U.S. Air Conditioning Distributors (USAC) is getting ready to announce their 47th store opening in Van Nuys, California. The Van Nuys location will be opening its doors on April 3, 2017. The HVAC distributor is hosting a grand opening and open house celebration specifically for C-20 classified contractors. There will be vendors there to show off their latest and greatest products to everyone who swings by the festivities. Lunch is also going to be served to everyone in attendance.

Daikin Applied Americas has been recognized as a Manufacturing Leadership Award winner by Frost & Sullivan for outstanding achievement with its variable volume ratio (VVR) technology.

Watsco, Inc. announced that it has increased its ownership interest of Carrier Enterprise Northeast LLC, a joint venture with Carrier, to 80 percent for approximately $43 million.

Heating, Air-conditioning & Refrigeration Distributors International (HARDI) released its monthly Trends report, showing average sales for HARDI distributor members increased by 12.2 percent in January 2017.

 

Winsupply Inc. has opened Winwater of Northeast Arkansas, serving waterworks contractors throughout the northeast part of the state. The company is located just east of Jonesboro in Lake City.

Lifestory Research uses customer surveys to track how trust impacts the evaluation of HVAC brands. Trust is measured through the Lifestory Research Net Trust Quotient in which a score of 100 is average for all brands included in the study.

The new location will be the sixth store for Johnstone Supply Balsan Group (JSBG), which has been a member of the Johnstone Supply cooperative since 1995. JSBG first opened its doors in Exton, Pennsylvania. That store moved to Downingtown, Pennsylvania in 2004. The same year they expanded, opening a second location in Annapolis, Maryland. Since then JSBG has grown to four stores in south eastern Pennsylvania and two stores in Maryland.

“Larry's combination of leadership experience and current professional role with Heatcraft in the Refrigeration sector place him in a unique position to provide valuable insight and guidance to the Board to positively impact our members' future prosperity.”

The other day, I had the pleasure of discussing the challenges of marketing ROI with Jim Obermayer, CEO and executive director of the Sales Lead Management Association, on his Internet radio show.