rooter Columbus earned the Safety Branch of the Year Award in the central division.

Reliable Heating & Air acquired the HVACR technical school formerly known as Laurus Technical Institute and more.

The Wrench Group (Marietta, Georgia) acquired Baker Brothers Plumbing & Air Conditioning (Mesquite, Texas).

Hunter’s founding of Hunter Heat & Air in 2006 was a classic HVAC industry start-up: himself, his brother-in-law, and one truck. Today, Hunter is the co-owner — along with his wife and vice president, Nicola — of a company with four locations, 32 employees, and annual sales of $5 million.

Goettl Air Conditioning (Las Vegas) CEO, Ken Goodrich, was named Contractor of the Year by Southern Nevada Air Conditioning Refrigeration Service Contractors Association (SNARSCA) and more.

Gold Medal Service co-owner Mike Agugliaro named Talbot Watkins, president of Winstar Home Services, its 2016 Warrior of the Year CEO Award winner and more