Daikin
Industries Ltd. signed a definitive agreement to acquire Goodman Global Group Inc.
from affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC for $3.7 billion. The
transaction, pending regulatory approval, is expected to be completed during
the fourth quarter of 2012.
HARDI launched a new website, www.developdemand2012.com,
representing its 2012 annual conference - "Develop Demand - Success is
Deliberate." The conference is scheduled for Oct. 6-9 in Orlando, Fla.
The DOE released a final ruling on its Energy Conservation
Program for Certain Industrial Equipment: Energy Conservation Standards and
Test Procedures for Commercial Heating, Air Conditioning, and Water Heating
Equipment. What does it amend?
In
1933, Hyman Blaushild founded Famous Supply in Cleveland. Now
the company is planning to celebrate its' 80th anniversary next year.
How has the company changed and what can
distributors learn from Famous Supply?
Wolff Bros. Supply Inc. will host a hands-on,
multi-station outdoor workshop and training arena for their HVAC, geothermal, and
drilling customers.
The “big tent” event takes place Tuesday, Sept. 11 at
Wolff Bros. Supply in Medina, Ohio.
NATE is offering 15 percent off all items,
including apparel, hats, chevrons, patches, decals and accessories through Dec.
31, 2012, with promo code “15ANN.”
Heating, Air-conditioning and Refrigeration Distributors
International (HARDI) announced U.S. HVACR average distributor sales for June
2012 down 1.8 percent, the first month-over-month decline this year. What’s the
explanation and what is HARDI expecting for July?
Many successful distributors are finding that cookie-cutter
business plans are not one size fits all. In fact, they are rarely one size
fits most. Do you have a profit plan? Do you know if it’s profitable?
Bartos Industries had a problem. Despite being in a highly-technical and specialized field such as the plan-and-specifications HVACR market, the Dallas-based company spent too much time on pencil-and-paper work for its projects and bids. How did the company solve its problem?